A.R.
Rahman,
the
musical
genius
of
India
has
been
selected
by
the
syndicate
of
Middlesex
University,
London,
for
a
honorary
doctorate.A
R
Rahman
Joe
Victor
,
Regional
Director
of
Middlesex
University,
met
A.R.Rahman,
Founder
Principal
and
T.Selvakumar,
Co-Founder
&
CEO
of
KM
Music
Conservatory
in
Chennai
yesterday
and
put
forward
his
University"s
unanimous
decision
to
award
an
Honorary
Doctorate
to
A.R.Rahman,
at
the
annual
Graduation
Ceremony
to
be
held
at
Middlesex
University,
London
in
coming
July.
KM
Music
Conservatory
along
with
Audio
Media
Education,
had
begun
in
July
2008,
to
be
the
first
music
conservatory
in
India
to
specialize
in
Western,
Indian
music
and
Music
Technology.
The
school
hopes
to
train
Indian
students
in
Western
music
Performance,
Composition
and
Music
Technology
at
an
internationally
competitive
level.
The
main
aim
of
the
instituion
is
to
create
India's
own
symphony
orchestra
with
its
own
musicians.
The
Conservatory
has
initiated
a
dialogue
with
the
Regional
Director
South
Asia
of
Middlesex
University,
London,
to
explore
the
possibility
of
developing
an
Academic
Articulation
for
the
Bachelor
of
Arts
Honours
Programmed
for
Music
Composition
and
Music
Performance.
The
Degree
from
Middlesex
University
is
for
three
years
duration.
The
actual
aim
of
KMC
is
to
explore
the
possibility
of
offering
the
first
two
years
of
the
Middlesex
Programme
at
the
KM
Music
Conservatory
in
Chennai
while
the
final
year
will
take
place
at
the
Middlesex
University
in
London.
These
Courses
are
planned
to
start
from
January
2010.