The Shillong campus of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) will soon offer two new foreign language courses within the next three months, Vice Chancellor Prof E Suresh Kumar has announced.
The foreign languages to be introduced are Japanese and Mandarin.
The Shillong campus is already offering certificate courses in German, Spanish, French and Russian languages, he said.
From the next academic session, the Shillong campus would be offering undergraduate degree in all the six foreign languages, he said.
The reason for starting Japanese language course is in view of the immediate job market as Japanese companies have already started setting up offices in India, the VC said yesterday.
He said that people conversant in Japanese language would almost have a job ready for them in India besides getting an opportunity to work in Japan.
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The same was the case for Mandarin, he said.
He also informed that EFLU, Shillong campus would be conducting tester session during which a student would be fully oriented about the aspects of his/her choice of course. This will help students choose the right subject for their future growth.
He said professors from the university will be visiting schools and colleges across Meghalaya and North East to conduct such tester sessions.
Additionally, he said the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) and EFLU have agreed in principle to have exchange of faculties.
He also proposed to train teachers of Meghalaya in a scientific and systematic manner. This, the VC said, has been appreciated by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and the modalities will be worked out soon.
The university will also be launching USR University Social Responsibility in line with the CSR, under which it will develop mobile app and have free content for general masses in its website.
Further, the universitys Shillong campus will adopt a nearby village on pilot basis during which it will train youths in language skills so that become employable or entrepreneurs.
The university will also come up with a world class language lab.