New courses in aviation law, capital markets

National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) Law University has announced its decision to launch a Master’s programme in insurance risk management and capital markets.
Students working as ground staff, aircraft engineers, lawyers, will be the primary beneficiaries. “Though any graduate can apply for the course, preference will by given to those associated with the aviation industry. The classes will be held at the NALSAR campus during weekends. Content will also be available online,” stated Singh.
NALSAR will offer the diploma course in two semesters with four papers each. Students will also be expected to submit field project work. The fee for the entire couse is Rs 40,000, approximately. Also, more and more people will be interested in different kind of investments,”informed Veer Singh, vice-chancellor, NALSAR.
The university will offer this two-year residential programme in collaboration with the Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM) from the next academic year. The course fee will be approximately Rs 4 lakhs. “…It is in league with this that we are also starting a postgraduate diploma course in aviation law. The one-year programme will be offered in collaboration with the Institute of Applied Aviation Management (IAAM), Calicut,” he added.
” …This particular course will offer knowledge about aviation laws, rules, security management, international cooperation and civil aviation laws set by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO),” Singh stated.
15/12/08 Surbhi Bhatia/Times of India