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Vocational edn for minorities stressed
Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) could play an important role in the government\'s “Mission Empowerment” for minorities. Addressing the students and faculty of MANUU on the occasion of the university’s foundation day on Friday, the Minister stressed
Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes part in the foundation day celebrations of MANUU
Hyderabad: Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) could play an important role in the government's “Mission Empowerment” for minorities. Addressing the students and faculty of MANUU on the occasion of the university’s foundation day on Friday, the Minister stressed the need to open more educational institutions, especially those which could provide vocational education in minority–dominated population clusters. Referring to MANUU's ITIs and polytechnics, he suggested the university could take a lead in this direction.
Earlier during the function, Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof Ved Prakash, who was the Guest of Honour on the occasion, said MANUU has come a long way in a very short time. He further said on its foundation day the university should do a four-point self-analysis: First, where does it stand in comparison to other educational institutions around it? Second, what has worked and what has not worked in the last 17 years? Third, in 365 days from hence where does MANUU see itself? And finally, what should be the guiding principles as the university moves ahead?
Prof Prakash emphasised the need to incorporate Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS), emphasis on quality research, and widening of curricular provisions among others. He also stressed the importance of humanities and social sciences for nurturing a strong society.
MANUU Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Miyan underscored the potential of MANUU in empowering the Urdu-speaking population. Prof Syed Najamul Hasan, Dean Academic Affairs, presented a detailed report of the university's aims and achievements over the years. He said the university currently has 23 departments spread over seven schools of study, which has more than 4,000 students.
On the infrastructure front, the university has added two more hostels, one each for boys and girls. Moreover, it has created substantial infrastructure for sports, which includes a cricket stadium, gymnasium, and an indoor stadium. Naqvi and Prof Prakash released a Lexicon of Deccani Terms published by the university’s H K Sherwani Centre of Deccan Studies. The lexicon is compiled by Prof Salma Ahmed Farooqui, A Subaash and Abdul Majid Maniyar. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also inaugurated the newly-constructed building for Civil Services Examination Coaching Academy and Prof Prakash opened the Computer Sciences and Information Technology building.
