Aug 2, 2008
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Johns Hopkins University is supporting the unique project of OU Photo: Mohd. Yusuf Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam interacting with schoolchildren during his visit to Medak district on Saturday. — Hyderabad: Osmania University has entered a new era in higher education with the launching of the ‘virtual classroom’ by former president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at the Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education here on Saturday. The unique project has come up with the support from Johns Hopkins University, USA, world leader in virtual education. Osmania University has teamed up with the Care Foundation for establishment of a state-of-the-art virtual classroom with a 2 Mbps bandwidth internet line to conduct courses ranging from technical to medical, paramedical and vocational courses with stress on communication skills...
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