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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies

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About the Department

The Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies (CNHDS) at University of Madras was born of a major initiative on the part of the University in response to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

The idea of setting up of Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies subsequently got a big stimulus by the patronage received from former Vice Chancellor Dr.Thandavan University of Madras. The idea eventually turned into ground reality with the seal of approval of the syndicate of Madras University on 2015. 

 

The activities of the centre got a further boost when the Government of Tamil Nadu also accorded its approval for setting of integrated course for Disaster Management. Ever since, the Centre has moved forward from strength to strength, with the passage of time. Today, its main strength lies in its vision for Disaster Free India, its multidisciplinary expertise, its International and National linkages and its vibrant work programme driven by Innovation and Ideas.  Being located in the campus of a highly progressive and reputed University, it also has the gift of continuous association with fertile young minds.

Objective

Natural Hazards and Disaster Management Studies (NHDMS) is a multidisciplinary area which includes geography, geology and other geo-science disciplines keeping this in view, it is proposed to have a two year Masters programme in Disaster Management. 

The main objective of the course is to train students in the fundamental and applied aspects of Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies. 

It also aims at making the students to specialize in advanced areas to understand the concept, theory, model and scientific explanation of consequences and mitigation process of any unfortunate incidents like disaster and calamities.

 

The course also aims to encourage and nurture high creativity and innovative idea among the students.  Special emphasis will be given on translational research and training in Disaster studies which are considered to be productive technologies and have direct relevance to our country.

Mission

Spreading the in-depth awareness among the community and sensitizing them for disaster management which reduces the Loss Prevention and Disaster Free India 

Vision

The Centre envisages imparting and gaining knowledge for holistic understanding of the disaster and help to develop the leadership skill to build a sustainable, environment-friendly world.

Target Groups and Careers

The M.Sc. is mainly intended for those who are involved in the geospatial data inventory, hazard mapping, emergency planning and response management in different sectors.

  • Commercial sector, environmental agencies, local and national government, research, and academia
  • National survey and mapping organizations, International organizations, United Nations etc.
  • Disaster Management Authorities
  • Application oriented organizations (cadastre, local authorities, utilities companies, natural resources surveys,
  • environment, private geoinformation production organizations),
  • Private sector,(examples: Information technology industry, GIS consulting firms, Environmental management
  • agencies, Tourist industry, Utility companies, E-commerce, Mineral exploration, environmental consultancy,
  • project officers, programmers and sales managers
  • Emergency services, Public health and epidemiology, Planning and urban development, Crime mapping,
  • Transportation and infrastructure

Our Faculties

Professor and Head

Dr. R. Jaganathan

M.Sc,PGDEE, Ph.D

  rjnathan@unom.ac.in    9144 2539 9661

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Course Offered

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M.Phil Scholars

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