MLA Dr Bharath Shetty Lays Foundation Stone for RGUHS Regional Centre in City
Mangaluru: The foundation stone for construction of the Mangaluru Regional Centre of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) was laid near Mary Hill, in the City by Mangaluru City North MLA and also the Vice President of Dental Council of India, Dr Bharat Shetty. This regional centre will come up in the two-acres land adjoining the office of Department of Excise (Abakari Bhavan) in Mary Hill. The RGUHS will also have regional centres in Davangere, Kalaburagi and Belagavi.
The regional centre in Mangaluru will serve students from more than TEN affiliated institutions in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru and Kodagu districts. In his inaugural address Dr Bharath Shetty said “There are a good number of colleges in these districts. With this Regional Centre, the RGUHS comes close to these students. This regional centre will have a Dental Research Centre, which will be first of its kind in the country. It will also have a Simulation Centre, Online Library, Digital Evaluation Centre and Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Centre. A 250-seater auditorium for Indoor Sports, Training and other Activities will also be built”.
Also speaking on the occasion, Dr Shiva Sharan K, the Syndicate Member of RGUHS, said “Mangaluru Regional Centre of RGUHS will have Finance, Admission and Students Welfare Departments of the RGUHS to meet the needs of students and institutions from the region. Officers of the rank of Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrar will be posted at this regional centre, he said. The RGUHS has proposed to build a new academic building at the regional centre in Davangere. The regional centre in Belagavi will have a cultural centre that would be used by the University’s cultural programmes”. Syndicate member Dr U.T. Ifthikar Ali among others were present.
