International Summer School, New Delhi

 

Launch of the International Summer School, New Delhi at the Jamia Millia Islamia and under the banner of the Ministry of Tourism’s acclaimed Incredible !ndia campaign.

The inaugural session for the ISS will be taking place this year from Sunday, June 16 to Friday, July 26, 2013. Its purpose is to promote international goodwill and cultural understanding among tomorrow’s world leaders as they learn about India and its role in the twenty first century.

Applications may be made online: www.issnewdelhi.in

An India-centric syllabus has been designed by the university to focus on the wide ranging issues & developments that are shaping contemporary India. This syllabus comprises of the following, undergraduate level course modules: (i) Indian Politics; (ii) the Indian Economy; (iii) Indian Sociology; (iv) Indian History; and (v) a Fieldwork module for which students would document their volunteer experience with Ritinjali, an NGO that has been involved in numerous community development initiatives across the country. All efforts would be made to facilitate the transfer of credits for students who are attending the programme from other institutions.