Nalanda University - wikipedia Nalanda University This article is about the university established in Rajgir in 2014. For the university established in 1951 at the ancient site of Nalanda, see Nava Nalanda Mahavihara. Nalanda University University Logo Type Central University Established 2014 ( 2014 ) Chancellor Dr. Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sunaina Singh Academic staff 30 ( 2016 ) Students 130 ( 2016 ) Location Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, India Website nalandauniv.edu.in Nalanda University ( also known as Nalanda International University ) is located in Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, India. The University began its first academic session on September 1, 2014 with 15 students including five women. Initially set up with temporary facilities in Rajgir, a modern campus is expected to be finished by 2020. Nalanda is exclusively a post-graduate and doctoral school. Contents 1 Formation and construction 1.1 Nalanda University Bill 1.2 International funding 1.3 Infrastructure and architecture 1.4 Classes 2 Organization and administration 2.1 Governance 2.2 Schools and departments 3 Timeline 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Others Formation and construction Rajgir Campus Location in India : Rajgir Nalanda University Bill On 28 March 2006 the 11th President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam proposed the idea while addressing the Joint Session of the Bihar Vidhan Mandal for revival of Nalanda university. The Nalanda University Bill, 2010 was passed on 21 August 2010 in Rajya Sabha and 26 August 2010 in Lok Sabha. The bill received Presidential assent on 21 September 2010 thereby becoming an Act. The University came into existence on 25 November 2010, when the Act was implemented. International funding Despite the international dimension of the project being repeatedly stressed, the total amount received from the participating countries in the East Asia summit, including Australia, China, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia, is Rs. 12.45 crore ( 1.8 million dollars ). Surpassing the foreign government contributions, former Chancellor George Yeo 's initiative to raise funds from private Singaporeans has led to a pledge of 10 million Singapore dollars ( Rs. 48.89 crore ) for the library building. Japan promised to finance the construction but has not paid anything. Singapore may not pay for the library, now that Yeo has resigned. Gopa Sabharwal has been appointed the first Vice-Chancellor of this university in February 2011. It has been estimated that US $500 m will be required to build the new facility, with a further US $500 m needed to sufficiently improve the surrounding infrastructure. The group is looking for donations from governments, private individuals and religious groups. The State Government of Bihar handed over 443 acres ( 179 ha ) of land acquired from local people, to the University, where construction work has not begun. It is a dream project of the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar. Infrastructure and architecture For best architectural design, a global competition was held for construction of an international state - of - the - art institution. Vastu Shilpa Consultants have been selected as the winner of the design competition with dbHMS providing the triple net - zero energy, water and waste strategic plan. Classes The academic session of the University started on 1 September 2014 with 15 students in the School of Historical Sciences and the School of Environment and Ecology. A hotel operated by Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation in Rajgir would provide initial hostel accommodation. Organization and administration Governance The university 's visitor is the President of India. The chancellor and chairperson of the governing board is Vijay Bhatkar. The vice-chancellor is Sunaina Singh. The governing board comprises the chancellor, vice-chancellor, five members from the countries with highest contribution ( India, China, Australia, Laos and Thailand ), a secretary, two representatives from the Government of Bihar, a representative from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and three persons in the category of `` Renowned Academician or Educationist '', Arvind Sharma, Lokesh Chandra and Arvind Panagariya. Schools and departments Currently three schools have been established : School of Historical Studies School of Environment and Ecological Studies School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion The following schools will be started later, in a phased manner : School of Languages and Literature School of International Relations and Peace Studies School of Information Sciences and Technology School of Business Management ( Public Policy and Development Studies ) Timeline Xuanzang Memorial Hall in Nalanda, Bihar, India. On 9 December 2006, the New York Times detailed a plan to spend $1 billion to revive Nalanda University near the ancient site. A consortium led by Singapore and including China, India, Japan and other nations will attempt to raise $500 million to build a new university and another $500 million to develop necessary infrastructure. The holy relic of Xuanzang, consisting of the skull bone in a crystal casket, was to be moved from Patna Museum to Xuanzang Memorial Hall at Nalanda in a bulletproof case either in January - end or early February 2007. On 28 May 2007, Merinews reported that the revived university 's enrolment will be 1,137 in its first year, and 4,530 by the fifth. In the second phase, enrolment will reach 5,812. On 12 June 2007, News Post India reported that the Japanese diplomat Noro Motoyasu said that `` Japan will fund the setting up an international university in Nalanda in Bihar. '' The report goes on to say that `` The proposed university will be fully residential, like the ancient seat of learning at Nalanda. In the first phase of the project, seven schools with 46 foreign faculty members and over 400 Indian academics would come up. ''... `` The university will impart courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with other subjects. A renowned international scholar will be its chancellor. '' On 15 August 2007, The Times of India reported that Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had accepted an offer to join the revived Nalanda International University sometime in September 2007. '' But he later dissociated himself from the project. On 5 May 2008, NDTV reported that, according