Nalanda University

This Nalanda University has been established in 2010 with great vision and ambition by the Government of India, to make is one of the most prominent and leading centers in the entire world for postgraduate studies and researches in the sectors of liberal arts, social sciences, historical studies, and ecological and environmental studies. This highly ambitious nalanda university derives is inspiration, energies, and vision from the ancient Nalanda University which was established in 5th century CE, and was immensely famous in Asia for its higher education in the areas of Philosophy, Medicine, Mathematics, and Buddhist Studies, especially among the students and scholars of China, Korea, Japan, etc., besides those of India. Very enthusiastically established with sincerely support of the participating countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS, 2007 and 2009) and under a special Act of the Indian Parliament, this new Nalanda University of Bihar has been set up to become a prestigious international institution for top-notch education and cutting-edge researches in the areas of intellectual, historical, philosophical, and spiritual studies. More very enlightening information about this nalanda university bihar, and its elevated and superlative educational and research programs, is being provided hereunder, for help to our myriads of India and global visitors.

The extensive and lavish campus of this nalanda university india, is being well-established and affluently architected over an area of about 450 acres at Bargaon, to become a global center for academic excellence in the concerned fields, and will draw bright and ambitious students and innovative scholars from countries of the world over. The location of its campus is on the placid south-west outskirts of Rajgir town of the Nalanda district of Bihar. This location is just about 12 Km from the historical site of ancient and internationally renowned Nalanda University, and about 110 Km by road from the capital of Bihar, the Patna city. Here, pertinent is to insert that Rajgir has been a world-famous destination of Bihar and India for religious and pilgrimage reasons. This nalanda university bargaon, will initially establish as much as seven giant and magnificent faculty schools, for offering Master's, M. Phil, and Ph. D degrees in related fields/subjects mentioned below. These schools will be the following:

But, in the very first phase, these courses will be commenced from August 2014, with support of its first two inaugural schools. The main areas covered by the School of Historical Studies of this glamorous university will be Global History, Asian Connections, Archaeology, Art History, and Economic History. While the educational and research areas encompassed by the School of Ecology and Environmental Studies will be Human Ecology, Hydrology/Hydro-ecology, Disaster Management, Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, and Energy Studies. These first-class higher studies will be supported and guided by erudite, well-experienced, and innovative teaching faculties and research experts, who could belong to counties of the world over, same like the case of its students.

To support such world-class and superb higher education and research, this nalanda university india, has established, or will establish collaborations and research links with reputed institutions and universities located in countries worldwide. Some of its collaborative partners are - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University (U.S.A); Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A); Borlaug Institute of South Asia (BISA, India); Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore); Chulalongkorn University (Thailand); Peking University (China); Archaeological Survey of India (ASI, India); European Consortium for Asian Field Study (ECAF, France); International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS, Netherlands), and so on. Its library too will be one of the largest and world-class libraries of the world, much like the magnificent library of ancient and glorious Nalanda University. Thus, soon this visionary university is going to become one of the magnanimous and top universities in bihar and India, with worldwide prominence and prestige.