Nalanda University to start 2 new courses: Amartya Sen

PATNA, India - Dec. 9, 2014 - PRLog -- PATNA: After successful start of educational activities at the 'resurrected' Nalanda University (NU) with two new postgraduate courses in ecology and environment and historical studies in September this year, univarsity's first chancellor Amartya Sen said here on Wednesday that Nalanda University was preparing to start two fresh schools - of economics and management studies and public healthcare - from the subsequently academic session.

Speak to media-persons at the city airport, after his visit to the Nalanda University on Tuesday; Mr. Sen said orderly education and public healthcare were two divisions that had stay neglected. He said the PG course in public healthcare will focus on improving the healthcare sector.

He state that it was not easy to make the ambiance that prevailed in the antique Nalanda University over 800 years ago previous to its obliteration, he said the start was however good.

He admires Gopa Sabharwal, the varsity's VC who also was there on the occasion, for her efforts. He also dose gets together with CM Jitan Ram Manjhi and former CM Nitish Kumar throughout his visit to the state.

Talking about his knowledge of communication with the faculty and students of the university, Sen said he experience nostalgic while conversation to them as it made him keep in mind his own student life. He said the University’s atmosphere was warm and active.

1998 Nobel prize in economics winner for his work in welfare economics Mr. Sen said the School of Ecology and Environment Studies was ongoing keeping in view the confronts before Bihar in particular and India in general, posed by the ecological issues.

He said the issues were not incomplete to the macro idea of global warming but concerned more responsive 'local' issues, counting pollution and hydrology.

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