ALIGARH: The UGC Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University inaugurated today an Interdisciplinary Subject Refresher Course in Environmental Studies with 84 course participants belonging to the colleges and institutions from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and UP. The course will conclude on 19th May.

Welcoming the course participants, Professor Abdur Raheem Kidwai, Director, UGC Academic Staff College introduced them to the Aligarh Muslim University and the educational mission of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. He urged them to make best use of the opportunities available in the college for academic excellence, social cohesion and personality development.

Dr. Mohd. Arshad Hussain and Dr. Izhar Farooqui of the Department of Civil Engineering, Z. H. College of Engineering and Technology, AMU are the Course Coordinators.

An array of eminent resource persons will engage the participants and educational visits and literary and cultural programmes will also be organized for them.