Jamia Millia Islamia begins 8th two-week Online Refresher Course in Basic Sciences

The UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), and Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences have started the 8th two-week Online Refresher Course in Basic Sciences (Interdisciplinary) today which will continue till September 23, 2020.

About 100 faculty members of different colleges and universities are participating in the course being organised on Google Meet. Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor, JMI was the Chief Guest of the inaugural session and renowned scientist Prof N R Jagannathan, former Head, Department of NMR and MRI Facility at AIIMS and former Vice-President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi were the keynote speaker.

The inaugural session started with a welcome address by Prof. Anisur Rahman, Director, UGC- HRDC, JMI. After welcoming the Chief Guest, other dignitaries, and participants he briefed about the significance of the refresher



course.

Prof. Zubaida Ansari, Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, JMI gave a brief outline of the topics and issues that will be discussed in different sessions of the refresher course.

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Najma Akhtar appreciated the efforts of the UGC-HRDC, JMI for consistently conducting a variety of training programmes in different subjects and disciplines apart from general courses for faculty and other administrative staff who come from the different universities and colleges.

Prof. Akhtar said that this course is multidisciplinary in nature and the interdisciplinary approach is a very good option to address the contemporary challenges faced by the society.

She also said that JMI is amongst the few universities whose approach is interdisciplinary. There are several Centres in JMI that have complete interdisciplinary orientation and the Centre for interdisciplinary Research is one of them.