Two graduate courses ‘set to roll’ at Nalanda

Positioned as a global centre of research and teaching excellence, Nalanda University is all set to start two postgraduate courses – historical studies and ecology and environment studies – at its Rajgir campus from 1 September this year, writes Subhabrata Guha for TNN.

An announcement to this effect was to be made at the university's governing board meeting in Delhi last Friday. Praising Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the effort his government has put in to make the university a reality Amartya Sen, chancellor of the university, told TOI: "We have cleared all hurdles and are all set to roll.

"We are attracting faculty, students and support staff to Nalanda, considered remote even in India, from across the globe. Nalanda has a unique location, but there will many other distinguishing features of the university, including its curriculum and modes of teaching," the eminent economist said.
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