Xavier University, Bhubaneswar

Xavier University
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established 2013 (2013)
Chairman Rajiv Kaul
Vice-Chancellor Fr. Paul Fernandes, SJ
Location Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Campus Suburban
Website www.xub.edu.in

Xavier University (XUB) is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was authorized by the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2013.[1] Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, established by the Jesuits in 1987, is now affiliated to the University. The Jesuits have more than 50 colleges and several hundred educational institutes in India but this is the first university they have founded in the country.

With support from Hewlett Packard and IBM, XUB sees itself as the first full-digitized university in India.[2]

Mission

Taking its inspiration from Saint Francis Xavier, a missionary who founded the first Jesuit college in Goa, India., XUB strives to be of service to the people of Odisha and to become a globally recognized center of learning. It is research-oriented, seeking to generate knowledge and diffuse it to create a more just society, for the benefit of all.[3] Fifty percent of the seats are reserved for Odisha students, with a preference shown to the disadvantaged.[4][5]

Academics

As of 2018, XUB has Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), Xavier School of Rural Management (XSRM), Xavier School of Human Resource Management (XaHR), Xavier School of Sustainability Management (XSOS), Xavier School of Economics (XSE), Xavier School of Commerce (XCOM), Xavier School of Law (XLS) and a Center of Urban Management (XUMG) [6] providing UG, PG and PhD programmes.

Journals

XUB publishes the following journals:[7]

  • International Journal of Development and Social Research (IJDSR), published bi-annually, peer-reviewed
  • Vilakshan, published bi-annually, peer-reviewed
  • Journal of Case Research (JCR), published onine bi-annually, peer-reviewed
  • Research World', published annually, open-access

Rankings

Institute rankings
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2018)[8] 36

XUB was ranked 36 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) management ranking in 2018.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Xavier university". Business Standard.
  2. ↑ Reporter, B. S. (2014-10-16). "HP, IBM tie up with Xavier varsity to offer tech courses". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ↑ Vision
  4. ↑ Behera, Nirmalya (2013-04-17). "Xavier University and XIM-B will be separate entities: Paul Fernandes". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Xavier University bill passed in Odisha assembly - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Xavier Center for Urban Management and Governance". www.xub.edu.in. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  7. ↑ XUB journals.
  8. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

Coordinates: 20°10′20.56″N 85°46′39.94″E / 20.1723778°N 85.7777611°E / 20.1723778; 85.7777611

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