Greetings from Amrita University, India

It is my great pleasure that Amrita University is to host the THE University Impact Forum: Health & Well-being Asia. Anchored by Amrita School of Medicine & Amrita Centre for Accreditations, Rankings & Eminence, the event will be the ideal platform to discuss the recent developments in the healthcare sector.

Amrita University is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research university accredited A++ by NAAC, the highest accreditation, and is ranked as one of the best research universities in India. The university is ranked 5th in India according to NIRF 2021, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The university continuously collaborates with top US universities including Ivy league universities and top European universities for regular student exchange programmes and has emerged as one of the fastest-growing institutions of higher learning in India.

A renowned humanitarian leader and spiritual teacher, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (affectionately known as AMMA or Mother) is the guiding light of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Amma’s concept of education, stress on research and commitment to instilling universal values have come together to shape Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham into an institution where the latest advancements and discoveries combine with compassion and service-mindedness.

The THE Impact Rankings – the only global indicators to assess universities' progress towards the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals – have ranked Amrita, 1st in India and 81st in the world. It is an acknowledgement of the university's commitment to remain an exemplary institution that creates global impact on society through compassion-driven research and education for life. It is an education that harmonises scientific knowledge and spiritual learning to create a sustainable tomorrow for all.

Notably, Amrita has been ranked 5th in the world for furthering SDG4 (quality education) and 8th for SDG5 (gender equality). The varsity was also ranked 37th for SDG3 (good health & well-being), 52nd for SDG6 (clean water and sanitation).

The Faculty of Medical Sciences has undertaken ground-breaking research in medical sciences to achieve SDG3.

The forum will act as a platform to discuss the innovations in health care, the global collaborations for improving quality healthcare and the practical approaches to universal health coverage which has become more important than ever since Covid-19. As the world grapples with the pandemic, this forum will be a meeting place for academics, policymakers, corporates and researchers to discuss not only these burning issues but also how they will influence the SDGs that the world is trying to achieve by 2030.

P. Venkat Rangan

Vice-chancellor

Amrita University

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About Amrita University

Amrita University, or Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, is a multidisciplinary, research-intensive, private university with a faculty of 1,700+ and more than 20,000 students. Amrita offers over 200 undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes in engineering, management, medical and life sciences, arts and humanities, and social sciences. It is emerging as one of the fastest-growing institutions of higher learning in India; over the past 15 years, it has established 180+ collaborations with top-500 world-ranked universities. 

Amrita University has been selected by the Indian government as an Institute of Eminence to be developed into a world-class institution. In India, it is ranked fifth among all universities and sixth among medical schools, according to the government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021. In the THE Impact Rankings 2021, Amrita is the only university in India ranked in the global top 100.

According to the THE World University Rankings 2020, Amrita is the highest-ranked private university in India. It is placed in the top 500 in THE World University Rankings 2020 for health, engineering and computer science, and first in India for international outlook. Nationally, Amrita University ranks 18th for research funding among about 800 universities in India.

More than 25 centres of excellence have been set up in areas such as nanoscience and molecular medicine, human-computer interaction, cyber security systems, advanced technologies for analytics and education, biomedical engineering, green materials, women’s empowerment, gender equality and many more.

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, also known as Amrita Hospital, is a part of the Health Sciences Campus. Since 1998, it has revolutionised healthcare services in India by providing compassionate care to the public using cutting-edge techniques at affordable prices. The internationally recognised body of scientists and physicians at Amrita Hospital has won numerous awards for innovation, expertise and excellence in their delivery of evidence-based medicine. Cutting-edge techniques include reconstruction of an infant’s breastbone using 3D printing – the first of its kind in India – and the first successful upper-arm double hand transplant in Asia. The university hospital also has a long track record in carrying out liver, heart, kidney and corneal transplants.

Amrita Hospital is the only medical facility in India with a Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, bringing together highly skilled clinicians and scientists to develop novel methods of diagnosis, drug delivery, disease management and preventive care.

Over the past 15 years, faculty members of Amrita have published more than 12,000 research articles in peer-reviewed journals attracting 65,000 citations, filed more than 150 patents and written 300+ scholarly books. They have secured research grants of more than US$100m (£73m) from governmental and private funding agencies such as the World Bank, Unesco and the Gates Foundation.