Oldest university on earth is reborn after 800 years
Nalanda University in Bihar, India, was the first great university in recorded history and one of the world's first residential university. In its heyday, it accommodated over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers. Originally the university was established in 5th century AD by Gupta Kings. It was destroyed in a war in 1197, when it was just the same time that Oxford was being established and Cambridge had not yet been born.
Nalanda will rise again, thanks to a high-level international team of consultants, including Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sena. The new university will also be residential, offering courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with social sciences. The first academic session is set to start from 2014.
Experts believe the establishment of the university would act as a global reminder of India's history as a center of learning and culture.
Nalanda will rise again, thanks to a high-level international team of consultants, including Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sena. The new university will also be residential, offering courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with social sciences. The first academic session is set to start from 2014.
Experts believe the establishment of the university would act as a global reminder of India's history as a center of learning and culture.
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