ALIGARH, Feb. 12 -- ALIGARH : Students of the Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, Aligarh Muslim University, have secured prestigious academic and professional positions at leading national and international institutions, reflecting the department's growing academic stature.

At the international level, Ms Areena has been selected for a PhD programme at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, while Mr Md Zaid Qamar has secured admission to the International PhD Programme under the UNESCO Chair in Environment, Resource and Sustainable Development at Parthenope University of Naples, Italy.

Nationally, Mr Ahsan Sayeed has been selected for the PhD programme in Geomatics at IIT Guwahati. In addition, Ms Mantash...