NEW PG DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE
MANAGEMENTA one year post graduate diploma in technology management
in agriculture (PGD-TMA) through distance education is presently being offered
by the National Academy of Agricultural Research (NAARM), Hyderabad jointly
with University of Hyderabad.Naarm was established by the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) to fulfill the important need for an institution
on agriculture management.The academy currently offers a two year residential
PG diploma course on the same subject.
Eligibility
According to the Dr. R. Kalpana Sastry, Head of the
research management programme the one year distance programme is open to all PG
students of agriculture and related fields.The intake of students at present is
limited to only 100 excluding the sponsored students.However the decision to
increase the numbers rests with the management.The programme according to her,
offers an excellent opportunity for the students to systematically study
technology management in agriculture and understand the intricacies of building
and managing intellectual property.AimThe aim of the course is to build
and upgrade the skills of IP and technology transfer practitioners as
professionals to enable them to handle successfully intellectual property and
management assignments in this area.“The course is deigned to create a 'bridge
professional' for innovation management who can identify, develop and manage IP
assets for leveraging them for effective technology transfer and
commercialization in agriculture and related industries,” she explains.Students
graduating from PGD-TMA will have opportunity to enroll for membership in
Society for Technology Management (STEM) an organisation that facilitates and
promotes successful technology tranfer processes and best practices in the
country.
WebsiteThose
interested can browse the website at www.naarm.ernet.in(R. Kalpana Sastry,
Head, NAARM, email: kalpana@naarm.ernet.in, phone: 040- 24581304,
RAjendranagar, HYderabad: 500407, Andhra Pradesh.)
Prof.
John Kurakar
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