Other name | NAU |
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Former name | ATS |
Motto | Education for Eternity |
Type | Private |
Established | 1941 |
President | Dr Paul Bhaggien |
Vice-president | Andrew Zimik |
Students | approx. 1,000 |
Location |
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793151
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Campus | Rural |
Website | https://www.neauniversity.in/ |
Northeast Adventist University is a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning near Jowai, India.[1] The Higher Secondary is affiliated to Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE). It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5] This institution was affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) from 1999 till 2019. It was upgraded to University on 29th April 2019 under the Northeast Adventist University Act, 2015.[6]
Northeast Adventist University was established by Pr. O.W Lange in 1941 at the present location. It was then called the Assam Training School. It was inaugurated in 1942 by Sir Robert Reid, the Governor of Assam.[7] When Meghalaya attained statehood in 1972, the name was changed to Adventist Training School (ATS). It served the people of East India and Northeast for many years as a Secondary School until it got upgraded to a Higher Secondary School in 1997, recognized by the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE).
The university is located on pine-wooded 89.94 acres of hills at Thadlaskein, seven kilometers from Jowai town. The NH 44 passes just in front of the gate.
The university offers education in the Arts stream in the College Section and Arts and Science Streams in the Higher Secondary section.[8]
Arts
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