- Bhaktivedanta College
Bhaktivedanta College, located in the rural
Ardennes region ofBelgium , is aVaishnava college administered byISKCON . The current and central programme at Bhaktivedanta College is the study of Vaishnavism. [ [http://www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=article&g=33 Faculty] Bhaktivedanta College]History
The college opened by
ISKCON in2002 and aspires to be aVaishnava university. The main offering of the college is the Ministerial Program. This program educates devotees to become preachers, teachers, leaders, scholars, and managers. [ [http://www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=article&g=33 Faculty] Bhaktivedanta College] ["The Hare Krishna Movement: Forty Years of Chant And Change", Graham Dwyer, Richard J. Cole, 2007, ISBN 1845114078 Referred as "the Bhaktivedanta Theological College in Belgium" p.55Partnership with University of Wales
Bhaktivedanta College is in partnership with the
University of Wales, Lampeter (UWL), an acknowledged center for Theology and Religious Studies in the UK. This partnership enables Bhaktivedanta College to offer accredited academic courses for which students are awarded certificates and diplomas, leading to a degree. As an educational institution training young Vaishnava theologians inKrishnology , Bhaktivedanta College is preparing a new generation ofISKCON scholars trained insideISKCON 's educational institutions. [ [http://www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=article&g=33 Faculty] Bhaktivedanta College] [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15892947_ITM Hare Krishna Marks 40th Anniversary; Eastern Tradition Grows Up to Find Many of Its Ideals Have Gone Mainstream, Announces ISKCON Communications.] Business Wire, 10 July 2006]The Campus
The campus of the College is located at Radhadesh, set in the hilly rural Ardennes region of Belgium. Radhadesh is a vital devotee center for
ISKCON and receives tens of thousands of visitors a year. [ [http://www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=article&g=33 Faculty] Bhaktivedanta College]References
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