to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, the foundation of the university would likely be in the year 2009 and the first teaching class could begin in a few years from then. Sen, who heads the Nalanda Mentor Group, said the final report, in this regard, is expected to be presented to the East Asia Summit in December 2008. On 11 May 2008, The Times of India reported that the host nation India and a consortium of East Asian countries met in New York to further discuss Nalanda plans. It was decided that Nalanda would largely be a post-graduate research university, with the following schools : Buddhist Studies, Philosophy, and Comparative Religion ; Historical Studies ; International Relations and Peace ; Business Management and Development ; Languages and Literature ; and Ecology and Environmental Studies. The objective of the university was claimed to be `` aimed at advancing the concept of an Asian community... and rediscovering old relationships. '' On 16 December 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao contributed US $1 million for the Nalanda University during his visit to India. In May 2011, George Yeo confirmed his support of the project to Nitish Kumar. During May, Nitish Kumar also met SM Krishna to receive reassurance that the Central Government would allocate sufficient funds to the project. On 7 July 2011, iNewsOne reported that a global competition will be held to get the best architectural design for the Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar, officials said. `` For the sake of the best design for Nalanda university, a global competition will be held soon '', said N.K. Singh, a member of the Nalanda Mentor Group ( NMG ) headed by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. On 16 September 2011, Zee News reported that former president APJ Abdul Kalam has dissociated himself from the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar. On 15 Nov 2011 the Economic Times announced that China 's ambassador to India, Zhang Yan had handed over a cheque of USD 1 million for the building of a Chinese - type library. On 1 May 2012, Zee News announced that architecture students from the National University of Singapore ( NUS ) had drawn up a master plan for the revival of the ancient Nalanda University. They wished to present this draft plan to the Nalanda University directors later this year and participate in the final competition for the Nalanda campus master plan, according to Ng Si Jia, the group leader of the architecture students from NUS. Times of India reported that the work for the construction of the University would begin by December 2013. It would be a `` Net Zero '' campus and will use green technologies like DEVAP. Vastu Shilpa Consultants of Ahmedabad won the Architecture Design Contest for the university and will build the campus. In May 2014, Times of India reported that Nalanda University will start classes from September 2014. 2 September 2014, The Telegraph reported on the first batch of students to study at the university. On February 19, 2015 Amartya Sen wrote an open letter to the Governing Board expressing regret that he had to leave the post of chancellor by June 2015 due to the Central Government 's deliberate inaction over his term renewal decision. He lamented political interference in academic matters. On 6 July 2015, George Yeo, former Minister of Singapore took charge as the new Chancellor of Nalanda University. On 25 November 2016, George Yeo resigned as the chancellor of Nalanda University accusing the Indian government of failing to maintain the university 's autonomy. This came following the sudden replacement of the governing board with a new one ending the long - standing associations of eminent persons like Amartya Sen with the university. Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor on 25 January 2017 by President Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as Visitor to Nalanda University May 29, 2017 Interim Vice Chancellor Pankaj Mohan resigned after student protests claiming he sheltered a student accused of multiple instances of sexual harassment. References Jump up ^ `` Man behind India 's first supercomputer ' Param ' to head Nalanda University - Times of India ''. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Prof Sunaina Singh appointed Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University ''. www.nalandauniv.edu.in. Retrieved 17 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Devraj, Ranjit. `` Political meddling causes Nalanda University turmoil ''. University World News. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Bill No. XLIX of 2010 : THE NALANDA UNIVERSITY BILL, 2010 '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 4 November 2011. Jump up ^ http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/regionallanguages/THE%20NALANDA%20UNIVERSITY%20ACT,%202010%20(39%20OF%202010).pdf Jump up ^ `` Nalanda International University : A Great Initiative ''. Retrieved 18 August 2008. Jump up ^ Buncombe, Andrew ( 4 August 2010 ). `` Oldest university on earth is reborn after 800 years ''. The Independent. London. Retrieved 13 July 2011. Jump up ^ Sinha, Ashish ( 14 August 2008 ). `` Nalanda University set to reopen in ' 10, Amartya on faculty ? ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Global competition for Nalanda university design ''. Retrieved 13 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` Global design competition for Nalanda university ''. Retrieved 13 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` Winner of Design Competition '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 6 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda International University begins its first Session ''. IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Governance at Nalanda University ''. www.nalandauniv.edu.in. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Seven schools of Nalanda University ''. Retrieved 28 October 2012. Jump up ^ `` Really Old School, '' Garten, Jeffrey E. New York Times, 9 December 2006. Jump up ^ `` Timesofindia.indiatimes.com is temporarily unavailable ''. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda Int'l University : A commendable initiative '', K. jha, Ashok, Merinews, 28 May 2007. Jump up ^ `` Japan Eager To Invest in Nalanda University, '' News Post India, 12 June 2007. Jump up ^ `` Press release ( PR ) distribution / newswire service from India PRwire ''. Indiaenews.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Kalam to join Nalanda University soon, '' The Times of India, 15 August 2007. Jump up ^ `` Kalam to join Nalanda Univ soon ''. Hindustan Times. