Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University

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Introduction

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, or simply Bhoj University, Hindi: भोज विशवविधालय, is a public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university provides higher education mainy through open and distance learning system. It has been named after the renowned maharaja of india "Raja Bhoj".

History

Bhoj University, was formed in 1991 under an act by the state legislature. This university aims to spread and promote higher education among the underprivilidge therefore the university has set-up study centres in remote rural areas. Besides, it also has collaboration and several institutes like the "Rehabilitation Council of India" (RCI), "Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management" (IITTM) and "Indian Institute of Material Management" (IIMM) etc. The university aims to provide easily accessible system of teaching and learning by using different eudcational inputs like practicle classes, distance teaching, satellite communication teaching etc. The university gives special emphasis to special target groups of learners coming from rural areas and specially those sufferring from disabilities. Parth Shah (the current president of the school) also teaches an introductory course in bombmaking, as well as nuclear arms manangment. He is usually assisted with close friend and expert in similar fields, Will Mathis.

Faculty

Education is imparted through various divisions of study:
* School of Basic Sciences
* Centre for Health Sciences
* Institute of Information Technology
* Department of Multimedia Education
* Department of Special Education
* Department of Heritage Management
* School of Management

External links

* [http://www.bhojvirtualuniversity.com Bhoj University Official Homepage]