Distant education institution Sikkim Manipal University has been awarded ?Best B-School for the Use of Technology in Providing Management Education in Distance Education? by the DNA & Stars media groups.
The institute also received ?Best Management Education in Distance Education? presented by Star News.
A. Thimmiya, Sr VP, Distributed Learning, Manipal Education said, ?There is a need for incorporating specific knowledge and skill components in traditional degrees so that the student can position himself best to grab the new opportunities being created in the economy.?
?EduNxt? next generation learning system enables the students enrolled with SMU-DE programmes to access their course curriculum at any time via internet.
Thimmiya said: ?Our EduNxt technology platform has been a significant initiative in this effort, and we have been quite successful in ensuring that students have access to the latest industry-specific curriculum and a technology that gives new meaning to Education for All.?