JNU to start study centre for North East

New Delhi, July 11: The Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) will come up with a special centre for the study of the country’s north east region, the varsity’s vicechancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday. The modalities of the courses to be offered by the centre will be worked out, a professor said. “JNU decides to establish “Special Center for the Study of North East India” with a multi- disciplinary character involving faculty members from different Schools of JNU. Various aspects of North East region of India will be studied in this Special Centre,” the JNU Prof Kumar tweeted. A professor said that the new centre will cut across many disciplines, giving special focus on all kinds of research related to the NE region. The centre can capitalise on the available talent in the university and increase of importance of the northeast with respect to international relations, India’s Look East policy,” he added. The academic council approved the setting up of the centre last month. “There will be special courses offered by the centre. The idea is to promote even MPhil and PhD degrees,” Prof Kumar said.