: The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) will launch an Academic Staff College (ASC), under the Directorate of Entrepreneurship of Varsity, on its Mannuthy campus in Thrissur district on Tuesday.
The college has been set up with financial support of Rs.98 lakh from NABARD under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. The ASC is envisaged to organise specially designed orientation programmes in pedagogy, educational psychology and philosophy, and socio-economic and political concerns for all new entrants at the level of Assistant Professors, said Vice Chancellor B. Ashok. It will also conduct specially designed orientation programmes and refresher courses in IT for new entrants, and in-service teachers.
The college will give thrust to e-content development and Move on to Open online courses. The ASC will inculcate new entrants as well as in-service teachers with the use of software tools, e-content development, online courses and information communication technology-based teaching techniques irrespective of the subject and discipline they teach, said T.P. Sethumadhavan, Director of Entrepreneurship, KVASU.
B. Sunil has been appointed as the Director of the ASC.
Dr. B. Ashok will inaugurate the college at 11.30 a.m. P. Rajendran, Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University, will deliver keynote address. A workshop on Communication Management for postgraduates, doctoral students and faculty members will also be held at the College Auditorium.
The college has been set up with financial support
of Rs.98 lakh
from NABARD.

Source : The Hindu