Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL)

If you want to make a career out of an interest in Intellectual Property Rights, consider doing the one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL) at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). Intellectual Property practitioners in India have appreciated the programme for its inputs. The programme, offered in the distance mode, has the following courses:

i) Basic Principles and Acquisition of IPRs;
ii) Ownership and Enforcement of IPRs;
iii) Information Technology related IPRs;
iv) Biotechnology and IPRs.

Besides the above courses, the candidate must do a dissertation.
For more details contact
NLSIU,
Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore-5600242.
Ph: 23160532, 23160533.
www.nls.ac.in; E-mail: ded@nls.ac.in

MBA in Travel and Tourism

Since the phenomenon of large numbers of people thronging a place as visitors and what happens to the environment as a result are deeply interrelated, courses in tourism should ideally have modules teaching aspects of environment protection as well. Courses in Tourism, Travel and Hospitality (TTH) along with programmes in Ecotourism, Sustainability in Environment, Disaster Mitigation, and Management have become popular as there are many opportunities at various levels.

The popularity of these courses has made several institutions popular among many aspirants. Affiliated to the University of Kerala, the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) (www.kittstour.org) offers a two-year MBA in Travel and Tourism. The institute also offers short-term programmes in Front Office Management and Tour Guiding, besides programmes for those who want to be part of airline hospitality.

The other institutions offering programmes in Tourism are:

• Master of Tourism Management (MTA), Department of Commerce, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

• MTA, Department of Tourism Studies, Christ University (www.christuniversity.in), Hosur Road, Bangalore. E-mail: hod.ts@christuniversity.in

• The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) (www.iittm.org), Gwalior, is a Union Ministry of Tourism entity that is focused on quality manpower development in the TTH segment. Address: IITTM, Govindpuri, Gwalior–474011. Ph: 0751-2437300. E-mail: iittm@sancharnet.in

Bachelor of Technology (Dairy Technology)

In 1970, the White Revolution (Operation Flood), a rural development programme launched by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), led to the infusion of professionalism in the field of cooperatives. Ever since then the need for professionally qualified dairy technologists has been only growing.

Under the aegis of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (Bidar) (www.kvafsu.kar.nic.in), the Veterinary College, Bangalore, conducts a four-year Bachelor of Technology (Dairy Technology) course. A flagship programme of the college, it attracts many of those interested in the field. For more details, write to the Veterinary College, Bellary Road, Bangalore.

The programme in dairy technology focuses on the management and development of the dairy sector. One can confidently say that there are ample job opportunities for the students of dairy technology and management. Today, one can see a more organized sector that has helped farmers break into the big league and ensure quality economics. You can be part of the revolution.