Centre granted permission to start medical college: Jamia Millia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar
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New Delhi: The Vice Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia University Najma Akhtar announced on Sunday that Centre has granted permission to start a medical college.
Najma Akhtar revealed the news speaking at the centenary convocation ceremony of the university at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, NDTV reported.
The Vice Chancellor added that the university is in need of a medical college, saying that ‘We have dentistry, physiotherapy, first aid health centres, but a medical college has been missing in Jamia. As a VC, I have always requested for a medical college, on behalf of my students and faculty.’
Najma Akhtar told the gathering that ‘we requested the government of India for the same, and now I am happy to announce that JMI has been granted the permission to establish a medical college at the campus’.
Stressing that their dream of several years has come true, she said ‘Our hard work has been successful’ and thanked ‘the Prime Minister, Education Minister, President and the Vice President of our country for helping us with this.’
Akhtar announced that the university would establish an international campus in the Middle East.