On September 20 14, nalanda university, an ancient academic institution, was reborn, and 1 5 students were selected from 1000 applicants from 40 countries to start their new semester.
There are two colleges in nalanda university, namely the Institute of Ecology and Environment and the Institute of History. 15 students and 1 1 teachers, including 5 girls, became the first batch of freshmen when the university reopened more than 800 years later.
It is reported that about 65,438+0,000 people from 40 countries applied for nalanda university. After many examinations and screening, 15 people finally stood out. Among them, a university dean from Bhutan took a special leave to study, and a Buddhist graduate student from Japan. 1 1 Among the teachers, two are from the United States and Singapore. Three days after the start of school, the school arranges training for new students, mainly to let students know about the environment. During this period, Amartya Sen, the president who won the Nobel Prize in Economics, will give a speech to teachers and students.
By 2020, there will be seven colleges in the university, which will only recruit graduate students and doctoral students and offer courses in science, philosophy, spirit and social sciences.