Rishihood University
{{Short description|Private university in Haryana, India}}
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|name = Rishihood University
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|established = {{Start date and age|2020||}}
|type = Private
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|chancellor=Suresh Prabhu{{cite web | url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/suresh-prabhu-joins-rishihood-university-as-the-founding-chancellor-120070400428_1.html | title=Suresh Prabhu joins Rishihood University as the Founding Chancellor | publisher=Business Standard | date=4 July 2020 | accessdate=3 January 2021}}
|vice_chancellor= Shobhit Mathur{{cite web | url= https://indiaeducationdiary.in/rishihood-university-appoints-shobhit-mathur-as-its-vice-chancellor/ | title= Rishihood University Appoints Shobhit Mathur As Its Vice-Chancellor
| publisher= India Education Diary | accessdate=14 February 2021}}
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|city = Sonipat
|state = Haryana
|country = India
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|website = {{Official website|https://rishihood.edu.in/}}
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Rishihood University is an Indian private university located in Sonipat, Haryana. It was established in 2020 by the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020 of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. It is founded as a collective philanthropy by entrepreneurs, academics, and social leaders including Motilal Oswal, S K Arya, Chandraprakash Dwivedi, Gauranga Das and others. Suresh Prabhu is the [https://rishihood.edu.in/rishihood-team/#founders Chancellor] and S. P. Kothari chairs the Board of Advisors of the university.
Schools
The university consists of five schools:{{cite web | url= https://rishihood.edu.in/learning-at-rishihood/3 | title= Learning at Rishihood | publisher= Rishihood University | accessdate=17 February 2021}}
- School of Creativity
- School of Education
- School of Entrepreneurship
- School of Healthcare
- Rashtram School of Public Leadership
- [https://www.newtonschool.co/newton-school-of-technology School Of Technology]
Academics
The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in technology, entrepreneurship, design, and psychology. The university has academic and research links with Ural State University, Russia and Kyungdong University, South Korea.{{cite web | url= http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Rishihood-University-Signs-MoU-With-Russian-Korean-Universities-To-Foster-Global-Academic-Research-Ties-/08-07-2020-295379/ | title= Rishihood University Signs MoU With Russian, Korean Universities| publisher=BW Education Business World | accessdate=14 February 2021}}
Notable faculty
- [https://www.csa.iisc.ac.in/~gopi/ K Gopinath]
- Sampadananda Mishra
Recognition and approval
Rishihood University is established under The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020.{{cite act| url=https://www.indianemployees.com/acts-rules/details/haryana-private-universities-amendment-act-2020-haryana-act-no-10-of-2020 | title=The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020 | work=Haryana Government Gazette | accessdate=14 February 2021|date=4 May 2020|legislature =Haryana Legislative Assembly}} The university is approved by the University Grants Commission (India).{{cite web | url= https://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=P3RYFjtU2CKJPVXcIdU9fw==&Unitype=So1CNBLvrigKjpQTxHMrAQ== | title= UGC State Private University List | publisher=UGC | accessdate=14 February 2021}}
Campus
The University campus is spread over 25 acres situated in Sonipat, Haryana.{{cite web | url= https://rishihood.edu.in/ | title= Rishihood University Homepage | publisher= Rishihood University | accessdate=17 February 2021}}
References
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