| awards & achievement ! |
In the last 36 years, NISWASS has grown in size and in substantive areas of functioning. Some of the highlights of its achievements are as follows: |
- NISWASS is affiliated to the University of Utkal, Sambalpur and Berhampur in the State of Odisha. The Vice Chancellors of all these Universities happen to be in the Board of Governors of NISWASS.
- It has also been recognized by each of them as an Advanced Research Centre.
The Institute has already been recognized by the University Grants Commission under Sections 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956.
Utkal University and the Government of Odisha separately have recommended the application of NISWASS filed with the University Grants Commission for conferring on NISWASS of a Deemed University.
- As an Institution catering to teaching and training in professional social work courses, NISWASS has been recognized and taken as a member of the Association of Schools of Social Work in India (ASSWI), New Delhi.
- NISWASS has been adjudged after evaluation as one of the best centres for imparting Non-Formal Education by the Government of India in the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
- NISWASS has been recognized as a Nodal Centre for the purpose of evaluation and inspections, Family Counseling Centres, etc. by the Central Social Welfare Advisory Board, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
- NISWASS publishes its research reports in the form of books, monographs and handbooks. It also publishes a journal, The Fourth World (bi-annually in English). Its Journal has been registered under the Press and Registration Act and has also obtained the ISSN number.
- Also, its development workers are active in more that ten thousand villages in Orissa and are engaged in carrying out various development works in addition to implementing education, health, skill improvement training, etc. focusing on women, children, disabled and other rural people and urban slums.
- NISWASS has been accepted by CAPART for training of trainers from various NGOs to conduct training of the Social Animators.
NISWASS has been able to establish two prestigious Chairs for advanced research and training viz.
Dr. Ambedkar Chair on Social Work,
- Shri K.R. Narayanan (Late President of Indian) Chair on Social Communication.
NISWASS had entered into international collaboration arrangements with the University of Missouri, Columbia (USA), the South Asian Institute (SAI, University of Heidleberg (Germany) and the Free University of Berlin (Germany) in matters of research, publications, faculty visits, and students’ exchange programmes. “Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)” have already been signed with the concerned University authorities. But relationship is active in the case of the Free University of Berlin.
- The NISWASS has true to its objectives, been engaged in very innovative, constructive and benignly transformative process of development is confirmed by the fact that it has been the first ever recipient in 1994 of the prestigious Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Nation Award instituted by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, consisting of the Vice-President of India, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a Judge of the Supreme Court, the Governor of Maharastra and other eminent members. The award was handed over by the President of Indian in presence of the Vice-President and Prime Minister to Dr. R. K. Nayak, the Founder of NISWASS.
NISWASS had entered into international collaboration arrangements with the University of Missouri, Columbia (USA), the South Asian Institute
(SAI, University of Heidleberg (Germany) and the Free University of Berlin (Germany) in matters of research, publications, faculty visits, and students’ exchange programmes.Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)” have already been signed with the concerned University authorities. But relationship is active in the case of the Free University of Berlin.
The NISWASS has true to its objectives, been engaged in very innovative, constructive and benignly transformative process of development is confirmed by the fact that it has been the first ever recipient in 1994 of the prestigious Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Nation Award instituted by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, consisting of the Vice-President of India, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a Judge of the Supreme Court, the Governor of Maharastra and other eminent members. The award was handed over by the President of Indian in presence of the Vice-President and Prime Minister to Dr. R. K. Nayak, the Founder of NISWASS.
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