Deakin University Launches Cloud Campus in India
Deakin University has launched Deakin Cloud in India for working professionals. The graduation certification courses that are offered will be for a year with 4 credits that the students will have to finish. The students can choose when to study according to their commitments.
Deakin Cloud has created an online community of a total of 60,000 students from Australia as well as some other countries that are a part of its Deakin Cloud programme. Deakin University Australia announced that they are introducing Deakin Cloud in India. Deakin Cloud is an Online system where working professionals have the ability to study online courses with the University. The Cloud will connect the students of India to various highly trained lecturers and associates. The student of Deakin Cloud, in India, are also eligible for a bursary of 2000 AUD.
A unique feature has been provided by Deakin cloud in India which will allow the students to pursue a graduation certification course that has a duration of 12 months. One of the major selling points of the course is that the students can pursue the course, i.e. a four-credit course, at a quarter of the cost that they would have had to pay if they pursued the course at the physical campus of Deakin University.
The students will also be offered a facility of DeakinSync which is a personalised online portal for the students to not only communicate and share various resources like notes but also provide them with downloaded seminars and classes as well as high-quality study material.
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In a statement made by Professor Jane den Hollander AO, the President and Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University, she says that the cloud is a way to allow those professionals who, due to their commitment, find it difficult to pursue a full-time course. The interested candidates of India will be provided with flexible timings which they can frame around their commitments. The Cloud will also help the students to take their examinations from various locations from around the world, she also stated.
As of now, the students will be provided with graduate courses in Humanitarian Aid, Hospital Management and entrepreneurship courses as well, says the CEO of South Asia and Deputy Vice President of Global Engagement of Deakin University. They also plan to incorporate courses in Cyber Security, Sports and IT.
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One of the main features that are provided by Dealin Cloud is that whenever the students need, the lecturers will be in touch with them so as to support them with feedback and class materials as well. Further, the students will be provided with Library and IT Support at any time of the day.