Maharashtra govt launches free online study module to help Ukraine-returned medical students
India Today
The government of Maharashtra has launched an online study module free of cost for students returning from war-torn Ukraine.
The Maharashtra government launched a three-month-long online course for students returning from Ukraine who had left the country while their courses were still incomplete. The course for Ukraine returning students has been designed by the state's health sciences university. The digital content of the course was developed in partnership by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) headquartered at Nashik and a private entity, Elsevier. The study module, which is free of cost, was launched by Maharashtra State Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh and MUHS Vice Chancellor Madhuri Kanitkar.
MUHS VC Madhuri Kanitkar went on to say, "The digital content has been developed by the MUHS with help from Elsevier. It is a voluntary course for the students who have returned from Ukraine. This is a temporary arrangement for the students who at present have no access to education.”
She added that the varsity has additionally developed a downloadable mobile application for the online learning module that enables students to use the study material on their phones.
Informing that the course will be free of cost, MUHS VC said, "Students interested in taking up the online course will have to register themselves on the MUHS portal. No fee will be charged from the students for this course.”
Maharashtra State Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh went on to say that the module will prove to be beneficial for students returning from Ukraine, who should take advantage of it.
He added, "Students pursuing medical education in Ukraine had to return to India due to outbreak of war there.”
“To avoid educational loss of these students, the MUHS and Elsevier have made available useful content for them in a very short period," the minister stated further.
