MOTHER TERESA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

KODAIKANAL

Anandhavalli Mahadevan Vice Chancellor

Brief HistoryBrief History

Established in 1984 under the Tamil Nadu Act 15 at Kodaikanal

Aim of the University is to empower women at all levels

Third Women’s University in India

Only Women’s University in TamilNadu

Location

Located in Hilly Region

Located in the Tribal Area – Women Literacy Rate 38.89%(National female literacy rate – 54.16%)

Located in very Backward Area

VisionVision

Mother Teresa Women’s University

tirelessly work towards the

empowerment of women to achieve a

society of equal status.

MissionMission

To Promote Women’s Education at all levels in the state.

To be Pioneer in the field of Women Empowerment, Women’s Studies and Research.

To impart education of International Standards.

Quality StatementQuality Statement

Mother Teresa University ensures total

quality management in the pursuit of

excellence in women education.

Distance Education

Started in 1988

Offers almost all Courses that are in Regular Mode

Two Research and Extension Centres

Madurai

Chennai

MOTHER TERESA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITYSchools & Departments

School of Commn.Studies-Visual Communication

Journalism and mass Communication School of languages-Tamil

-English

School of Women’s Studies-FLM

-Women’s Studies

School of Education-Education

-Information Studies

School of Cultural Studies-Music

School of Social Sciences-Economics-Psychology-Sociology

-Historical Studies& Tourism Mgmt

School of Management -Management

-Corporate Secretaryship

School OfAppropriate Sci.&Tech -Herbal Science

-Physics

School ofComputer Science-Computer Science

-Information Technology

School of Distance Education

Mother Teresa Women’s University

Royal Holloway, University of London CIMAP, Lucknow

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Bangalore

CED Center, Madurai

CED Center , Chennai

CED Center, Gandhigram

Madurai Study Center, Madurai

Devaki Surgical Clinic, Karaikudi

Srinivasa ITI, Virudhunagar

Dolphin ITI, Sriviliputhur

Royal College of Science and Tech., Salaigram

RVS Educational Trust, Coimbatore

Vijay Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore

National Degree College, Securandabad

Yadha girls Higher Secondary School, Madurak

Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai

Courses OfferedCourses Offered

Ph.D

M.Phil.

Post Graduate Courses

Add-on Courses

Ph.D & M.Phil.,

Environmental Economics English Family Life Management Historical Studies Sociology Tamil Women’s Studies Music

Tourism and Travel Management

Education

Population Studies

Guidance and Counseling

POST GRADUATE COURSESPOST GRADUATE COURSES International and Business Economics English Tamil Studies Master of Computer Applications Guidance and Counseling Sociology Corporate Secretaryship Women’s Studies Tourism and Travel Management

Family Resource Management

Textiles & Clothing

Music

New Courses

M.Sc., Herbal Science

M.Sc., Information Technology

M.Sc., Visual Communication

M.Sc., Physics specialization in Astrophysics

Executive MBA

Add-on Courses Health Counseling Hotel Management

Food Protection Food and Beverage Service House Keeping Management Receptionists

Women Counselors and Town Presidents Nursing Assistant Ophthalmic Nursing English for Official and Business Communication English for Secretarial Practice Bridge Course in English for Rural Students Career and Education Counselling

Number of Courses

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Strengths of Our University

General

Third Women’s University

Two Centers on the Plains( Four

Approved)

Good Library

Transformed into affiliating type

Government support

To develop into an International Center of

Excellence – Government

MOU with National Institutes of Research

and other organizations like

CIMAP, Indian Institute of Astrophysics-

Bangalore, Meenakshi Mission Hospital,

Madurai

International linkage with Royal Holloway ,

University of London

Hostel

Hostels that accommodate 300 Students

New and Women Empowering CoursesNew and Women Empowering Courses

Five new courses has been introduced

The Courses are

M.Sc., Herbal Sciences

M.Sc., Visual Communication

M.Sc., Information Technology

M.Sc., Physics specialization in Astrophysics

Executive MBA

Salient features of the Courses areSalient features of the Courses are

Specific for Empowering Women

Wider Job Opportunities

Entrepreneurial avenues

Wider Knowledge and practical training

Exposure and interaction with premier

institutions

Envisaged Courses

M.Sc., Environmental Studies Sanskrit French Catering Technology Yoga and Self Defense Textiles and Fashion Design Achieves

Hon ‘ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

talks about Women’s Futures in the

12th Convocation of Mother Teresa

Women’s University

“State of future” of millennium project

included in various convocation address

in these Colleges:

Quaid-E-Milleth College at Chennai (mwpT).

