The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Periyar University will offer courses in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) from this academic year, K. Kolandaivel, Vice-Chancellor, said here on Thursday.
The AR and VR technologies will be imparted for the first time in a university curriculum in the country as a direct effect of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Periyar University with a technical collaborator, Scopik Edu Services, Chennai, which will provide the knowledge skill to the students.
The MoU was signed by K. Thangavel, Registrar in-charge, Periyar University and M. Abul Hassan, former IAS officer and the Director of Scopik Edu Services.
The Vice Chancellor said that the MoU will introduce very many changes and will turn the experimental research volte face.
Students will be able to obtain certificate, diploma, advanced diploma and B Voc degree from this collaborative venture.
The technology collaborator will set up a state of the art laboratory in the campus and impart skills through professionals in the field. This will enable the university students to get stipend through “earn while you learn’ by taking up schemes for outside agencies. This will also strengthen the university initiative of Technology Incubation Centres that will provide industry linkages.
The courses will commence this academic year, he added.
