‘No quota, no compromise on quality of education’
The Nalanda University will not implement reservation for
Indians or foreign nationals, but it is deeply committed to equity, Nobel
laureate Amartya Sen said here on Sunday.
“We have a deep commitment to equity, to get students from
backgrounds, where they don’t get an opportunity for higher education. The
University’s process is geared towards it. There will be no quota for different
countries. We are guided by equity and there will be no compromise on quality
of education,” Mr. Sen, the University’s Chancellor, said at a press conference
after a meeting of the Governing Board.
A high-power selection panel is currently screening
applications for faculty members. So far the University has received 500
applications, including about 22 per cent from foreign nationals, Sugata Bose,
part of the Board, said.
The varsity plans to begin course this September for the
School of Historical Studies and the School of Ecology and Environment Studies.
A total of 20 faculty members, 10 for each school will be
recruited from the 500 applications.
The process of student enrolment was expected to start by
March end, Vice-Chancellor Gopa Sabharwal said.
While building of the physical infrastructure for the
University was still to get a head start, classes would be held in the seminar
halls of the Rajgir Convention Centre in Nalanda. Two floors of the State owned
Tathagat Vihar hotel would serve as a hostel for students, Ms. Sabharwal said.
On Monday, the first meeting of the International Advisory
Panel will be held in Rajgir, Nalanda district. The meeting will be attended by
several foreign dignitaries, including the former Foreign Minister of Singapore
George Yeo and Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
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