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International funding
Japan and Singapore are financing the construction work, with contributions totalling around US$100 million.[18] Gopa Sabharwal has been appointed the first Vice-Chancellor of this university in February 2011.
It has been estimated that US$500m will be required to build the new facility, with a further US$500m needed to sufficiently improve the surrounding infrastructure. The group is looking for donations from governments, private individuals and religious groups.[8]
The State Government of Bihar handed over 443 acres of sprawling land acquired from local people, to the University, where construction work has begun. It is a dream project of the former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam.[19]
Governing Board
In 2007, the Government of India constituted a Nalanda Mentor Group (NMG) under the Chairmanship of Professor Amartya Sen to examine the framework of international co-operation, and proposed structure of partnership, which would govern the establishment of this University as an international centre of education. The University of Nalanda is proposed to be established under the aegis of the East Asia Summit (EAS), as a regional initiative. The NMG also has representatives from Singapore, China, Japan and Thailand.
Later the Nalanda Mentor Group was renamed the Governing Board of Nalanda University.[23]
The Governing Board of Nalanda University[23] consists of:
Schools and departments- School of Historical Studies
- School of Environment and Ecological Studies
- School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion
- School of Languages and Literature
- School of International Relations and Peace Studies
- School of Information Sciences and Technology
- School of Business Management (Public Policy and Development Studies)[24]
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