Nalanda International University

Nalanda International University is the name of a proposed university in Nalanda, Bihar based on the ideal of the ancient university once situated there. It is a dream project of the former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam.[1] Japan and Singapore have shown interest in financing the construction work, with contributions totalling around $100 million. Recently China has donated 1 million US dollar with a pledge to support the NIU cause at every level.[2] Gopa Sabharwal has been appointed the first Vice Chancellor of this university in February 2011. The State Government of Bihar handed over 443 acres of sprawling land acquired from local people, to the University, where construction work has begun. The University is expected to be functional from 2013