Reworked DU Strategic Plan 2024-2047 set to come up at AC meeting

New Delhi: Three colleges of Delhi University are set to introduce advanced diploma and certification programmes in East Asian languages. In addition to this, DU officials have reworked Strategic Plan 2024-2047, which was withdrawn in Dec last year following allegations of plagiarism from similar documents of universities across the world. They are set to present it before the academic council for approval on Thursday.The Institutional Development Plan 2024 will also be discussed.
The strategic plan that was proposed earlier was found to be heavily plagiarised, after which we had protested in the house. There will be an elaborate discussion on it during the academic council meeting. "The university now is incapable of planning the fourth year of students under National Education Policy, how is it preparing a strategy document for 2047?" wondered Mithuraaj Dhusiya, a member of the academic council.
He claimed, "As far as the institutional development plan 2024 goes, the whole document is problematic. Instead of demanding govt to give grants, the university is going towards a self-generating revenue model. This way, you are allowing more and more corporate interference. It is a dangerous document and should be rejected."
The academic council will review various policy proposals, including those approved by the vice-chancellor.
Ramjas College, Hansraj College and Ram Lal Anand College have submitted a policy proposal to the academic council to initiate the introduction of advanced diploma and certification programmes in East Asian languages.
According to the proposal, Ramjas College intends to offer an advanced diploma in Korean. Hansraj College plans to introduce a certificate course in Chinese, along with diploma courses in Korean and Japanese. Ram Lal Anand College plans to offer advanced diplomas in Chinese and Japanese.
These programmes will be offered under the department of East Asian studies. The initiative to introduce these diploma and certificate courses stems from recommendations made by Faculty of Social Sciences during their meeting on Aug 7.
Delhi University already has dedicated departments for various foreign languages, and many affiliated colleges currently offer diploma and certification programmes in these languages.