|  | “I am confident that the University would continue to rise higher 
            and higher heights in the academic world in future”.
 — Prof. Sukhadev ThoratChairman, UGC
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          |  | “I am happy to know that the University will be offering 
            Employment Centric courses such as medicinal plants, biotechnology, 
            nanotechnology, mass communication etc. from undergraduate to Ph.D 
            level”.
 — Prof. B.B. BhattacharyaVice Chancellor, 
            Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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          |  | “I am confident that the refreshingly new approaches of the 
            budding University would usher in a new era of higher education in 
            the North-East India in no time. Let the new University be a light 
            house for the marginalised people of the region”.
 — Prof. Tapodhir BhattacharjeeVice Chancellor, 
            Assam University, Silchar
 
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          |  | “The efforts of Nagaland Government to establish The Global Open 
            University needs to be approbated and taken as a model and flagship 
            for other educational institutions to follow”.
 — Prof. Avadhesh Kumar SinghVice Chancellor, 
            Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad
 
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          |  | “I take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Priya Ranjan 
            Trivedi, Pro Chancellor and Plenipotentiary of The Global Open 
            University for the stupendous task of institution building and 
            addressing the issues of global peace, intolerance, pollution, 
            population explosion and unemployment.
 — Dr. S.P.S. Ahlawat Vice Chancellor, Indian 
            Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
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          |  | “I am happy to know that Nagaland State has started The 
            Global Open University. The Identified programmes are employment 
            centric. I hope that the University will be on the global map in a 
            short period of time”. 
 — Dr. P.G. ChengappaVice Chancellor, University 
            of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
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          |  | “I hope that the programmes of The Global Open 
            University will benefit the young India a lot and help the youth of 
            the country to prove their supremacy at global level”. 
 — Dr. P.L. GautamVice Chancellor, G.B. Pant 
            University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
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          |  | “This is commendable especially in view of the fact that 
            North-East parts of the country suffers various setbacks due to its 
            geographical limitations”. 
 — Dr. P. ChandramohanVice Chancellor, Kannur 
            University, Kannur, Kerala
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          |  | “Keeping in mind a milestone of creating more number of 
            job givers rather than job seekers, this university is launching an 
            MBA Degree with specialisation in entrepreneurship development. I am 
            sure it will open up new vistas of academic excellence for the 
            budding youth”. 
 — Dr. K.K. Talwar Director and Vice Chancellor, 
            PGI, Chandigarh
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          |  | “Establishment of such an Open University in the 
            North-East is the need of the hour. We will be happy to share our 
            experiences and course materials with you”. 
 — Dr. T.D. Sharma Vice Chancellor, Pt. Sundarlal 
            Sharma (Open) University, Bilaspur
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          |  | “I am sure that The Global Open University, Nagaland 
            will come out to be one of the most promising Universities of the 
            country by keeping in view the challenges ahead and the 
            opportunities to be availed of”. 
 — Prof. S.W. Akhtar Vice Chancellor, Integral 
            University, Lucknow
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          |  | “Education of good quality is the need of the hour and 
            our youth must be able to compete in every field of life and 
            culture. I am sure that the University will cater to the needs of 
            the society and will flourish in its activities in the years to 
            come”. 
 — Prof. H.C. Trivedi Vice Chancellor, Bhavnagar 
            University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
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          |  | “The Global Open University has a progressive outlook 
            and a grand vision. I have no doubt that the University will cater 
            greatly to the educational needs and aspirations of the young men 
            and women of the North-Eastern region of India”. 
 — Dr. S.A. Patil Director & Vice Chancellor, 
            Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
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          |  | “It is indeed satisfying that The Global Open University 
            has identified an ambitious agenda for itself. I am sure it will 
            create a creditable niche for itself in the time to come and be able 
            to address the current and emerging issues that impact the people of 
            Nagaland”. 
 — Prof. Manjit S. Kang Vice Chancellor, Punjab 
            Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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          |  | “Introduction of well conceived undergraduate, 
            postgraduate and doctoral level programmes on emerging 
            interdisciplinary and frontier areas of technology management etc. 
            appropriate to the infrastructural growth and development needs is 
            not only required for Nagaland but also for the entire country and 
            beyond its national frontiers as envisaged under Look East Policy of 
            the Government of India” 
 — Prof. Kalyan Kumar Director, North-Eastern 
            Regional Institute of Science and Tech., Itanagar
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          |  | “I am sure, with the introduction of new courses, the 
            younger generation would be able to tackle various problems arising 
            out of population explosion, poverty, unemployment, pollution etc. 
            in the years to come”. 
 — Dr. Lokesh K. ShekhawatVice Chancellor, Jai 
            Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
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          |  | “We have to make an effort to be the best, not 
            nationally but globally. I am sure that The Global Open University, 
            Nagaland shall reach out to civil society and create new standards 
            of excellence”. 
 — Prof. Amitabh Mattoo Vice Chancellor, 
            University of Jammu, Jammu
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          |  | “The programmes seem to be very attractive and 
            promising. In due course, I am sure the University will develop 
            similar other programmes and would become a Centre of Excellence in 
            that part of our country”. 
 — Prof. M.P. Singh Vice Chancellor, W.B. National 
            University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
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          |  | “I wish to place an record my grateful thanks to you and 
            other staff of The Global Open University, Nagaland for extending 
            their cooperation in facilitating my research work. I convey my 
            fraternal feeling of high appreciation of your efforts in 
            disseminating knowledge to the underprivileged tribes of the 
            North-East. 
