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Jamia Commemorates 104th Birth Anniversary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Jamia’s Outreach Programme in collaboration with Jamia Discussion Forum organized a cultural and Literary Evening on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the noted Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at Dayar-e Mir Taqi Mir, JMI. (Photo courtesy JMI)

Jamia’s Outreach Programme in collaboration with Jamia Discussion Forum organized a cultural and Literary Evening on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the noted Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at Dayar-e Mir Taqi Mir, JMI. The Programme began with a welcome note delivered by Prof. Sonia Surabhi Gupta, Director Centre for European and Latin ...

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UGC Chairperson Ved Prakash Inaugurates Civil Services Coaching Academy Hostel

Professor Ved Prakash (center-right), Chairperson, University Grants Commission (UGC) inaugurating a Hostel Building meant for the students of Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) in Jamia Millia Islamia in the presence of Professor Talat Ahmad (center-left), Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia; Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 (Photo Courtesy JMI)

Professor Ved Prakash, Chairperson, University Grants Commission (UGC) inaugurated a Hostel Building meant for the students of Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) in Jamia Millia Islamia in the presence of Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia. This hostel is meant for Minorities, SC, ST and Women students who would be training for various competitive examinations particularly civil services examinations for ...

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Prof. James Arvanitakis, Univ. Western Sydney, Speaks on ‘Innovative Teaching Methodologies’

Prof. James Arvanitakis, University of Western Sydney, speaking on the topic "Innovative Teaching Methodologies," at FTK-CIT Hall, Jamia Millia Islamia; Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 (Photo Courtesy JMI)

Prof. James Arvanitakis, a recipient of Prime Minister’s University Teacher of the Year Award – Australia’s most prestigious teaching award, delivered a Lecture on “Innovative Teaching Methodologies” in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) [on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015]. [Audio Recording] Unfolding his pedagogical approach to teaching and learning, Prof. James underlined the need for a scholar to confront the challenges people ...

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Salma Ansari Inaugurates ‘Dastarkhwan’ Women-run Jamia Canteen

Ms. Salma Ansari (center), with Jamia faculty and EKTA members in-charge of running the only Jamia canteen run exclusively by women as part of JMI's women empowerment initiative; Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 (Photo Courtesy JMI)

A canteen run exclusively by women and operated by Ekta Self Help Group (SHG) was inaugurated in Jamia Millia Islamia today by Smt. Salma Ansari, Wife of Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India. Smt. Salma Ansari was welcomed by Ms. Nasreen Ahmad, wife of Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia as well as Prof. Talat Aziz and ...

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NASA Scientist Dr. (Rank) Nazeer Ahmed Speaks on Digital Education at Jamia

Dr. Nazeer Ahmed speaking on digital education at the Ansari Auditorium, JMI;; Dec. 19, 2014 (Photo Courtesy Shoaib Alam)

Jamia Senior Secondary School and the Office of Dean Students Welfare, JMI in association with RankStudent Soft Solution, organized a lecture on ‘Digital Education System’ by Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, a.k.a Rank Nazeer, at the Ansari Auditorium, JMI on Dec. 19, 2014. Dr. Ahmed is an Indian-American space scientist from the city of Tumkur, Karnataka, who has worked with NASA on ...

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Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari Inaugurates Photo Exhibit on Dr. M.A. Ansari

Vice-President of India, Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari (center) inaugurating a photo-exhibition on Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari. Accompanying him are Vice-Chancellor Prof. Talat Ahmad (left) and his wife Salma Ansari (right), at the M.F.Husain Art Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia; Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 (Photo: Courtesy JMI)

Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice-President of India inaugurated a photo-exhibition on Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, a leading light of the Indian Independence Movement and a co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia, today in the M.F. Husain Art Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia. This photo exhibition was curated by Professor S.M. Akhtar, Dean, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia. There were ...

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Jamia Developed Australia-India Credit Transfer Database Website Launched

Mr. Bernard Philip (center), Acting High Commissioner, Australian High Commission, New Delhi, sitting next to Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia at the FTK-CIT Seminar Hall, JMI on the launch of Australia-India Credit Transfer Database web portal; Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 (Photo: Courtesy JMI)

The Australia-India Credit Transfer Database Portal (australiaindiacredittransfer.org) was launched at a function in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.  The Australia-India Credit Transfer Database Portal will enable students in both the countries to identify the academic programmes that they could undertake in Australia or India and earn credit in their home country. The objective of this initiative is to enhance student’s mobility ...

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Dept of Pol. Sci. with ‘The Origin’ Observe Human Rights Day at Jamia

Chief guest, Lenin Raghuvanshi (center); the Head of Department of Political Science, Prof. Badrul Alam (left); and the president of The Origin, Mr. Sharique Nadeem (right) at the Dept. of Political Science; Dec. 10, 2014 (Photo: Jamia Journal)

Department of Political Science, JMI in collaboration with The Origin, an NGO working for the underprivileged section of society, observed Human Rights Day on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014  with a lecture, and with an essay writing and poster making competition held at the Department of Political Science. The theme of the Human Rights Programme was “Promotion and Protection of Human ...

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Dr. Anand Kumar of Super 30 Fame Speaks at Jamia

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Jamia Millia Islamia, in collaboration with Human Chain, an NGO working for the weaker sections of society, invited Dr. Anand Kumar, Founder Director, Super 30 to conduct an interactive session for motivating the students of the university. Dr. Anand Kumar, in his presentation, recounted success stories of several students from the underprivileged sections of the society to highlight the challenges ...

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Rajinder Sachar Speaks on ‘Human Rights and Good Governance in India and West Asia’

Rajinder Sachar speaking at the valedictory session of a two-day long national seminar on “Human Rights and Good Governance in India and West Asia” organized by the Centre for West Asian Studies (CWAS), Jamia Millia Islamia held at the Conference Hall, Imarat Ibn Khaldun, India Arab Cultural Centre (IACC), JMI; Nov. 25-26, 2014 (Photo: Manzar Imam/Jamia Journal)

Muslims should not get up and declare they are not terrorists every time there is a terrorist activity. You (Muslims) don’t have to adopt this attitude. These views were emphatically expressed by Justice (Retd.) Rajinder Sachar. He was speaking at the valedictory session of a two-day long national seminar on “Human Rights and Good Governance in India and West Asia” ...

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