About South Asian University (SAU):
- SAU is an intergovernmental university funded by the governments of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries.
- The University is currently functioning from Akbar Bhawan Campus in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
- It falls under the purview of the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Its degrees are accredited in and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and its equivalents in all the eight SAARC countries.
- The university offers graduate and doctoral level courses.
What is SAARC?
- SAARC is an economic and political regional organisation of countries in South Asia set up in 1985.
- It aims to accelerate the process of economic and social development in its member states through increased intra-regional cooperation.
- The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 17 January 1987.
- SAARC has eight member countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka).
