About Maharishi University of Management

Maharishi International University (MIU), formerly Maharishi University of Management, is a private academic world in Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded in 1973 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and features a “consciousness-based education” system that includes the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Its founding principles enlarge the proceed of the full potential of the individual, fulfilling economic aspirations while maximizing proper use of the setting and bringing spiritual fulfillment and happiness to humanity.

The the academy is regionally accredited through the doctoral level by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and offers degree programs in art, business, education, communications, mathematical science, literature, physiology & health, Vedic Science and sustainable living.

The native campus was located in Goleta, California, and in 1974 moved to the current 370-acre campus in Fairfield, Iowa. During the 1990s many older buildings were demolished and replaced using green technology and the principles of ancient Vedic architecture. The the academy features an academic “block system” (only one subject for four weeks) and a diverse, multinational student body. It is said to provide an organic, vegetarian food program.

Fairfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, Iowa. It has a population of 9,464 people, according to the 2010 census. The median family income is $46,138, with 10% of families below the poverty line.

The city is typical of the American Midwest, being situated amidst rolling farmlands filled in imitation of corn, soybean, cattle, and hogs. It became the county chair in 1839 in the same way as 110 residents and grew to 650 by 1847. Its library was customary in 1853, and it held its first fair in 1854. Early architecture in Fairfield includes play-act by George Franklin Barber and Barry Byrne, who trained below Frank Lloyd Wright.