METAS of Seventh-day Adventist Colleges
Type | Private |
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Established | 1998 |
President | Dr. Srikakolli Elijah |
Location | Surat, Gujarat, India |
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METAS (Medical Educational Trust Association, Surat) operates as many as 30 schools, colleges, seminaries, hospitals and other healthcare institutions across India. There are three senior colleges in the association owned and operated by the Southern Asia Division of the Seventh-day Adventist: METAS Adventist College, Surat, METAS Adventist College, Ranchi, METAS Adventist College, Nuzvid located in Surat, Gujarat, Ranchi, Jharkhand and Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh respectively. Courses of study include, but are not limited to: Nursing, Allied Health Professions, Business and Computer Science. The system started in 1923 with the founding of METAS Adventist Hospital, Surat as a simple dispensary by missionary Pastor O. W. Lang.
METAS is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[1][2][3][4]
History
METAS Adventist College was established in Surat in 1998. The school, College and hospital were operated as separate units and were brought together under a common umbrella in order to cement the fragmented areas and build a solid platform for growth and development under the name Metas.[5]
METAS Bible Seminary
- METAS Adventist Seminary, Dhanuvachapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- METAS Adventist Seminary, Nuzvid, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh
- METAS Adventist Seminary, Ibrahimpatnam, Ibrahimpatnam, Telangana
- METAS Adventist Seminary, South Bengal, Sunderbans, West Bengal
- METAS Adventist Seminary, Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- METAS Adventist Seminary, Bidar, Bidar, Karnataka
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Adventist Colleges and Universities
References
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ↑ http://www.metasofsda.in/College/other.php?headmenuid=313/History