Jump to content

Rai Foundation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ladiesall (talk | contribs) at 12:30, 4 March 2016 (→Foundation). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Rai Foundation Group is an educational initiative founded in India in 2002. The foundation's stated intent is to improve the quality of education at all educational levels. The foundation opened Rai University, in 2012, to advance its educational mission.

Foundation

The Rai Foundation was started in the 2002. The Foundation endeavors to improve the quality of education at all levels of education, especially the college-level.[citation needed]

Since its founding, the Rai Foundation Group has created several initiatives in the field of education. For instance, it offers free scholarships (including free lodging and boarding) for underprivileged girls to pursue bachelor's and master's degrees.[citation needed] It purports to be the philanthropic non-profit body. It was set up with the objective to address various sociocultural concerns of India and its people.[citation needed] To this end, the foundation funded the development and initiation of Rai University.Rai University is in Ahmadabad Gujarat.

Rai University

File:Rai University logo.jpg
Rai University logo

The Rai Foundation was one of the first private organizations in India to start its own university.[citation needed] Rai University set up in Ahmedabad offers over hundreds of courses in Engineering, Science & Technology, Management, Humanities, and Commerce.[citation needed]. Rai University was award by ASSOCHAM as the best private upcoming university in India.[1]

Although it is a private university, it was established by state legislature (under the 2012 State of Gujarat "Act No. 12").[2] Rai University facilities feature a library, a well equipped laboratory, and a conference club; as well as recreational activity venues for students.[citation needed]

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Rai University in association with ALL Ladies League honored sixteen outstanding women from grass roots level with Grassroots Gujarat Women of the Decade Achievers Awards. State Revenue Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel was the chief guest at the event.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.careerindia.com/news/2013/04/17/assocham-honours-40-institutions-for-education-004665.html
  2. ^ Rai University's Special Convocation; Ten News India; accessed April 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.raiuniversity.edu/womens-day-celebration-gujarat-women-of-the-decade-awards/


Stub icon

This article about an organisation in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rai_Foundation&oldid=708235398"