Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Directorate of Distance Education in collaboration with Indian Distance Education Association (IDEA) is organising IDEA 2013, a three day International Conference on “Disseminating Learning ̶ Diminishing Borders: ODL in the 21st Century” from 5th to 7th April, 2013 at its Gachibowli campus.
IDEA is the leading national professional body of academicians, policy makers, administrators and all other stakeholders of distance and open learning system of education. The Chief Guest for the Inaugural Session is Shri Jitin Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of State, HRD, Govt. of India. Eminent educationists and experts in Open Distance Learning from across the SAARC countries will participate in the Conference. More than 200 delegates from India and abroad will deliberate on issues concerning ODL such as organisational management, social networking, quality concerns, innovative delivery, research and friendly technologies, learner support, women in ODL, ODL in SAARC, entrepreneurship etc.
Distinguished academicians such as Prof. V.S Prasad; Prof B. Venkataratnam; Prof. V. Venkaiah; Prof. D. Venkateshwarlu; Prof. Kandarpa Das; Prof. Harichandran; Prof. S.S. Hugar; Dr. Bharat Bhushan; Dr. R. Thyagarajan will speak during the three day International Conference.
The Director of the NAAC Prof. H. A. Ranganath will deliver the Valedictory address on 7th of April, 2013 at 11:30 am. Prof. K. Murali Manohar, President IDEA; Prof. Murali Manohar, Secretary IDEA and Prof. K.R. Iqbal Ahmed Director of the Conference and Prof. S.A. Wahab will also express their views on ODL. The Conference Secretary and Joint Secretary are Dr. Nisar Ahmed I. Mulla and Dr. H. Aleem Basha respectively.
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