Ganesar Senthamil College .

Contd...

Raja Engineering College, Madurai .

Sowrastra College.

Fatima College. (Millennium Needs Quality

Thinking)

Hajee Karutha Rowther College, Uthamapalayam

Contd…

12th Convocation of Mother Teresa Women’s University at Chennai

M.V.M. College , Dindigul.

Christopher College Convocation ,Chennai(To be a Professional Teacher)

Bharathi Arts College ,Chennai (women and Emerging Knowledge Society)

Special AddressOn future aspect in these

colleges

Vivekananda College, Madurai - Symposium on Modern Trends in

Chemistry, MTC 2002.

Mother Teresa Women’s University Research & Extension Centre

U.G.C. sponsored National Conference on “Effect of Satellite Communication on Society”

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S.B.I College of Special Education, Madurai

In the Seminar “Changing Institutions and its Impact on Quality of Life.

Gandhi Museum Function – Special Exhibition on Kasturiba Gandhi Women Self – Help Group.

Contd...

Women & Health Seminar at Mother

Teresa Women’s University, Chennai

Govt. Arts Collge, Nilakottai

Fourth Conference on Indian Association for

Science Fiction Studies at Gandhigram and gave

Inaugural Address

Thiagarajar Arathanai at Kalaiarangam,

Kodaikanal 

College Day, Jeyaraj Annapackiam College, Periyakulam(mwpT )

Contd...

College Day, Lady Doak College, Madurai

Agro Clinics & Agro Business Centre ,

Kodaikanal

College day functaion – Kodaikanal Institute of Technology

Visual Communication – Board of Studies Meeting at Chennai Centre

Contd…

P.V.P. College Day function

Book Fair – B.I. Publications function with

governor of Tamil Nadu

Workshop on Emerging on Bio Informatics at Chennai

Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, - National Level Technical Symposium – TECHNO – QUEST 2002-2003

Legal awareness camp for women – National commission for Women

Vision and Mission of Women’s Universities

Madurai Medical College Hostel Day (Women Power and Development)

Workshop on “WTO and Medical Biotechnogy” at Hotel Taj Garden Retreat, Pasumalai

 

Best Young Scientist Award distribution day at Madurai Institute Of Social Sciences

Tamil Nadu Energy Management at Pandian Hotel, Madurai

Discussed about Millennium Project in

1.All India Radio

2.Doordharshan (National Wide Television)

Curriculum wherein future aspects included

  M.Sc., Herbal Science M.Sc., Information Technology M.Sc., Visual Communication M.Sc., Physics

(Specialization in Astro Physics) M.B.A., M.A., Women’s Studies

Herbal Science - ProspectsHerbal Science - ProspectsOUR RESOURCES

India has more than one-fourth(8000 species) of the world known medicinal plants(30,000 species)

90% of the country’s medicinal plants occur in ‘forest’ and wild habitats.

10% of India’s plant species are currently endangered

Example – Pterocarpus santalinus, Decalepis hamiltonii, Rauvalfia serpentina, Shorea tumbaggaia

Over 95% of the medicinal plants used by the Indian industry are collected from the wild.

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Herbal Science - ProspectsHerbal Science - Prospects

Medicine The representative of India stressed that the traditional knowledge associated with biological resources was an intangible component of the resource itself

Women farmers collect, keep, store, conserve and sow seeds for use by peasant societies

Women healers are, the keepers and providers of traditional knowledge concerning herbal and plant-based medicine and fermented foods.

Growing demand for Ayurvedic

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Traditional Wisdom

Herbal Science - ProspectsHerbal Science - Prospects

Medicinal Plant industry is widest

Includes

Collection Propagation Harvesting Elementary Processing Role of Crude Drugs Production Formulation Clinical Trials Packaging