DU’s Vidya Vistar Scheme to help students in remote areas – Education News India
Delhi University had launched the Vidya Vistar Scheme earlier this year which involves teacher visits, online training, skill development training and student exchange programmes across colleges.
As part of this scheme, 22 DU colleges would mentor 29 colleges across the country to enhance learning. Speaking about the scheme, Rama Sharma, principal, Hansraj College, Delhi University, said “Through ‘Vidya Setu’ Scheme we felt the need to mentor colleges in remote areas. The name of the scheme was later changed to ‘Gyan Setu’ when DU launched the Vidya Vistar Scheme.
The Vidya Vistar initiative of DU has opened the channels of communication and exchange among academic institutions which has tremendous potential to improve outcomes given the absence of a level playing field in education geographically.
The scheme is based on a premise that institutions have a lot to offer to each other thereby diversifying the pool of resources available to each partner of the collaboration.
The scope of the exchange is not only limited to academics, but also on building a more holistic agenda that includes enhancing skills and employability along with developing an appreciation of the cultural richness that partner colleges have to offer.
Given the paucity of resources, especially for a developing country like India, there is a strong argument for sharing of academic resources and cooperation among academic institutions. The Scheme is based on the principle of mutual respect, cooperation and sharing between two academic institutions.”
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