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  2. Nalanda University - Wikipedia

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    Nālandā University (NU; ISO: Nālandā Vishwavidyalaya) is a premier research university located in the ancient city of Rajgir in the state of Bihar, India.Designated as an Institute of National Importance (INI) and excellence, it is the flagship project of the Ministry of External Affairs (India) [8] and the direct successor of the Nalanda monastery of medieval Magadha.

  3. Nalanda mahavihara - Wikipedia

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    Nalanda University (also known as Nalanda International University) is an international and research-intensive university located in the historical city of Rajgir in Bihar, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament to emulate the famous ancient university of Nalanda, which functioned between the 5th and 13th centuries.

  4. Ancient institutions of learning in the Indian subcontinent

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    First university. The University of ancient Taxila was a renowned Buddhist ancient institute of higher-learning located in the city of Taxila as well. According to scattered references that were only fixed a millennium later, it may have dated back to at least the fifth century BC. [1]

  5. Amartya Sen - Wikipedia

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    The university was intended to be a revival of Nalanda mahavihara, an ancient educational centre. [46] [47] He chaired the Social Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize from 2009 to 2011, and the Humanities jury from 2012 to 2018. [48] On 19 July 2012, Sen was named the first chancellor of the proposed Nalanda University (NU). [49]

  6. Patna - Wikipedia

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    Nalanda University (also known as Nalanda International University) is an established university in Rajgir, around 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Patna. The University, created as a revival of an ancient centre of learning at Nalanda, began its first academic session on 1 September 2014. [264] It attracts students from across the globe. [265]

  7. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara - Wikipedia

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    Nava Nalanda Mahavihara was founded to develop as a centre of higher studies in Pali and Buddhism along the lines of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara. From the beginning, the Institute functioned as a residential institution with few Indian and foreign students. [1] It became a Deemed university in 2006. [2]

  8. Education in Bihar - Wikipedia

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    [16] [17] Chanakya National Law University and Chandragupt Institute of Management were established in the later half of 2008 and now attracts students from not just within Bihar but also students from far flung states. Nalanda International University is established in 2014 with active investment from countries such as Japan, Korea, and China ...

  9. Arvind Panagariya - Wikipedia

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    He is currently the Chancellor of the modern Nalanda University at Rajgir, Bihar; [4] established as a successor to the historic Nalanda University by the Nalanda University Act, 2010. He has published widely on free trade as well as on the development of the Indian economy [ 5 ] He is the brother of noted neurologist and medical researcher Dr ...