<span style="color: #222222;">In Leh, the University of Ladakh and the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to offer various certificate and diploma courses to defence personnel. In a joint initiative, University Vice Chancellor Prof SK Mehta and Brigadier TJS Counsel have signed the MoU. As per the MoU, the University of Ladakh will offer 15 different types of customised courses ranging from three to twelve months. The courses are available for serving defence personnel and newly recruited Agniveers of 14 Corps and Ladakh Scouts Regiment Centre, to enhance their knowledge to help them in post-retirement life.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, Fire and Fury General Officer Commanding Lieutenant General Anandya Sengupta said, the Indian Army noticed that defence personnel serving in Ladakh lacked the opportunity of acquiring the additional qualifications. He said, in the age of extra qualifications, advanced schooling and competitiveness any additional academic qualifications while serving will help them in their post-retirement life.<br />''<br />''Vice Chancellor Prof SK Mehta said the University of Ladakh has signed 28 different MoUs with various prestigious institutions like ISRO, IITs, IIMs and. The 29th MoU will offer courses like Disaster Risk Reduction, GIS and GPS, Geo Politics and Strategic Studies, Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing, and Chinese and French Languages to defence personnel of the Fire and Fury Corps. Registrar Prof Ashok Sharma said University is ready to offer courses to Agniveers as well.<br />''<br />''Fire and Fury senior officials, University Officials Prof Deskyong Namgyal, Prof Sonam Joldan and LSRC Commanding Officer Col RS Parihar, Lt Col LS Bisht and others were present at the MoU signing ceremony.</span><br />