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Virtual University

Virtual University. Global Higher Education using Internet & Communication Technology. Janani Harish Ramanathan Research Associate, The Mother’s Service Society Associate Fellow, The World Academy of Art and Science. Advantages of Education. Employability Productivity

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Virtual University

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  1. Virtual University Global Higher Education using Internet & Communication Technology Janani Harish Ramanathan Research Associate, The Mother’s Service Society Associate Fellow, The World Academy of Art and Science

  2. Advantages of Education • Employability • Productivity • Insurance against poverty • Safeguard against extremism • Democracy • Environment • Vaccine against diseases

  3. Education Pays - US Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  4. Education & Employment - Europe % Source: 2012, European Commission, http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

  5. Education & Earnings - Africa Source: http://wiego.org

  6. Shortcomings in Education Today • Qualitative Gap • Quantitative Gap • Cost of Education • Educational Debt • Vacant Faculty Positions • Special Needs Education • Conflict Areas

  7. Indian College Scenario • Faculty shortage - 54% To raise enrollment from 19% to 95%, • 95 million new students • 132,000 more colleges (from 33,000) • 4.1 million more lecturers (from .82 m)

  8. World Scenario College age population not enrolled in college • China: 85 million • Pakistan 17 million • Indonesia: 16 million • Brazil : 13 million • Bangladesh: 12 million • Nigeria : 12 million • Ethiopia: 7 million • Mexico: 7 million • World: Over 366 million Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, http://stats.uis.unesco.org/

  9. Virtual University – A Solution • Quality • Multimedia • Cost • Multi lingual • Expansion • Syllabus Updation • Special Needs • Customization

  10. Demand for Online Studies Image: Courtesy of Nature magazine

  11. Virtual University Enhancing Human Capital through Online Education

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