UNESCO to declare Kolkata’s Visva Bharat world’s first living heritage university

UNESCO to declare Kolkata’s Visva Bharat world’s first living heritage university

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Category : International Published on: February 09 2023

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  • Visva-Bharati University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, is set to become the world's first "living Heritage University". 
  • The university is expected to receive the heritage tag from UNESCO in April or May 2023.
  • For the first time in the world, a living university which is functioning is going to get the heritage tag from UNESCO.
  • It is located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. 
  • When founded in 1921, it was named after Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore until Visva-Bharati Society was registered as an organization in May 1922.
  • UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that promotes cooperation among nations through education, science, culture, and communication.
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