Overview
- Andhra University’s centenary in Visakhapatnam on Monday became a launchpad for new funding, partnerships, and campus works.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced a proposed Rs 500 crore corpus to push the university toward top national and global rankings.
- The university signed MoUs with the University of Florida, Oxmiq Labs for a Rs 400 crore AI systems centre, and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology for Rs 180 crore in weather infrastructure.
- Leaders inaugurated the AU I‑Factory and a Network Centre costing Rs 64 crore, and they laid foundations for nine additional projects worth Rs 112 crore.
- Founded in 1926 and now home to 58 departments with an A++ NAAC grade, the university cast these steps as the next phase of a century-long growth story.