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Geography and Environmental Studies
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Geography and Environmental Studies


Department objectives

The department aims to provide under and postgraduate students with both subject-specific knowledge and general skills. It aims:

1.      To produce all rounded professionals capable of


-          Understanding the facts and patterns of spatio-temporal processes and  possibilities of human and physical phenomena and their interactions

  • -      Identifying and solving spatio-temporal problems of the physical and human environment
  • -          Comprehending the risks, potentials, and prospects of the country’s  environment in isolation as well as in global perspective
  • -           Generating, analyzing, and presenting spatio-temporal data of physical and human environment using different scientific procedures, models, tools, and techniques
  • -           Demonstrating confidence and conviction that enable them to become positive  role models to society, committed to change and development

2.      Participating in the community by:

  • -          Providing various kinds of professional trainings to the community
  • -          Awakening the general public on environmental problems, their causes, consequences and mobilizing the public for positive actions
  • -          Providing professional consultancy services with the view to accelerate environmental, social and economic progress

3.      Conduct areas in different areas (environment, development, society, economy, etc.) that would help in solving societal problems and disseminate the results thereof.

4.      Establish the system and culture of provision of continuous trainings, consultancy services and conducting research

5.      Enhance customer satisfaction with departmental services by devising the system