Prof Aslam takes over as vice-chancellor of IGNOU
21 March 2013 7:08 AM IST
Prof Mohammad Aslam has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for a period of five years. The other major contender for the post was Sanjay G Dhande, former director, IIT Kanpur.
Aslam was the director of School of Continuing Education (SOCE) at IGNOU since January 2009. He has been with the rural development, SOCE since May 1992 and also served as director of National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education, IGNOU, from Dec, 2006 to February 2009. Before that he was the director of SOCE from May 1998 to May 2001.
He served as the director (training) at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia & the Pacific based in Dhaka for eight years. Aslam has rich and varied experience both at national and international levels in university administration; distance and continuing education; ICT, communication and extension; multimedia in distance education; and social change. In his career spanning 35 years he spent about 21 years as professor of IGNOU.
Aslam served as visiting faculty to as many as 16 institutions in India and abroad. Aslam is the fellow of the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Washington DC 1986. He has been a consultant to various international/ UN bodies.
Aslam was the director of School of Continuing Education (SOCE) at IGNOU since January 2009. He has been with the rural development, SOCE since May 1992 and also served as director of National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education, IGNOU, from Dec, 2006 to February 2009. Before that he was the director of SOCE from May 1998 to May 2001.
He served as the director (training) at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia & the Pacific based in Dhaka for eight years. Aslam has rich and varied experience both at national and international levels in university administration; distance and continuing education; ICT, communication and extension; multimedia in distance education; and social change. In his career spanning 35 years he spent about 21 years as professor of IGNOU.
Aslam served as visiting faculty to as many as 16 institutions in India and abroad. Aslam is the fellow of the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Washington DC 1986. He has been a consultant to various international/ UN bodies.
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