Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar’s Rajgir.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar, CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha as well as delegates from 17 countries.
The Interim Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University, Prof Abhay Kumar Singh felicitates PM Modi at the inauguration of the new campus of Nalanda University.
Significance of Nalanda Uni
The new campus of the university is close to the site of the ancient ruins of Nalanda. This university was established through the Nalanda University Act of 2010.
Nalanda University was established in the fifth century which attracted students from all over the world. The ancient university flourished for 800 years before it was destroyed by invaders in the 12th century, according to experts.
The new university started functioning in 2014 from a makeshift location with 14 students. Construction work on the university started in 2017.
This university, apart from India, has participation from 17 other nations – Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The university has six schools including the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy & Comparative Religions; the School of Historical Studies; the School of Ecology and Environmental Studies; the School of Sustainable Development and Management.
With inputs from PTI
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