Nalanda University
| Nalanda University | |
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| founding | November 25, 2010 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Rajgir |
| country | India |
| Website | nalandauniv.edu.in |
The Nalanda University (also known as Nalanda International University ) is a university in Rajgir , near Nalanda , Bihar (India) . The university started its first academic period on September 1, 2014 with 15 students. The university has been using temporary facilities in Rajgir since it was founded, but a modern campus is to be completed by 2020. Nalanda is exclusively dedicated to postgraduate studies .
The university is to build on the tradition of Nalanda as a university location. Nalanda was once the largest teaching center in the ancient world, where people from all over East Asia studied. This teaching center was founded as a Buddhist university in the 5th century, but was destroyed during the Islamic conquest of northern India in the 12th century.
Emergence
 
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Campus location: Rajgir (India) |
Nalanda University Bill
On March 28, 2006, the 11th President of India, A. PJ Abdul Kalam , proposed the idea of rebuilding a university in Nalanda in a speech in the regional parliament of the state of Bihar. The draft law for the re-establishment of Nalanda University was passed on August 21, 2010 in the upper house and on August 26, 2010 in the lower house of the Indian parliament. The draft received presidential approval on September 21, 2010 and became law. The university was founded on November 25th.
International funding
Due to the international importance of the original university location, the 16 member states of the East Asia Summit declared their support in January 2007. The university has received US $ 1.8 million in financial support from member states including Australia, China, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia.
It is estimated that the cost of building the new campus will be around $ 500 million, with another $ 500 million estimated for infrastructure in the area. Therefore, the university seeks further donations from governments, private individuals and religious associations.
The government of Bihar State gave the university over 179 hectares of land to build the new campus. The university is also considered a dream of the Prime Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar .
Infrastructure and architecture
An international architecture competition was held to plan the new campus. The Indian office Vastu Shilpa Consultants emerged as the winner of this competition with a design that provides for zero consumption of energy, water and waste.
Courses
The first academic period of the newly founded university began on September 1, 2014 with 15 students in the fields of history and environmental sciences. A hotel run by the local tourism authority provided accommodation for the first students.
Organization and administration
Board
In 2007 the Indian government set up the Nalanda Mentor Group (NMG) under the chairmanship of the economist Amartya Sen to work out a plan for the international development of the university. This body was also responsible for founding the university. Since the University of Nalanda was founded as a regional initiative of the East Asia Summit (EAS), the NMG also includes representatives from Singapore, China, Japan and Thailand .
The 'NMG' was later renamed to the Board of Directors of Nalanda University.
Departments
So far, three departments have been opened:
- School of Historical Studies
- School of Environment and Ecological Studies
- School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion
The establishment of the following departments is planned:
- School of Languages and Literature
- School of International Relations and Peace Studies
- School of Information Sciences and Technology
- School of Business Management
Web links
- Official website of the university (English, Hindi)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bill No. XLIX of 2010: The Nalanda University Bill, 2010 . Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ↑ lawmin.nic.in ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF).
- ^ Nalanda International University: A Great Initiative . Retrieved August 18, 2008.
- ↑ Nalanda University set to reopen in '10, Amartya on faculty? . In: The Times of India , August 14, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
- ↑ Global competition for Nalanda university design . Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ↑ Global design competition for Nalanda university . Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ↑ Winner of Design Competition (PDF) Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ Nalanda International University begins its first session . In: IANS . news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ Governing Board of Nalanda University . Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ The Seven Schools of Nalanda University . Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
