The Centre for Ethics (CFE) at Yenepoya University, Mangalore was established in February 2011. It was the first ethics-dedicated centre in a medical college in India. The Centre was set up to bring about a reawakening of medical ethics and bioethics in the health care setting and research ethics, through academic programs, research and cultural exchanges. Supported by an educational research grant (1R25TW010305) from National Institutes of Health, USA, CFE runs a two-year, full-time Master's in Research Ethics. In addtion, the CFE offers two postgraduate diploma courses - one in Bioethics/Medical (PGDBEME) and the other in Clinical Ethics (PGDCE), along with other short courses and student activities in various sub-disciplines of bioethics.