Greetings to all you budding enviro-enthusiasts and academic professionals alike!! Since so many students and environmental professionals are part of this expanding network, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce one of the finest training institutes for environmental education in our country.
BVIEER was the brainchild of Dr Erach Bharucha, started way back in the early 90's. Gradually it has grown from being an institute founded in his house, to a recognized 'A' grade NAAC accredited institute in Katraj, Pune, as of today. BVIEER conducts post graduate training courses in E.V.S. as well as in Geo-Informatics. The institute has been involved in various projects sponsored by the state as well as central governments over the years, a recent one being a study on the current ecological status and identification of potentially sensitive areas in the Northern Western Ghat region (headed by Dr Madhav Gadgil) which dealt with the conservation of natural resources and biological heritage in this globally recognized hotspot of biodiversity. Students passing out from this institute have known to be well equipped with theoritical as well as practical knowledge through field visits to wildlife sanctuaries, industries, national & international seminars, workshops, etc. The institute also has an international collaboration with the University of Cologne, Germany. Getting a job post training, has never been an issue with the students here, as the faculty is well connected with the current industrial scenario.
More information regarding the courses are given in the link below. I request all of you, especially the green teachers, to go through the BVIEER website and advice students who want to take up safeguarding the environment professionally, to consider this institute seriously as a stepping stone in their career.
GEO-Enviroment Poster FEB2012.pdf
Website: http://ieer.bharatividyapeeth.edu
