Kaziranga University
| Kaziranga University | |
|---|---|
| ASSAM KAZIRANGA UNIVERSITY | |
| Latin: University Kaziranga | |
| Motto | Knowledge and Beyond |
| Established | 2012 |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | UGC & AICTE |
| Chancellor | M.D. Khaitan |
| President | Dr. P.K. Mishra |
| Dean | Dr. Biswarup Saikia (School of Engineering & Technology), Prof. Jahar Bagchi (School of Business) |
| Director | Prof. Arnab Sarma |
| Location | Koraikhowa, Jorhat, Assam, India |
| Campus | Sub urban |
| Nickname | KU |
| Mascot | The Indian One Horn Rhino |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission |
| Website | Official Website |
The Assam Kaziranga University [1][2][3] [4][5](known as Kaziranga University) is a Private university established through the Assam Kaziranga University Act, 2012 [6] created under Assam Private Universities Act 2007 in the State of Assam, India in the year 2012. The University is located near the city of Jorhat, in the State of Assam, India. The university is one of its kind in the region of North East India offering courses in various fields.
Organisation
The university provides courses in Engineering, Management, Commerce and Basic sciences. It has four constituent institutes:
- Kaziranga University School of Business.
- Kaziranga University School of Engineering and Technology.
- Kaziranga University School of Basic Sciences.
- Kaziranga University School of Computing Sciences.
Partnerships
It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK's University of Plymouth,[4][7][8] to facilitate exchange of learning, faculty and students between the two universities and with Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU) [9][10][11][12][13] of United Kingdom for joint research and student cum faculty exchange programme. Recently MBA students were taken to Nanyang Technological University as per their educational program.
References
- ↑ Private Universities - University Grants Commission
- ↑ http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/alluniversity.pdf
- ↑ University
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kaziranga University to open up in Jorhat - Yahoo! News India
- ↑ State to get its third private university - Times Of India
- ↑ Kaziranga University to start session in July - Times Of India
- ↑ Plymouth ties up with Kaziranga University - Hindustan Times
- ↑ University of Plymouth signs MoU with Kaziranga University - Times Of India
- ↑ Kaziranga University ties up with UK institution | Edu-Leaders
- ↑ Kaziranga University ties up with UK institution | Business Standard
- ↑ Kaziranga University ties up with Cardiff Metropolitan University UK - Economic Times
- ↑ Kaziranga University ties up with UK institution for joint research and exchange programme - Times Of India
- ↑ Business Line : News / Education : Kaziranga University ties up with UK varsity