Re: [MTC Global] Calicut University to amend Act to save 25 overseas counseling centres

The problem with the Distance Education programs in the UAE is mostly connected with the poor quality of delivery, non recognition by the Govt. bodies which insist on international standards and accreditation and delay syndrome in which our universities are caught up in all matters of delivery and conduct of the course. The universities do not supervise the conduct of programs well and thereby the beneficiaries are subject to unnecessary exploitation by the agencies. If the University could conduct the courses directly with sufficient resources and recognition from the competent authorities in the UAE, that would be safe for both the University and the Students.

I can guide in this matter with my experience. 

Prof Richard Hay. 

On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Prof. Bholanath Dutta <bnath.dutta@gmail.com> wrote:

The Calicut University faced with the bleak prospect of having to shut down all its 25 overseas counseling centres following a high court order has proposed to amend the CU Act 1975 to extend its territorial jurisdiction for distance education programmes to all over India and abroad.

The university hopes this would enable the continued operations of its overseas centres in the Gulf.

The Kerala High Court on December 20 asked the varsity to close down all the overseas counseling centres located in the Gulf saying that functioning of the off-campus centres overseas was against the Act and statutes. The court had barred the functioning of the centres in the Gulf by upholding the contention by petitioners that the CU Act 1975 has set the territorial jurisdiction of the university as the regions under the revenue districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad.

The act also specifically states that no educational institution situated beyond the territorial limits of the university shall be affiliated to the university.

Meanwhile, the varsity has also proposed to conduct the entire academic activities of the students enrolled for the distance education programmes from abroad through online route to tide over the HC order.

The senate has approved a resolution that for distance education programmes the varsity would have territorial jurisdiction in India and abroad on the specific condition that the collection of fees, registration of students shall be conducted online. The varsity will also conduct the exams directly in its own centres or online. The senate has approved the proposal and the varsity would urge the government to table a bill in this regard in the assembly.

"With the amendment the students enrolled from abroad will be able to complete the course formalities online, which are in line with all the existing regulations," syndicate member Abid Hussain Thangal, who is also a member of the syndicate standing committee on distance education, said ToI.

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