 — Prof. A. Lakshminath Vice Chancellor, Chanakya 
            National Law University, Patna
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          |  | “This is really a landmark in the field of higher 
            professional education providing Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D 
            Degrees in subjects like management, biotechnology, energy, 
            sustainable development, environmental management etc.” 
 — Prof. N.K. BansalVice Chancellor, Shri Mata 
            Vaishno Devi University, Katra
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          |  | “The establishment of such an University will open the 
            doors for interaction amongst the academicians and knowledge workers 
            at the global level”. 
 — Prof. B.K. Sthapak Vice Chancellor, 
            Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai
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          |  | “It is good that the University has decided to launch 
            Employment Centric Programmes at Bachelor's, Master's, M.Phil and 
            Ph.D levels in the emerging fields like medicinal plants, 
            biotechnology, bioinformatics, nanotechnology etc.” 
 — Prof. Rameshchandra G. Kothari Vice Chancellor, 
            Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
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          |  | “We all know that it is now difficult for conventional 
            universities to impart higher education to the mass in general and 
            in the rural areas in particular. Your University has focused on 
            vocational education like hospital administration, tourism, travel 
            & hospitality management, intellectual property rights etc. 
            which are the emerging areas and are more relevant when we are 
            living in the era of globalisation. 
 — Dr. N.V. Vasani Vice Chancellor, Nirma 
            University, Ahmedabad
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          |  | “I hope this global institution will attain to newer 
            heights. Best wishes for the success of The Global Open 
            University”. 
 — Prof. Punjab SinghVice Chancellor, Banaras 
            Hindu University, Varanasi
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          |  | “We hope that the University will soon attain its 
            cherished goals and cater to the educational requirements of the 
            people to equip them to serve the society”. 
 — Prof. M.K. SrivastavaVice Chancellor, 
            Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
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          |  | “Indians are rightly proud of this country's reach and 
            diverse cultural heritage. Many have expressed to me a strong desire 
            to protect and preserve this country's history for future 
            generation”. 
 — H.E. David C. Mulford Ambassador of the United 
            States of America, New Delhi
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          |  | “It is also important that readily recruitable pool of 
            knowledge workers is available to domestic and international 
            investors interested in increasing their stake in the Indian 
            economy. The Global Open University, Nagaland is an important 
            institution for realising these goals and fulfilling a long felt 
            need of the people of the area”. 
 — Hon'ble Pawan Kumar Bansal Union Minister of 
            State for Finance, Government of India
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          |  | “I appreciate the initiatives taken by the University in 
            the fields of Employment Centric Programmes at Bachelor's, Master's, 
            M.Phil and Ph.D levels in the fields like medicinal plants, 
            biotechnology, bioinformatics, nanotechnology etc. and convey my 
            heartiest greetings and best wishes for a glorious future of the 
            University”. 
 — Hon'ble Subodh Kant Sahai Union Minister of 
            State for Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India
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          |  | “With speedy developments taking place in the global 
            scenario, there is a need to produce talented youth for meeting the 
            growing needs of time. The decision of the University to start 
            higher education programmes in the emerging fields is 
laudable”. 
 — Hon'ble Dr. A.R. Kidwai Governor of Haryana
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          |  | “I am sure the University will contribute substantiating 
            to the upgradation of skills of the people of Nagaland with a focus 
            on the youth and pave the way for all round prosperity of the 
            State”. 
 — Hon'ble D.N. Sahaya Governor of Tripura
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          |  | “It is high time for Universities to introduced job 
            oriented courses along with value based higher education. It is 
            heartening to know that The Global Open University has launched 
            Employment Centric Programmes at Bachelor's, Master's, M.Phil and 
            Ph.D levels in many emerging fields. 
 — Hon'ble Nawal Kishore SharmaGovernor of 
            Gujarat
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          |  | “21st century is essentially a century of knowledge. The 
            lever of progress in this century is knowledge and not machine. From 
            the ancient India, we are blessed with legacy of having led the 
            foundations of mathematics, astronomy and metaphysics. Today again 
            we are in the age of knowledge. And once again our professionals 
            have started providing to the world that we will be able to lead the 
            world. I convey my best wishes for 
            creating new milestones in the field of education”. 
 — Hon'ble Narendra ModiChief Minister of 
            Gujarat
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          |  | “The most laudable and novel initiative of the 
            University is to introduce specialisation in entrepreneurial 
            development in its MBA programme. This would help students build 
            institutions, thereby generating employment opportunities for other 
            youths - 'produce more job givers rather than job seekers'. I extend 
            my best wishes to the University for success in its worthy 
            endeavours and fructification of its noble objectives”. 
 — Hon'ble Air Chief Marchal F.H. MajorChief of 
            the Air Staff, Government of India
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          |  | “I am happy to learn that the Government of Nagaland has 
            taken initiative to facilitate establishment of The Global Open 
            University in Nagaland with a view to imparting vocational and 
            employment oriented education to the youth living in the most 
            vibrant Hill State in the North-East characterised by its rich 
            traditional and cultural heritage”. 
 — Hon'ble Dr. Kirit S. Parikh Member, Planning 
            Commission, Government of India
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