Rishihood University

Rishihood University

Type	Private
Established	2020;5 years ago (2020)
Chancellor	Suresh Prabhu [1]
Vice-Chancellor	Shobhit Mathur [2]
Location	Sonipat , Haryana , India
Website	Official website

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, Chandraprakash Dwivedi, Gauranga Das and others. Suresh Prabhu is the Chancellor and S. P. Kothari chairs the Board of Advisors of the university.

Schools

The university consists of five schools: ^[3]

• School of Creativity
• School of Education
• School of Entrepreneurship
• School of Healthcare
• Rashtram School of Public Leadership
• 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. ^[4]

Notable faculty

• Sampadananda Mishra

Recognition and approval

Rishihood University is established under The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020. ^[5] The university is approved by the University Grants Commission (India). ^[6]

Campus

The University campus is spread over 25 acres situated in Sonipat, Haryana. ^[7]

References

1. "Suresh Prabhu joins Rishihood University as the Founding Chancellor". Business Standard. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
2. "Rishihood University Appoints Shobhit Mathur As Its Vice-Chancellor". India Education Diary. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
3. "Learning at Rishihood". Rishihood University. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
4. "Rishihood University Signs MoU With Russian, Korean Universities". BW Education Business World. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
5. The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020. Haryana Government Gazette. Haryana Legislative Assembly. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
6. "UGC State Private University List". UGC. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
7. "Rishihood University Homepage". Rishihood University. Retrieved 17 February 2021.