Question: Recently who has appointed as Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre of Asia (CEMCA) by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)?
(a) Ashok Lavasa
(b) Umang Bedi
(c) Dr. Shahid Rasool
(d) Deepak Kumar
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 1 June 2016 the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has appointed Dr Shahid Rasool as Director of Commonwealth Educational Media Centre of Asia (CEMCA).
- Earlier he served , University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee), and the University of Kashmir in various capacities including Head of the Department of Mass Communication.
- He was Director of Educational Multimedia Research Centre at the University of Kashmir(EMRC), for over 10 years, before joining CEMCA.
- He is a former US Fulbright Fellow in Communication Technology, M.A., Ph.D in Mass Communication and Journalism from University of Kashmir.
- He has done M.S. in Communication Technology from Syracuse University, USA.
- Commonwealth Educational Media Centre of Asia (CEMCA) was established by Commonwealth of Learning (COL)in 1994 in response to calls by Asian Commonwealth countries for a greater focus on distance education.
- Its Headquarter is in New Delhi.
Reference:
http://cemca.org.in/dr-shahid-rasool#.V2GU1Lt97IV
http://www.knskashmir.com/news.aspx?news=Commonwealth-of-Learning-appoints-Dr-Shahid-Rasool-as-Director-CEMCA-7901
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/col-appoints-dr-shahid-rasool-as-dir-cemca/218258.html