Manipal University
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, branded as Manipal University is a deemed university located in Manipal, Karnataka,India. It has over 28,000 students from 52 countries. The university has branch campuses in Bangalore, Mangalore, Sikkim, Jaipur,Dubai, Malaysia and Antigua. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities
History
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In 1953, T.M.A. Pai founded India's first private medical school, Kasturba Medical College,and five years later the Manipal Institute of Technology was formed. Ramdas Pai took over the management in 1979 after the death of T.M.A. Pai. Initially all degrees were awarded byKarnatak University Dharwad and later Mysore University. From 1980 to 1993 they were awarded by Mangalore University. The current organizational structure was formed in 1993, when Manipal University (then known as the Manipal Academy of Higher Education) was accorded deemed university status by the University Grants Commission. The university is certified as an ISO 14001:2004 organization. In, 2007, it rebranded itself as Manipal University. The legal name remains the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
Campuses in Manipal[edit]
The campus covers 600 acres (2.4 km2)[13] of land[13] and is centered in the university town of Manipal. The campus is divided into two areas: the healthsciences campus and the engineering campus.
Healthsciences Campus (Manipal)
The dormitories are segregated by sex, with 7 hostels for men and 13 for women. There is a mix of air-conditioned and regular rooms, with both single- and double-occupancy rooms.
Each hostel is run by a warden, while the entire system is governed by a chief warden. The medical colleges have centrally locatedlecture halls near the Healthsciences library and administrative building. The campus has a food court that serves over 800 people and is centrally air conditioned. Cuisine ranges from Indian to continental food. The campus includes the Center for Basic Sciences, healthcare colleges and the Kasturba Hospital.
MIT Campus
The Innovation Centre was established during the 50th anniversary of the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT): It is a research center in which funding is provided to students, faculty and the university. School of Management, one the esteemed institutes under Manipal university is located in the MIT campus.
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