Prof. Varun Sahni joins as the new VC of University of Jammu Monday, December 08, 2008
Prof. Varun Sahni today joined as the new Vice Chancellor of University of Jammu in place of Prof. Amitabh Matto. Prof. Sahni prior to this prestigious appointment as VC, is Professor in International Politics at JNU, New Delhi. Prof. Sahni''s appointment is initally for three years, as per a notification recevied from Raj Bhawan, the office of the Chancellor, Governor N.N Vohra in his capacity as Chancellor of University of Jammu has sanctioned the appointment of Prof. Varun Sahni.
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JU Website got the ACU prize of the Best Website Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Website of the University of Jammu(www.jammuuniversity.in) is the proud winner of the best website Award among all of the Commonwealth Universities. The Association of the Commonwealth Universities(ACU) is an association of the higher education institutions in the medium and the low income countries of the Commonwealth. The ACU launched this prestigious PR, Marketing and the Communication Award in 2003 to promote the institutions to have the assessment of their PR, marketing and the communication activates by a panel of the International judges. This award recognizes, encourage and celebrate the achievements of the higher education institutions and the professionals who work in them.
It is worth to mention that in all, 400 commonwealth universities of the 37 countries had sent their nominations for this category and the Jury awarded the prize to the JU Website due to the content management, designing and easy navigability. Dr. Rajeev Rattan Sharma, the Content Manager of the University Website received this Award in an impressive award winning ceremony held at Durban, South Africa yesterday on the behalf of the University of Jammu. In a citation, the Association of the Commonwealth Universities jury has mentioned that “the identity of the University is clearly conveyed to the target audiences with the use of the visual imagery, news snippets and the statements of the achievements. The website succeeds in its aim of providing the user with a window to the academic heart of the university as well as the culture of the local region. The User is provided with the well structured and the relevant content and commended the section for alumni, proving that JU has successfully met the needs of the past, current and the prospective students.” The ACU is holding a three days conference this city of “Bapu” M.K.Gandhi on the theme - building a profile :key relationships for the communication professionals.”
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JU VC Xl enters into the final of All India VC Cup T2 tournament
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The JU VC XI today enters in to the final of All India VC Cup T-20 tournament defeating Ajmeer VC XI by five wickets in the first semifinal held in Mumbai University today.
The JU VC XI will play final with the winner of second semifinal held between VC XI Ludhiana and VC XI Mumbia this evening. The final will be played on May 29 at 11 am at Mumbia University.
After winner the toss Ajmeer VC XI elected to bat and in a stipulated 20 over they set a target of 102 runs before JU VC XI.
In reply JU team chased the target in just 19 over with the loss of five wickets thus giving befitting defeat to VC Xl Ajmeer and making their way to final of T-20 all India Vice Chancellor’s Cup.
From JU side Amit Targotra’s 46 runs knock in just 30 ball held JU VC XI to make it to the final. While as Vishal took four wickets in fours over and gave only seven runs. Pawan Singh took two wickets
Vishal Sudan was declared man of the match because of his tremendous performance.
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NAAC Peer Team visited University of Jammu for Re-accreditation
Monday, March 23, 2009
The eight-member team of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), had three-day visit to the University of Jammu from 17th March -20th March 2009
The team comprised Chairperson of NAAC, Prof. R. C. Sobti, Prof. (Dr.) N. Jayasankaran, Prof. Harish Narang, Dr. R. G. Sonkawade, Prof. R. Indira, Prof. Naresh Kumar, C. V. Rao and Mr. B. S. Madhukar.
The Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, Prof. Varun Sahni and the members Prof. B. P. S. Sehgal, Prof. G. S. Sambyal, Prof. Ashok Aima, Prof. S. C. Gupta, Dr. Meenakshi Kilam, Dr. D. S. Bhau and Dr. Jatinder Khajuria of the Steering Committee constituted provided the required support and information to the NAAC team.
