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The Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (BTESSC) is the arm of theological education under the Senate of Serampore College (University).〔Wati Longchar () Towards a common strategy and mechanism〕〔Christian Conference of Asia () TOWARDS A COMMON STRATEGY AND MECHANISM TO FACILITATE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH ASIA CHURCHES〕 BTESSC was formed in 1975. The Senate of Serampore College (University) under which the BTESSC was constituted is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f)〔Under Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956, ''University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act.'' The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since ''The Serampore College Act, 1918'' was passed by the Government of West Bengal.()〕 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956〔(The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 )〕 ''(as modified up to 20 December 1985)''. In fact, Serampore was the first institution〔Murli Manohar Joshi, Higher Education in India Vision and Action, A paper presented at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in the Twenty First Century, Paris, 5–9 October 1998. Internet, accessed 22 August 2008. ()〕 to be given the status of a university in India.〔''Ibid''〕 The current President of the BTESSC is Rev. Dr John S. Sadananda. The BTESSC is one of the major representative bodies of churches legally constituted and responsible for administering theological education in South Asia〔Wati Longchar, "Challenges for Ecumenical Theological Education : Towards a common strategy and mechanism", () Jorhat, 2002, p.2〕 ==Membership== The BTESSC is a participating member in the World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions〔(WOCATI web site. Internet, accessed 28 June 2008 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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