Need for new trends in biotechnology education and training

Asian Biotechnology and Development Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-114

  Panduranga Narasimharao, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Clusters; Consortia; Corporate universities; Developing countries; Distance learning; Education; Open learning; Outreach programmes; Tertiary education; Training; Virtual universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955133127     PISSN: 09727566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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