Sathya Sai University to open AI higher education centre in Madiyala in Dakshina Kannada in November
Sathya Sai University is set to open a new higher education center in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, focusing on AI, machine learning, and computational science. The institution aims to integrate modern technology with India's spiritual and educational traditions.
Why it matters
The expansion of specialized AI education into rural areas highlights the growing push for technological literacy in India's regional educational landscape.
Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence, Navanihal, Kalaburagi district, will open its higher education centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Madiyala village, near Vitla, in Dakshina Kannada in November 2026. Students will be admitted to the campus from June 2027, Madhusudan Sai, founder of the One World One Family Mission, said in Mangaluru on Saturday.
The spiritual leader, who is also the chancellor of the university, said that the Madiyala campus will offer four-year courses in AI, machine learning, and computational science. In addition, students will have to undergo a one-year internship, he said.
Speaking to presspersons, he said Madiyala is the birthplace of the late Madiyala Narayana Bhat, founder of the service and educational organisation Loka Seva Vrinda.
The university campus will be opened in the village to mark the birth centenary of Bhat, who sought to transform the education system through the Loka Seva Vrinda of Alike.
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