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Prof. Varun Sahni joins as the new VC of University of Jammu
Monday, December 08, 2008
Prof. Varun Sahni today joined as the new Vice Chancellor of University of Jammu in place of Prof. Amitabh Matto. Prof. Sahni prior to this prestigious appointment as VC, is Professor in International Politics at JNU, New Delhi. Prof. Sahni''s appointment is initally for three years, as per a notification recevied from Raj Bhawan, the office of the Chancellor, Governor N.N Vohra in his capacity as Chancellor of University of Jammu has sanctioned the appointment of Prof. Varun Sahni.
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JU Website got the ACU prize of the Best Website
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Website of the University of Jammu(www.jammuuniversity.in) is the proud winner of the best website Award among all of the Commonwealth Universities. The Association of the Commonwealth Universities(ACU) is an association of the higher education institutions in the medium and the low income countries of the Commonwealth. The ACU launched this prestigious PR, Marketing and the Communication Award in 2003 to promote the institutions to have the assessment of their PR, marketing and the communication activates by a panel of the International judges. This award recognizes, encourage and celebrate the achievements of the higher education institutions and the professionals who work in them.
It is worth to mention that in all, 400 commonwealth universities of the 37 countries had sent their nominations for this category and the Jury awarded the prize to the JU Website due to the content management, designing and easy navigability. Dr. Rajeev Rattan Sharma, the Content Manager of the University Website received this Award in an impressive award winning ceremony held at Durban, South Africa yesterday on the behalf of the University of Jammu. In a citation, the Association of the Commonwealth Universities jury has mentioned that “the identity of the University is clearly conveyed to the target audiences with the use of the visual imagery, news snippets and the statements of the achievements. The website succeeds in its aim of providing the user with a window to the academic heart of the university as well as the culture of the local region. The User is provided with the well structured and the relevant content and commended the section for alumni, proving that JU has successfully met the needs of the past, current and the prospective students.” The ACU is holding a three days conference this city of “Bapu” M.K.Gandhi on the theme - building a profile :key relationships for the communication professionals.”
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JU website is one among the top five websites
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
According to a communication received from the Association of Commonwealth Universities, wherein Jammu University Website is awarded ‘ACR’ award under the website category. It is worth to mention that all world universities have applied for this prestigious award out of which JU website has been adjudged as among the first top five University websites.
The award ceremony will take place at Durban, South Africa on July 14-16, 2008.
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Dr. Manmohan Singh, the honorable Prime Minister of India has been conferred D.Lit
Monday, July 16, 2007
Dr. Manmohan Singh, the honorable Prime Minister of India has been conferred D.Lit by the Chancellor of University of Jammu & the Governor of the State Lt. Gen (Retd) S.K Sinha in an impressive & well attended special convocation in the Zorawar Singh Auditorium.
The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Jammu & Chief Minister of J&K Jenab Gulam Nabi Azad and the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Amitabh Mattoo accompanied the Chancellor with other important dignitaries in honoring the great statesman, the architect of modern economics order of the country. The other important guests who attended the function included former CM Dr. Farooq Abdullah, all members of Parliament from the state, state cabinet and many members of the Legislative Assembly. The Prime Minister while accepting the honor has bestowed rare honor to the University of Jammu for which the academic, social & people from all walks of life not only welcomed it, but feel an honor to whole of the J&K State.
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SPIC-MACAY National Convention in JU
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
SPIC-MACAY National Convention started off in state of the art Zorawar Singh Auditorium in the Jammu university .SPIC-MACAY is celebrating its 30th year and the inagural function was inagurated by the Cultural & Rural Development Minister sh.Jugal Kishore Sharma in the presence of the Hon''ble Vice-Chancellor Prof.Amitabh Mattoo and theforce behind the SPIC-MACAY movement Kiran Seth.There are performances by the international acclaimed artists like of Kathak Maestero Sh.Birju Maharaj,Carnatic singer Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna, Padam Shri awardee Smt Padma sachdeva and the son of the soil Padma Vibhushan awardee sh Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma. The cultural feast shall continue for five days.
