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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 Church|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. Lange. | '''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 Church|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. Lange. | ||
'''METAS''' is a part of the [[Seventh-day Adventist education]] system, the world's second largest Christian school system.<ref> | '''METAS''' is a part of the [[Seventh-day Adventist education]] system, the world's second largest Christian school system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists |title=Archived copy |website=www.csmonitor.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118003721/http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists |archive-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=March 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323223151/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm |archivedate=March 23, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
'''METAS Adventist College''' was established in [[Surat]] in 1998. The school, | '''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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metasofsda.in/College/other.php?headmenuid=313%2FHistory |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222125433/http://www.metasofsda.in/College/other.php?headmenuid=313%2FHistory |archive-date=2018-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==METAS Bible Seminary== | ==METAS Bible Seminary== | ||