MUMBAI: The Mumbai University (MU) will soon be launching a certificate course in ‘temple management‘ in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. As the country is home to several major temples, a unique management course, drawing inspiration from real-life examples, will help interested candidates, says the university administration. Based on the interest from students and employment opportunities, the university may extend it to a postgraduate diploma or an MBA programme in future.
The university’s Centre for Hindu Studies and Department of Sanskrit has signed an MoU with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. The focus will be on the comprehensive study of Hindu philosophy. And both the departments will be developing curriculum in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for Certificate, Diploma Courses in online and offline formats. The temple management course is an outcome of the MoU signed with the Oxford Centre.
The six-month certificate course will be started in line with the National Education Policy‘s thrust on incorporating the Indian knowledge system (IKS) in higher education curriculum. The course will be designed with the help of university’s two management schools – Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute – by seeking real-life implementation of management principles in established temples such as Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust and Shegaon’s Gajanan Maharaj Temple or even ISKCON, said a university official.
“Some are managing electricity by making use of solar-operated systems, some are making use of flowers offered by devotees to make incense sticks, which is also creating employment opportunities, some have started using technology to manage queues , there are books written on these practices, which can be used as references,” added the official. Ravikant Sangurde and Madhavi Narsale will be the university’s co-ordinators.
The university’s Centre for Hindu Studies and Department of Sanskrit has signed an MoU with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. The focus will be on the comprehensive study of Hindu philosophy. And both the departments will be developing curriculum in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for Certificate, Diploma Courses in online and offline formats. The temple management course is an outcome of the MoU signed with the Oxford Centre.
The six-month certificate course will be started in line with the National Education Policy‘s thrust on incorporating the Indian knowledge system (IKS) in higher education curriculum. The course will be designed with the help of university’s two management schools – Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute – by seeking real-life implementation of management principles in established temples such as Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust and Shegaon’s Gajanan Maharaj Temple or even ISKCON, said a university official.
“Some are managing electricity by making use of solar-operated systems, some are making use of flowers offered by devotees to make incense sticks, which is also creating employment opportunities, some have started using technology to manage queues , there are books written on these practices, which can be used as references,” added the official. Ravikant Sangurde and Madhavi Narsale will be the university’s co-ordinators.
