JU, HAWS to launch UG, PG courses for army personnel

Jammu, May 1: University of Jammu and High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg has been mulling to launch unique certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in disaster management and adventure sports for the jawans and officers of Indian Army.
Addressing a press conference, Prof Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu informed that university launched three skill-based certificate courses in collaboration with HAWS in disaster management with a focus on search, rescue and survival, snow craft and avalanche rescue, rock craft and mountain rescue for the students of JU in collaboration with HAWS.
These programmes shall be jointly conducted by the Disaster Management Centre of Geology Department and High Altitude Warfare School Gulmarg, said Prof Rai and further stated that the skills imparted under the exchange programme shall make the students trained in rock craft and snow craft which will help them in developing adventure sports in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
He further said that university is also formulating undergraduate degree and post-graduate degree programmes for the Army personnel in Disaster Management giving due weight age to their experiential learning.
“These path-breaking initiatives are been taken under the MOU between the University of Jammu and HAWS which shall be formally launched on 3rd May at HAWS training centre Sonmarg,” he said.
The proposed MOU indented mutual intent for academic and research collaboration between the University of Jammu and HAWS for academic and technical advancement and progression of Army personnel and University students and faculty specifically in the discipline of high altitude studies and disaster management.
The theory and basic training component of these certificate courses shall be conducted by the Disaster Management Centre of the University of Jammu and advance practical training part shall be conducted by the HAWS.