New 150-acre campus for Madras University
The Tamil Nadu State Government has,in principle, agreed to the request from the University of Madras to set up a 150-acre campus to house a string of new centres of excellence, according to Vice-Chancellor S. P. Thyagarajan.
The centres of excellence planned for the new campus include a Centre for Research on Dravidian Movement, a National Centre for Nanosciences and Biomedical Nanotechnology, a Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, and a Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
The Higher Education Ministry is examining land allotment in three possible areas - in Perungudi, near Muttukadu on the New Mahabalipuram Road, and on the Old Mahabalipuram Road.
By INRnews Correspondent
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