CM promised new campus for Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai on the occasion of 1st Foundation Day
Mumbai, October 10, 2015: Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai (MNLU Mumbai) celebrated its 1st Foundation Day with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis as a Chief Guest of the function and Shri. Vinod Tawde, Minister for Higher and Technical education as a Special Guest.
MNLU Mumbai fulfilled the dreams of the State of Maharashtra of having its own National Law University by starting its academic program from this year only. MNLU Mumbai offers Five year integrated program in B.A. LL.B (Hons.), B.Com LL.B. (Hons.) and one year LL.M (Legal Pedagogy and Research) program. MNLU Mumbai is the first university in the country to start LL.M with specialisation in legal research and pedagogy.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri. Devendra Fadnavis Hon’ble Chief of Maharashtra said;
“It was always a dream of our government that we should have institutes of national repute to impart legal education and the government has decided to have three such institutions at Mumbai, Aurangabad and Nagpur. I am happy that we could start the first one in Mumbai,”
He further announced that the Government of Maharashtra is going to start an International Arbitration Centre in Mumbai as there is a huge scope for it, as most global companies have their presence here. While referring to students he added, “MNLU has offered you an opportunity to be part of a mechanism which caters to the youth of India and I am sure you will use it to the fullest.”
MNLU Mumbai is currently housed and is temporarily being operated from Mumbai campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), until an independent and new campus for Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai comes up in Uttan near the Maharashtra Judicial Academy. The MNLU students have been offered the same facilities as TISS students. The students also have access to TISS library for their research/study purposes.
Shri. Vinod Tawde Hon’ble Minister of Higher & Technical Education expressed his desire that MNLU should include certain other novel disciplines such as International Maritime law and International Humanitarian law. He also assured the students that MNLU will celebrate its next Foundation Day at its own campus and congratulated them on the launch of its maiden newsletter, “NYUSURETA” (means newsletter in Japanese).
“Starting of a new campus was a challenge. Understanding our concerns and challenges, the support offered by The Govt of Maharashtra and TISS has helped MNLU become operational quickly and has also created a healthy environment for students to pursue their courses. As a pioneer law university in the state of Maharashtra NLU will look forward to produce and groom the talent” said Prof. (Dr.) Bhavani Prasad Panda, Vice Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University
Speaking on MNLU and TISS association, Dr S Parasuraman, Director, TISS said “We welcome MNLU, the presence of university at the campus will encourage dialogue/ conversations and engagement amongst students from both institutes and also offer opportunity to learn from each other.”He further added that “In a country like India, optimum utilization of resources (sharing attitude) at educational institutes will not only be beneficial to students but also contribute in growth of the economy as a whole.”
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