AGARTALA: Tripura is set to get an international Buddhist university and a women’s university soon, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said on Friday, speaking at the 40th Foundation Day function of Tripura University here.
Addressing the gathering, Saha said the state’s higher education sector was expanding rapidly, with the Dharma Deepa International Buddhist University and Sri Sri University adding a new academic and cultural dimension to Tripura.
“With its emphasis on Buddhist studies, peace, compassion, ethics, and interdisciplinary learning, the university has the potential to position Tripura as a center for knowledge, spirituality, dialogue and global academic exchange,” he said.
According to the chief minister, four new private universities have been approved through legislation, while the Mata Tripureshwari Open University at Udaipur began academic activities from the 2025-26 session. An act has also been passed to set up the Tripura Government Women University through the upgradation of Women’s College, and to convert the Tripura Institute of Technology into a state technical university.
Saha congratulated everyone associated with Tripura University over the past four decades and said the institution had the potential to play a greater role as a center of excellence for the Northeast. He called for stronger industry academia collaboration, interdisciplinary research, and international partnerships.
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“A university must not only create knowledge, it must also connect that knowledge with the needs of society,” he said.
The chief minister also referred to the state government’s wider push in higher education, noting that seven new government degree colleges have opened since 2018, along with scholarship schemes for Divyang students, UPSC aspirants, and meritorious girl students.
Turning to students, Saha urged them to build their future on three pillars.
“Knowledge gives you understanding. Skill enables you to apply that knowledge. And character determines how you use both,” he said, adding that geography was no longer a barrier to opportunity.
The Vice Chancellor, in his address, spoke of the university’s development needs, to which Saha responded that the state government stood with the university and would convey the matter to the Prime Minister.
