The Hindu Business Line : EFL University seeks 200 acres from Govt

Hyderabad, Dec. 12 The English and Foreign Languages (EFL) University has requested the State Government to allot 200 acres of land in view of the massive expansion plans.

The Hyderabad-based Central University had also requested the Centre for Rs 500-crore financial support during the XI Plan period, Mr Abhai Maurya, Vice-Chancellor, told newspersons here on Tuesday.

“Our vision is to make EFL a world class university over the next five years. Apart from the traditional stream, we will be taking up inter-disciplinary and inter-cultural language studies in a big way,” Mr Maurya said.

Apart from introducing five-year integrated masters’ programme, the university (formerly called Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages which was upgraded to a Central University status in December 2006), would now offer over 92 courses spread over 16 schools. “Till recently there were only three schools and we felt that academics should be strengthened,” he said.

Efforts are on to introduce postgraduate programmes in journalism and mass communications, among others, he added.

To support the academic restructuring and subsequent expansion in number students and scholars, a hostel for international students (for 2,000 students) would be constructed besides an international guest house for 2,000 guests.

“The aim is to make EFL the most preferred destination for non-English speaking students from across the world,” the Vice-Chancellor said.

“We have a major constraint of place as we have now 37-acre campus. A request has been made to the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, to allot 200 acres of land and we hope for the best,” Mr Maurya said.

The administration had noticed a job-racket pertaining to the previous days when the CIEFL was in existence. “We are stunned when some people approached us with fake appointment letters. Our investigation revealed that this was the handiwork of a former reader in the Centre for German Studies and an offset machine operator in the publications unit of the department,” the V-C said.

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