IIHS University
Transforming urban education to shape the next generation of changemakers
The IIHS (Institution Deemed to Be) University is a heterodox, 21st-century interdisciplinary University and knowledge institution of global stature.
In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, on the advice of UGC, declared IIHS as an Institution Deemed to be University under the Distinct Category specified in the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023.
Aligned with the vision and approach of the National Education Policy (NEP), the University takes the process of urbanisation as the core of a new interdisciplinary knowledge paradigm, by incorporating teaching and applied research into a continuous learning ecosystem.
The University is rooted in the plurality of cultures, languages, and scholarship of India and the Global South, while drawing from comparative lessons across the world. It aims to advance knowledge and applied research on urbanisation in the Global South, towards the equitable, sustainable, and efficient transformation of Indian settlements.
Premised on the need to transform urban education as a key driver of India’s national development and sustainable global futures, the University is distinguished by its interdisciplinary approach, globally benchmarked curricula, and innovative pedagogies.
The University offers a set of transformative academic degree programmes—five Master’s programmes and a Doctoral Programme, centred around urban research and practice.
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