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| | Refresher Course in Earth Sciences - Resonance - July 2003 |
 | | at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally campus, Hyderabad |
 | | The purpose is to orient university teachers to enable them to offer Internet-based, employment-oriented courses to improve the employability of earth science graduates, through focusing on economically-viable and ecologically sustainable utilization of natural resources, namely, water, soil and minerals. |
 | | In addition to regular course sessions, there will be special addresses by GOP Obasi, Secretary General, WMO, Geneva, and Umberto Cordani, former President of International Union of Geological Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil, a roundtable discussion on Natural resources management, geoscience teaching and employment, and evening lectures on topics of relevance to geoscience employment. |
| www.ias.ac.in /resonance/July2003/July2003Information.html (435 words) |
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