Nalanda university to start two new disciplines next month
Nalanda university to start two new disciplines next month
PATNA: Nalanda University is all set to start the inaugural classes of the two schools of Historical Studies and Ecology and Environment Studies from September 1. Five highly-qualified faculty members, including a dean in Historical Studies and three for Environmental Studies, have already been selected.
"All these classes will be currently held at the newly-constructed international convention centre at Rajgir," said a senior official at Nalanda University, Delhi office, over phone. "The appointment process of the support staff is already on at New Delhi office, while some faculty members have already been appointed," said an official.
Among the selected faculty members in the School of Historical Studies (SHS), Aditya Malik, who studied philosophy, archaeology, history, social anthropology and religious studies at St Stephen's College (Delhi), Deccan College (Pune) and the South Asia Institute of the University of Heidelberg (Germany), will be the dean and professor.
Another SHS professor Pankaj Mohan has taught various courses in East Asian languages, history and culture for nearly 15 years at several universities of international standing in Australia and Europe, while Chicago University-trained Samuel Wright has been appointed as assistant professor in the SHS.
Yin Ker is adjunct assistant professor in the SHS. Prior to her appointment as adjunct faculty at Nalanda University, she was teaching assistant and tutor for Asian Art History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
A native of Bihar, Murari Jha will join Nalanda University as an assistant professor early next year. Previously, he obtained MA, MPhil and PhD degrees from JNU, New Delhi. He specializes in early modern (c. 1500 to 1800 CE) South Asian history. Kashshaf Ghani, another assistant professor in SHS, has completed his PhD in history from the University of Calcutta (2011). He has held research positions at the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, as the inaugural Sir Amir Ali Fellow.
In the School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Somnath Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as associate professor. As a senior founding faculty, Bandyopadhyay has been looking after admissions and development faculty of the school. He is a PhD in environmental sciences from JNU, New Delhi.
Prabhakar Sharma, assistant professor, has graduated with technical degrees in agriculture and aquaculture engineering from German and US universities. Another assistant professor, Arne Harms's thesis focuses on some of India's most socially vulnerable coasts.
The key focus areas of the ecology and environment studies are human ecology, hydrology/hydro ecology, disaster management, agriculture, climate change and energy studies. Given the interdisciplinary character of the school, the university has appointed faculty from life sciences, social sciences and the humanities.
"All these classes will be currently held at the newly-constructed international convention centre at Rajgir," said a senior official at Nalanda University, Delhi office, over phone. "The appointment process of the support staff is already on at New Delhi office, while some faculty members have already been appointed," said an official.
Among the selected faculty members in the School of Historical Studies (SHS), Aditya Malik, who studied philosophy, archaeology, history, social anthropology and religious studies at St Stephen's College (Delhi), Deccan College (Pune) and the South Asia Institute of the University of Heidelberg (Germany), will be the dean and professor.
Another SHS professor Pankaj Mohan has taught various courses in East Asian languages, history and culture for nearly 15 years at several universities of international standing in Australia and Europe, while Chicago University-trained Samuel Wright has been appointed as assistant professor in the SHS.
Yin Ker is adjunct assistant professor in the SHS. Prior to her appointment as adjunct faculty at Nalanda University, she was teaching assistant and tutor for Asian Art History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
A native of Bihar, Murari Jha will join Nalanda University as an assistant professor early next year. Previously, he obtained MA, MPhil and PhD degrees from JNU, New Delhi. He specializes in early modern (c. 1500 to 1800 CE) South Asian history. Kashshaf Ghani, another assistant professor in SHS, has completed his PhD in history from the University of Calcutta (2011). He has held research positions at the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, as the inaugural Sir Amir Ali Fellow.
In the School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Somnath Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as associate professor. As a senior founding faculty, Bandyopadhyay has been looking after admissions and development faculty of the school. He is a PhD in environmental sciences from JNU, New Delhi.
Prabhakar Sharma, assistant professor, has graduated with technical degrees in agriculture and aquaculture engineering from German and US universities. Another assistant professor, Arne Harms's thesis focuses on some of India's most socially vulnerable coasts.
The key focus areas of the ecology and environment studies are human ecology, hydrology/hydro ecology, disaster management, agriculture, climate change and energy studies. Given the interdisciplinary character of the school, the university has appointed faculty from life sciences, social sciences and the humanities.
