Vivekananda Yoga University plans new campus on America’s East Coast
Dr HR Nagendra, chairman of the board of trustees, of Vivekananda Yoga University revealed the university's plan to have a new campus on America’s East Coast.
Vivekananda Yoga University is all set to have a new campus on America’s East Coast, as confirmed by Dr HR Nagendra, chairman of its board of trustees.
He said, “We are also planning to have something (campus of the Vivekananda Yoga University) on the East Coast,” as reported by The Print.
The university had its first convocation at its Los Angeles campus over the weekend. As many as 23 students received the Master of Science (yoga) degrees at the maiden convocation of the university on June 12.
New campus to cater to growing demand for yoga practitioners
As per the report, the decision has been taken due to the increasing popularity of yoga in the US and the growing demand for yoga practitioners, teachers and researchers in the country.
Chancellor of SVYASA University, the world’s first Yoga University in Bengaluru has said that he is in talks with New York-based eminent Indian-American Prem Bhandari to set up a campus of the university on the East Coast.
“Prem Bhandari has been one of our very close associates, one of the directors of the board,” Nagendra said.
“Dr Nagendra is a visionary leader. By establishing Vivekananda Yoga University, he is bringing yoga education and research in a scientific way, which has never been done in the past,” Bhandari said.
Abouy Vivekananda Yoga University
It was jointly launched by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on External Affairs P P Chaudhary during a virtual event at the Consulate General of India in New York in June 2020.
It is provisionally approved and licensed by the California Bureau of Private and Postsecondary Education. It is a 30-credit, four-semester online programme which is designed for the working professional and the ones looking to deepen their knowledge of yoga with specialisation available in Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Therapy or Yoga Research. It is the first yoga university outside India.
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