Motto | He shall teach you all things |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1915 |
Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr.Noble Pilli |
Administrative staff
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approx. 160 |
Students | approx. 1,200 |
Location | Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://spiceradventistuniversity.com/index/ |
Spicer Adventist University is a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning in Aundh, Pune, India. It is considered the church's flagship provider of higher education in India. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
The history of the college is as old as the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Asia Division. When the pioneers of the church stepped on the shores of the Indian sub-continent, they established churches and set up schools to provide holistic education for their church members. They also established an institution of higher learning at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In 1915, it was relocated to Bangalore and then in 1942, to Pune. It was Known as Spicer Memorial College till 2014. Spicer Memorial College was granted University status by Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra on 16 June 2014.
The College campus sits on a seventy-four acre county estate with natural beauty and excellent farmland. It is bounded on the north by the Mula River and on the south by the sprawling campus of the University of Pune. To the immediate east is the government botanical garden. The temperate climate and quiet surroundings are conducive to study and meditation. Some of the major structures in the campus include: the administrative building, which houses offices and some classrooms. Then there are separate buildings for the library, the sciences, education, religion, agriculture, the cafeteria, boarders, the college press, industrial arts, Spicer Memorial College Higher Secondary School, Spicer Products and Services.
Spicer college attracts students from almost all states and union territories of India as well as student body from over 29 countries. Spicer graduates feature in various important positions throughout the world.several other countries of the world. Students also come from different economical and social backgrounds. Spicer graduates continue to spread to all parts of the world and hold important positions within the Seventh-day Adventist Church as well as in both public and private sectors. Many hold significant government offices, including those as ambassadors of different nations. Students at Spicer College, or "Spicerians" as they are sometimes called, either live on campus in either of the five residence halls/areas, rent an apartment from the College's own Apartment Complex, or live in the Sangvhi area or beyond. Males live in the Men's dormitory while women live in Women's Hall.