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` APJ Kalam dissociates himself from Nalanda Univ ''. Zeenews.india.com. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Kalam not ready to reconsider decision on Nalanda : Nitish, IBN Live News ''. Ibnlive.in.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda to move from ruins to riches '', 11 May 2008. Jump up ^ `` China contributes USD 1 million for Nalanda University ( newKerala.com News # 106258 ) ''. Newkerala.com. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Straits Times ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` CM seeks funds for Nalanda university -- TOI Mobile The Times of India Mobile Site ''. M.timesofindia.com. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Kalam opts out of Nalanda University revival project ''. Hindustan Times. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` APJ Abdul Kalam dissociates himself from Rs 2000 crore Nalanda University project ''. The Times of India. 16 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` China donates one million $ for Nalanda University revival ''. The Times of India. 15 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Singapore students ' master plan for Nalanda Univ ''. Zeenews.india.com. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda University campus work to begin this December ''. The Times of India. 13 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda University to start classes in September : Amartya Sen ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda 2.0, 800 years on ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Modi govt does not want me to continue as Nalanda University chancellor : Amartya Sen ''. Times of India. PTI. Feb 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Dr. Amartya Sen 's letter to Board members of Nalanda University ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Nalanda University ''. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Singapore 's former foreign minister George Yeo resigns as chancellor of India 's Nalanda University ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda University 's ' autonomy hit ', chancellor George Yeo quits ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Founder of Indian supercomputing Dr Bhatkar appointed new VC Nalanda University ''. The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nalanda university VC quits over ' sex assault ' by students ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nalanda University. Official website Reviving Nalanda University : A vision by Amartya Sen Others Nalanda University Blog Master plan for reviving Nalanda University Bureaucratic hurdles delaying Nalanda varsity China voices backing for Nalanda project as board meets in Beijing Ancient Dharmic centres of higher learning Early centres of learning Taxila Nalanda Somapura Vikramashila Further centres of learning Bikrampur Vihara Jagaddala Mahavihara Kanchipuram Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics Manyakheta Nagarjunakonda Odantapuri Pandit Vihara Ratnagiri Shalban Vihara Sharada Peeth Sunethradevi Pirivena Vallabhi Varanasi Vidyalankara Pirivena Vidyodaya Pirivena Vikramashila Central universities of India Central universities Aligarh Muslim University Assam University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Central Agricultural University Dr. Hari Singh Gour University English and Foreign Languages University Indian Maritime University Indira Gandhi National Open University Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Jamia Millia Islamia Jawaharlal Nehru University Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Manipur University Maulana Azad National Urdu University Mizoram University Nagaland University North Eastern Hill University Pondicherry University Rajiv Gandhi University Sikkim University Tezpur University Tripura University University of Allahabad University of Delhi University of Hyderabad Visva - Bharati University New central universities ( 19 ) Central University of South Bihar Central University of Gujarat Central University of Himachal Pradesh Central University of Haryana Central University of Jammu Central University of Jharkhand Central University of Karnataka Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kerala Central University of Orissa Central University of Punjab Central University of Rajasthan Central University of Tamil Nadu Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Mahatma Gandhi Central University Nalanda University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University South Asian University Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards. Universities in Bihar State Aryabhatta Knowledge University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University Bihar Agricultural University Chanakya National Law University Jai Prakash University Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Lalit Narayan Mithila University Magadh University Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University Nalanda Open University Patna University Rajendra Agricultural University Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Veer Kunwar Singh University Central Central University of South Bihar Mahatma Gandhi Central University Nalanda University Deemed Nava Nalanda Mahavihara India portal Bihar portal Education portal University portal Coordinates : 25 ° 04 ′ 48 '' N 85 ° 16 ′ 12 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.08000 ° N 85.27000 ° E ﻿ / 25.08000 ; 85.27000 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nalanda_University&oldid=800942715 '' Categories : Universities in Bihar 2014 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 2014 Postgraduate schools Education in Nalanda district Nalanda Rajgir Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links EngvarB from October 2013 Use dmy dates from October 2013 All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from July 2015 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা भोजपुरी Deutsch हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia ಕನ್ನಡ मराठी မြန်မာဘာသာ नेपाली 日本 語 ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی संस्कृतम् தமிழ் తెలుగు Edit links This page was last edited on 16 September 2017, at 17 : 49. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who has been appointed as the new chancellor of nalanda university
Answer: Dr. Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar