Nalanda university to start academic activities from 2014: Sen

The prestigious university, to be headquartered at Nalanda, will start academic activities from September-October 2014 in two subjects - historical studies and environmental studies, Sen told reporters after attending the governing body meeting of the university.

The construction of buildings for the proposed international university will commence as soon as the finalisation of the architect for designing the structure will be finalised by May this year, the Nobel laureate said.

As many as eight architects have been selected through international bidding and one of them will be finalised for designing the structure of the proposed international university so that the works could commence at the earliest, he said.

Sen said that he was hopeful that all six faculties at the Nalanda university will be ready by the next decade.

Another governing body member and MP N K Singh said the international advisory council (IAC) of the proposal university was finalised at today's meeting with the former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo and Singh himself being elected as the chairman of the IAC and chairman of the endowment committee respectively.