Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar

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.[1]

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Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar
TypePrivate
Established2015
ChairpersonSudhir Mankad[1]
DirectorDileep Mavalankar[2]
Location
Gandhinagar
,
Gujarat
,
India
AffiliationsUGC
Websiteiiphg.edu.in

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.[1]

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.[6]

References
  1. "Home". iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. "Faculty and Staff". iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "State -wise List of Private Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Act, 2015" (PDF). Gujarat Gazette. Government of Gujarat. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "Academic Programmes- The IIPH Advantage". www.phfi.org. Public Health Foundation of India. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. "On Campus Programs". iiphg.edu.in. Indian Institute of Public Health - Gandhinagar. Retrieved 17 September 2017.


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