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In a significant move towards advancing the higher education sector, the state government has initiated steps to establish a Centre of Excellence at Mahatma Gandhi University by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was handed over to university representatives by Dr. Rajan Gurukkal, Vice Chairman of the Kerala State Higher Education Council, in […]

  The K.R. Narayanan Chair for Human Rights and Social Justice at Mahatma Gandhi University is set to host a two-day lecture series titled ‘Epistemology of Writing’ on the 29th and 30th of January, 2025. The sessions will be held at the Seminar Hall of the School of Social Sciences, MGU.The event will feature renowned […]

The Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Chair at the School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University, has been reconstituted, with Dr. K.M. Krishnan, former Director and Senior Professor of the School of Letters, as its new Chair Professor. Dr. Krishnan has served as a member of the University Syndicate and Academic Council. He has also held positions such […]

  The younger generation is adding new laurels to the illustrious theatrical legacy of Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU). Aaramathe Viral (The Sixth Finger), a play by MGU’s School of Letters, has earned a prestigious spot at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK), organised by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and set to take place […]

A two-day national seminar titled “Invasives and Habitat Loss: A Threat to the Biodiversity of Kerala” commenced at Mahatma Gandhi University. Vice Chancellor Dr. C.T. Aravindakumar inaugurated the event. The seminar focuses on critical concerns affecting Kerala’s biodiversity, including habitat loss, invasive species, biodiversity conservation, and eco-restoration.   Dr. K. Jayachandran, Director of the Graduate […]

The office bearers of the Department Students’ Union of Mahatma Gandhi University for the year 2024-25 assumed charge.   At a ceremony held at the university, Senior Professor Dr. Beena Mathew administered the oath. Dr. Abraham K. Samuel, Director of the Department of Student Services, presided over the function. Senate members, office bearers of the […]

The National Institute of Plant Science Technology (NIPST) at Mahatma Gandhi University, in association with the Kerala State Biodiversity Board, is organising a national seminar titled “Invasives and Habitat Loss: A Threat to the Biodiversity of Kerala.” The event, scheduled for January 16 and 17, 2025, at the Auditorium, Convergence Academia Complex, Mahatma Gandhi University, […]

An expert talk on research career development will be held on January 10th, 2025, at 3:30 PM, at the Convergence Academia Complex, IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University. The event will feature two distinguished researchers, Dr. Nishar Hameed and Dr. Nisa Salim.   Dr. Salim, Academic Director at the School of Engineering and Group Leader of the […]

Mahatma Gandhi University will host a lecture titled “Epistemology of the Disease: Practice as History and Technique as Knowledge in Vernacular Healing” on 14th January 2025, at 2 PM, at the School of Social Sciences. Organised as part of the KR Narayanan Chair for Human Rights and Social Justice Lecture Series, the session will be […]

Prof. Sabu Thomas, former Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and Director of the School of Nano Science and Nano Technology, has been honoured with the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Kharagpur. The award was presented to 13 alumni this year in recognition of their significant contributions across various fields. This accolade acknowledges Prof. Thomas’s […]