Manipal Academy of Higher Education is synonymous with excellence in higher education. Over 33,000 students from 67 different nations live, learn and play in the sprawling University town, nestled on a plateau in Karnataka’s Udupi district. It also has nearly 2700 faculty, who cater to the various professional institutions in health sciences, engineering, management, communication and humanities.

The University has off-campuses in Mangalore and Bangalore, and off-shore campuses in Dubai (UAE) and Melaka (Malaysia). The Mangalore campus offers medical, dental, and nursing programmes. The Bangalore campus offers programmes in Regenerative Medicine. The Dubai campus offers programmes in engineering, management and architecture, and the Melaka campus offers programs in medicine and dentistry. Every institute has world-class facilities and pedagogy, which are constantly reviewed and upgraded to reflect the latest trends and developments in higher education.

In Manipal, these include educational facilities like the Simulation Lab, an Innovation Centre, one of Asia’s largest health sciences libraries, one of the world’s best anatomy museums, a business incubation centre and various other centres of excellence. Academic collaborations and twinning programmes with several universities in the US, UK, Australia and other countries ensure that students get international exposure and expertise.

The MARENA, a massive indoor sports complex with five badminton courts, four squash courts, three tennis courts, a basketball court, a hi-tech gym and a walking track, reflects the university’s belief that a healthy mind needs a healthy body.

Part of the Manipal Group, the University is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001: 2004 certified, and has won the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award and the International Asia Pacific Quality Award in 2007- 2008. MAHE is also a NAAC A++ accredited university.

The Manipal Group, a pioneer in higher education services with a 68-year-old legacy of excellence, also owns and operates campuses in Sikkim and Jaipur in India, and in Nepal, Malaysia, and Antigua in the Caribbean. MAHE’s alumni are making their mark in the world as decision-makers, innovators, change agents, thought-leaders, and creators, each in their own original way. Some of them include Satya Nadella - CEO, Microsoft, Vikas Khanna - renowned chef, Rajeev Suri - CEO, Inmarsat, and Ishita Malviya - professional surfer.

MAHE’s alumni are making their mark in the world as decision-makers, innovators, change agents, thought-leaders, and creators, each in their own original way. Some of them include Satya Nadella- CEO, Microsoft, Vikas Khanna- renowned chef, Rajeev Suri- CEO, Inmarsat and Ishita Malviya- professional surfer.