Mumbai offers a model educational institution

Editor,This is with reference to the article in the education section of The New Times of May, 7, titled “ Liberalisation risks eroding education standards”As Zachariah Mayaka Nyamosi rightly remarked, “the almost uncontrolled expansion of educational institutions has greatly compromised standards and given birth to half baked graduates.”Please allow me to share with your readers that Mumbai offers Rwandan students a model educational institution – the Somaiya Vidyavihar, conveniently located and spread over a sprawling campus of over 55 acres of prime land in India’s business capital.The Somaiya Vidyavihar offers students with a unique experience, where they all begin their day with the “Somaiya Campus Prayer”! In today’s materialistic world, it is very encouraging to know that this model educational institution, lays great importance on invoking blessings from God at the start of each new day.Courses offered at the over 30 institutes, on campus, cover practically all fields of education, including management, engineering and even medicine.Great importance is given to the all-round development of the 30,000 plus students who presently study on the campus. Employability is another key consideration and the courses are designed to include adequate interface with industry and the corporate world.Clarence Fernandes

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Mumbai offers a model educational institution