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Bhaktivedanta College Now Accredited
Posted May 12, 2004

The Certificate and Diploma in Vaishnava Studies
accredited by
The University of Wales, Lampeter
in partnership with
Bhaktivedanta College
Radhadesh

Radhadesh, 15 January, 2004

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

By now you may have heard of Bhaktivedanta College, a Vaishnava seminary that was inaugurated in Radhadesh in September 2002. We have been offering a one-year Ministerial Program in Vaishnava Studies, which includes academics, skills, and devotional courses. The purpose of this is to provide a program of systematic education and training, with special emphasis on personal application, to develop the spiritual and cultural legacy of Srila Prabhupada. This enables devotees to offer more effective service within ISKCON and at the same time become qualified to use it in the professional world. The course has been very successful, and the results have exceeded the expectations of both teachers and students.

Bhaktivedanta College has formed a partnership with University of Wales Lampeter (UWL), an acknowledged center for Theology and Religious Studies in the UK. Lampeter is one of the oldest universities in England and Wales, outside of Oxford and Cambridge. Their Department of Theology and Religious Studies has therefore been able to build on a long tradition of Christian theology, while at the same time pioneering new developments in religious studies. Lampeter accredits a number of Christian theological seminaries in the UK through their Open Learning Theology and Religious Studies Programme. Bhaktivedanta College is pleased to be the first Vaishnava seminary in this program. At the end of the current academic year, we will offer a Certificate of Vaishnava Studies, accredited by UWL. Graduates will earn 120 academic credits.

It is expected that our partnership with UWL will lead to the accreditation of further programs offered at the College; initially a Diploma in Vaishnava Studies from September 2005. The credits earned by the Certificate and Diploma are equivalent respectively to years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate study.

We are accepting applications for the 2004-05 year until 15 May 2004. Please contact our Secretary, Alakananda Dasi, at college@pamho.net for further details.

Thank you.

Yours in service to Srila Prabhupada,
Yadunandana Dasa
Bhaktivedanta College Principal

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