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Govt. to open degree college for women in Bijapur

Staff Correspondent

Minister seeks support to develop the campus of women's university at Torvi

The Minister for Higher Education, D. Manjunath, laying the foundation stone for the School of Education in Bijapur on Tuesday.

BIJAPUR: The Minister for Higher Education, D. Manjunath, on Tuesday announced that a government degree college for women will be started in Bijapur from the current academic year.

He told presspersons here that an order will be issued in this regard soon after his return to Bangalore. Though some degree colleges are there in Bijapur, they are run by private institutions, which has made them unaffordable to poor students. Students from backward sections will be able to pursue higher education if the Government starts a degree college.

He said that to begin with, BA and B.Sc. courses will be introduced, and classes will be held on a temporary campus. The officials concerned have been asked to find a suitable place for the college, he added.

Earlier, the Minister laid the foundation stone for the building of the School of Education of Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur. He said the Government is committed to the development of the first women's university.

Once the university's campus at Torvi village on the city outskirts will be developed, the present premises will also be maintained as the city campus, he added.

However, the Minister did not respond when asked about the sanction of Rs. 150 crores to develop the campus at Torvi. "The Government alone cannot do everything... institutions in the region will be requested to help develop the university campus," he said.

Rent

Referring to the Rs. 85 lakhs being paid as annual rent by the university to the Department of Tourism and other departments for functioning from the latter's buildings, he said efforts will be made to get the rent reduced.

Giving details about the university's activities, the Vice-Chancellor, Syeda Akhtar, said five disciplines including nursing and journalism and mass communication will be introduced from the current academic year along with a new curriculum. The university is also introducing the credit-based semester system, she said.

The noted educationist and former Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University, P. Venkataramaiah, voiced concern over the declining number of qualified teachers, and emphasised the need to strengthen education in basic sciences.

The Registrar of the university, K. Ekanthappa, welcomed the gathering. The Registrar (Evaluation), Yali, was present.

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