Nalanda University Begins 1st Academic Session on 1 September 2014

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Hearty Congratulations to the Team Nalanda for reviving this temple of learning. Hats Off!

Ancient Nalanda University was situated in Patliputra, now called Patna, the state of Capital of Bihar in India. The buzz is that, 1000 applicants submitted applications from around the world. The university commenced it first academic session on 1 September 2014 with 10 male students and 5 female students and 10 faculty members. Gopa Sabbarwal has honor of being First Vice Chancellor. Congrats again. According to yahoo news network, "We are ready to start the academic session of Nalanda University Monday," Vice Chancellor Gopa Sabhrawal told IANS.

I dig inside internet data base to find more about Nalanda University. Here we go:

Nalanda University Post Graduate Admissions 2014

Nalanda is the oldest known centre of higher learning worldwide – a byword for international harmony, peace and tolerance. And now a great global university combining ancient thought with modern scientific learning, located in Raigir, Bihar


Nalanda University announces Admission for its two year Master’s Degree Programme in its inaugural Schools of:

• School of Ecology and Environment Studies
• School of Historical Studies

For details of the programme and the process of admission, please log on to www.nalandauniv.edu.in

Nalanda University is an international University created by an act of the Indian Parliament in 2010, under the aegis of the East-Asia Summit, to promote global inclusiveness, strengthen inter-Asian interactions and develop inter-civilization dialogue. Nalanda University seeks to build a truly international community of teaching, learning and research that will bring together scholars and students of the East-Asia Summit countries and beyond. It will set global standards of academic excellence and research that will create responsible leaders of the twenty first century.