National Defence University (NDU) Development team visited to the Panjab university
A six member delegation of National Defence University (NDU) Development team of Nepal visited the Panjab University, Chandigarh on 17th March 2021 which was headed by Lt. Gen. Bala Nanda Sharma (Retd.), Chairman of that University. The other members of high powered committee were Prof. (Dr.) Shambhu Ram Simkhada, Brig. Gen. Bishu Raut, Joint Secretary Ministry of Defence Krishna Prasad Gnawali. Dr. Jaskaran Singh Waraich, Chairperson, Department of Defence and National Security Studies was the Nodal officer for the conduct of visit of Nepalese delegation.
The purpose and objective of their this visit was to know the management & administration, Act & Regulation incl. the course curricula and conduct of various courses by the university.
The delegation was formally welcomed by Prof. V.R. Sinha, Dean of University Instruction who also apprised delegates about the management & administration of the University and the working of various academic departments being run under the nine faculties of the university as well as the affiliated colleges with the university. He also assured the full support to the visiting team for the development of University in Nepal.
The team also discussed the mandate for development of NDU in Nepal and also shared their views while showing their keen interest to visit the departments running various courses on disaster management.
Prof. Rajesh Gill, Dean Research was also present during the interaction of the team with DUI who further highlighted the significance of various courses on Disaster Management which are being conducted in the Department of Defence and National Security Studies and Department of Geography in Panjab University.
The team later visited the Department of Defence and National Security Studies wherein the Chairperson Dr. Jaskaran Singh Waraich gave highlights of various courses being run by the department incl. the two P.G. Diplomas in Disaster Management & Security and Homeland Security. Prof. Simrit Kahlon, who was also accompanying the team, briefed the delegation about the peculiarities of governance structure and the rich history, culture and heritage of Panjab University.
Further, the team visited the Department of Geology where Dr. Mahesh gave the presentation on his research work on in the Himalayan Region of India and also showed the various instruments being used in their studies on seismography.
After visiting Geology department, delegation also went to the department of Geography, one of the oldest department, where Dr. Vishwa Bandhu Singh gave presentation about the department and the course content of Master in Disaster Management while also highlighting the future prospects of the course.
The delegates also had a tour of the University campus which was followed by exchange of mementoes as a token of remembrance .
The NDU development team highly appreciated the academic and research standards of the University especially the Departments they visited on the day. They also expressed their keen interest in developing future academic collaborations with Panjab University.
