Higher edu institutions expand online degree courses
Mangaluru: Prominent institutions of higher education along the coast are extending their reach far beyond their traditional campuses. They are embracing the digital frontier to offer a new generation of learners access to quality education and the opportunity to earn degrees.
Major deemed universities in the region, including Nitte, Yenepoya, and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), are rapidly transitioning significant portions of their curriculum to online and blended learning formats. This transition opens up their prestigious programmes to a global audience. These online courses are recognised as equivalent to traditional on-campus degrees and are accredited by UGC and AICTE.
For example, the Directorate of Online Education (DOE), a constituent unit of MAHE, started in 2019. It offers a diverse portfolio of professionally designed online programmes aligned with sustainable development goals. "It currently offers four PG programmes—MBA, MSc Data Science, MSc Business Analytics, MCA—and three PG certificate programmes such as PGCP in Business Analytics, PGCP in Data Science, PGCP in Logistics and Supply Chain, PGCP in Entrepreneurship and Innovation," said Manojkumar Nagasampige, director of DOE.
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He said that currently, more than 10,000 students are enrolled, and its global footprint now spans over 50 countries, creating an inclusive, cross-cultural learning environment that promotes collaboration and diversity.
A flagship initiative, the eVidyaBharati eArogyaBharati (eVBAB) Pan African Network Scholarship Project, in partnership with the ministry of external affairs, enables African students to pursue DOE's programmes at no cost.
Over 1,000 students from 15 African nations enrolled, building capacity for sustainable development in their communities. More than 500 students graduated from this scholarship project.
The DOE plans to add BBA and BCom in the next couple of months. "In the next five years, we are adding another five UG and three PG programmes. We are looking at adding 40,000-50,000 learners in the next five years," said Nagasampige.
Yenepoya (DU) offers MBA and MCA at PG level, and BBA, BCom, and BCA at the UG level as online programmes. Dr M Vijaya Kumar, vice- chancellor of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), said they will add MCA, MBA this year. "We started online courses in July 2023, and are currently offering UG courses with an enrolment of 2,198 candidates across the country," he said.
MS Moodithaya, vice-chancellor of Nitte (Deemed to be University), said that they are planning to start online courses in MBA and MCA. "We received permission from AICTE and will commence soon," he said.
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