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University of Jammu now attains ISO certification from Moody’s International under UKAS
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
The fifth surveillance audit for ISO 9001: 2000 certification of the University of Jammu was successfully conducted by the team of auditors from ICLCL on 4th and 5th June 2007. It may be mentioned here that the quality management system of the University of Jammu has now been certified by Moody’s International Ltd. under United Kingdom Accreditation System. Moody’s International Ltd. is a global multi- accredited organization providing certification /registration services and operating in over sixty countries in the world. The team visited various Departments, Centres, Directorates and Offices of the Administrative Block and Controller Wing for checking implementation of ISO standards. As the team found evidence of continual improvement and compliance with the ISO standards, it has recommended the continuation of ISO 9001:2000 certification of the University.
The team appreciated Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu for his vision and commitment to quality and Dr.Meenakshi Kilam, Director, Centre for Quality Assurance for initiating various strategic interventions, innovative practices and strengthening the monitoring mechanism in the University.
The team also appreciated the efforts of Sh. Annil Suri, Quality Consultant, Ms. Ginny Dogra, Assistant Director, CFQA, Sh. Ameet Targotra, Quality Assurance Officer, and the dedicated team of internal auditors associated with the surveillance audit, Dr. Jatinder Khajuria, Sh. Raman Gupta, Ms. Savita Nayyar , Mr. Raj Kumar and Mr. Vinay Thusoo.
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University of Jammu partners with University of Calgary
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Students in India will soon be able to earn international accreditation in professional communications through a new partnership between the University of Jammu in India and the University of Calgary.
Representatives from the Indian community in Calgary had a rare opportunity to meet the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu on the University of Calgary campus May 28. They joined Dr. Amitabh Mattoo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu and Dr. Harvey Weingarten, President, University of Calgary, as the two institutions finalized an agreement that marks the first University of Calgary program offering accreditation at the graduate level in India.
“The University of Jammu sees itself as becoming an institution of global excellence,” says Dr. Amitabh Mattoo. “This means we want to have the highest academic standards and global outreach. This partnership supports the importance the University of Jammu places on becoming competitive not just locally or nationally, but internationally as well.”
The University of Calgary is committed to providing opportunities for international students to access U of C expertise. Close to 20 per cent of applications made to graduate programs in the U of C’s Faculty of Communication and Culture come from students in India.
“This indicates a clear desire among prospective graduate students in India to access the credentials offered in professional communication at the University of Calgary,” says Dr. Harvey Weingarten. “We are honoured that our expertise is sought by universities outside of Canada.”
The post-degree certificate in professional communication is intended for communication professionals in India who hold an undergraduate degree and who are pursuing a higher level of certification in their field of work. The one-year program will ladder into the U of C’s Master of Communication Studies program for students who successfully complete the certificate year and choose to pursue a full graduate program.
Courses will be taught by professors from the U of C’s Communications Studies program through the convenience of distance learning technology. It is an opportunity for students in India to achieve an international credential without the sacrifice and cost of leaving their jobs, their families, or even their homes.
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Inauguration of Gen. Zorawar Singh Auditorium Complex
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The formal inauguration of Gen. Zorawar Singh Auditorium complex, in the University of Jammu was performed by Lt. Gen (Retd.) S.K Sinha, the Chancellor of the University & Governor of the State in the presence of Janab Gulam Nabi Azad, the Pro-Chancellor & the Chief Minister of the State and number of important dignitaries. The inaugural function was marked by the spell bound ballet performance by SPANDA and the concert by the Brass Band of J&K Police. While welcoming the dignitaries, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Jammu, a main player behind the execution of this landmark, termed this day as ‘Historic and of thanks giving’. He expressed that this auditorium will fulfill the long pending demands of jammunities in meeting the Cultural and Academic aspiration. Sh. Gulam Nabi Azad , hoped that with the coming of this auditorium, Jammu would be able to organize not only national but international events.
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S.K Sinha, while speaking called it as a dream turning into reality and remembered how he persuaded then Mr. Vajpayee, then Prime Minister, to denote liberally for JU. He appreciated Prof. Amitabh Mattoo for making JU as a centre of excellence of Academic as well as co-curricular activities.