Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar explained

Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar
Type:Private
Chairperson:Parimal Nathwani[1]
Director:Dileep Mavalankar[2]
City:Gandhinagar
State:Gujarat
Country:India
Affiliations:UGC

Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPHG) is a private university[3] located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2015 by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) through The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Act, 2015,[4] one of five Indian Institutes of Public Health established by PHFI[5] and the first to be granted university status. It is the first university in India to focus solely on public health.[6]

History

The Government of Gujarat and the Public Health Foundation of India entered an MoU in 2007 for the establishment of the institute. The foundation stone was laid in 2008 by Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat. The institute started operation in 2008 from a temporary location in Ahmedabad. In 2015 the permanent campus in Gandhinagar was inaugurated and the institute was granted university status.[6]

Academics

The university offers two-year Masters in Public Health and Master of Hospital Administration, as well as a one-year diploma course and various short term and distance learning programmes.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statutory Body. iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. 21 February 2022. en-gb.
  2. Web site: Faculty and Staff. iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. 17 September 2017. en-gb.
  3. Web site: 18 June 2021. List of (Private) Universities as on 18.06.2021. 16 July 2021. www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission.
  4. Web site: The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Act, 2015. 11 March 2015. 1 September 2017. Government of Gujarat. Gujarat Gazette. 17 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917213950/http://iiphg.edu.in/v2/images/pdfs/IIPHG_University_GOG_Gazette.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Academic Programmes- The IIPH Advantage. www.phfi.org. Public Health Foundation of India. 17 September 2017. en-gb.
  6. Web site: Home. iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. 17 September 2017. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917213924/http://iiphg.edu.in/v2/index.php. 17 September 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: On Campus Programs. iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. 17 September 2017. en-gb. 18 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918020814/http://iiphg.edu.in/v2/index.php/programs/acedemic-programs. dead.

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