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It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to\u00a0\u201cUGC Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0which was established in 2007 and since then has made significant progress.<\/p>\n

As the name itself explains Centre plays a pivotal role in India especially North India in promoting academic collaborations for changes between India \u2013Australia and India -New Zealand.<\/p>\n

This Centre has immense support from Himachal Pradesh University and with the encouragement of the Honorable Vice Chancellor has entered the second phase of its establishment.<\/p>\n

We earnestly work hard towards understanding Australia and New Zealand- their culture, ethnicities, socio-political set up, economic issues, International relations and tourism and also make Indian perspectives\/ sensibilities accessible to the respective countries.
\nIn contemporary globalised world we wish to create an atmosphere of acceptance and understanding of varied cultures and countries.<\/p>\n

Through our Centre, I wish all who study here success in academic endeavors and personal goals.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Deepali Dhaul
\nDesignation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Director, Centre for Australian and New Zeland\u00a0 Studies,H.P University.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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