Chennai: University of Madras,popularly known as Madras University, hasmade one foreign language mandatory for the postgraduate students in their curriculum, from the next academic session commencing from 2011. G. Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor (VC), University of Madras said that, the University plan to start the initiative with the French language for the Business Management and Computer Science stream students.
Further, Mr Thiruvasagam, while speaking on the sidelines of the Bonjour India Festival, held at the Senate House of the University, said that currently the University offers six foreign languages, including French. The advantages of learning a foreign language are many. He also added that the Consul General of France, as a gesture of goodwill, has offered a complimentary service of a French faculty for six hours a week. As per sources, the University also aims to reach the southern tips of the country by introducing a new regional centre at Madurai. The upcoming regional centre under the university's Directorate of Distance Education would provide students with the facility of spot admission.
