World University of Bangladesh

Private University in Bangladesh

World University of Bangladesh

Motto	Utilitarian Education for Economic Emancipation
Type	Private
Established	26 February 2003; 21 years ago (26 February 2003)
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Abdul Mannan Choudhury
Academic staff	350+
Administrative staff	200+
Students	20,000+
Undergraduates	12000
Postgraduates	350
Doctoral students	25
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°44′32″N 90°22′57″E / 23.7422°N 90.3825°E / 23.7422; 90.3825
Campus	Avenue 6 & Lake Drive Road, Sector # 17/H, Uttara, Dhaka-1230 (Permanent)
Affiliations	Association of Commonwealth Universities University Grants Commission Bangladesh Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs AACSB Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh
Website	www.wub.edu.bd

World University of Bangladesh (Bengali: ওয়ার্ল্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ), often abbreviated as WUB, is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury is the vice-chancellor of the university.

History

World University of Bangladesh (WUB) established in 2003 under the private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998) and private university Act 2010, approved and recognized by the Ministry of Education, government of Bangladesh and the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh. The WUB is a non-profit making concern - and governed by a 9-member board of trustees constituted per the Private Universities Act 1998 (Amended in 2010).

Administration

The university as per requirement of the Private Universities Act. 2010, has a board of trustees consisting of 9 members. The board is entrusted with the responsibilities of financing the university and determining the strategies and policies of the university.

List of vice-chancellors

Abdul Mannan Choudhury (present).

Academics

Degree programs

WUB offers the following programs from its 3 faculties.

Faculty of Business Studies

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

• Bachelor in Tourism and Hospitality Management (BHTM)

• MBA (Regular)‑ 2 years

• MBA (Executive)‑ 1 year

• MBE (Master of Business Education)‑ 1.5 to 2 years

Faculty of Science & Engineering *

• B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

• B.Sc. in Computing & Information Science (CIS)

• B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering(CE)

• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering(ME)

• B.Sc. in Automobile Engineering(AE)

• B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering (MTE)

• B.Sc. in Textile Engineering (TE)

• Bachelor of Architecture

• Bachelor of Pharmacy

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Department of Law

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) ‑ 4 years

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) ‑ 2 years

• Master of Laws (LL.M) – 1–2 years

Department of English

• BA in English ‑ 4 years

• MA in English ‑2 years

• MA in English ‑1 year

Student life

Co-curricula and extracurricular activities

All university departments arranged seminars, symposiums, study tours, etc. to encourage the students to link the theories to reality. Besides, the university has many clubs and societies which offer extra-curricular activities. To develop leadership faculties, the students are encouraged to participate in indoor and outdoor sports, cultural programs, debates, celebrations of National Days, Annual Picnic, Excursion, etc.

Festival

Every year, WUB arranges a day CSE Festival. The festival offers an Inter-University Project showcasing, a Robotics Contest, a college-level debating contest, an IT Olympiad, Seminars, Workshops, and a Gaming Contest. Every year more than fifty universities and twenty schools and colleges participate in the festival.

Footnotes

"Lack of revenue, enrollments put private universities in hot water". The Business Standard. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
"History of World University of Bangladesh". wub.edu.bd. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
"VC".
"4th WUB CSE festival held". Daily Sun. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.

External links

v t e Uttara, suburb of Dhaka
Sectors	Phase 1 Sector 10 Phase 2 (Sector 11-14) Phase 3 (Sector 15-18)
Thanas	Airport Thana Dhakshinkhan Thana East Thana Uttar Khan Thana West Thana Turag Thana
Populated places	Azampur House Building Diabari Rupayan City
Offices	Air Astra BGMEA Complex
Shopping malls	Rajlokkhi Complex
Transport	Dhaka Airport railway station Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Uttara North Uttara Center Uttara South Sonargaon Janapath Road Artist Quamrul Hassan Road
Hospitals	Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital Medical College for Women and Hospital
Schools & colleges	Aeronautical Institute of Bangladesh Aga Khan School, Dhaka Armed Police Battalion School & College Bangladesh International Tutorial International Hope School Bangladesh Milestone College RAJUK Uttara Model College Scholastica South Breeze School Sunbeams School Uttara High School and College Uttara Town College
Universities	Asian University of Bangladesh Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology International University of Business Agriculture and Technology Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology Tagore University of Creative Arts Uttara University World University of Bangladesh
Medical colleges	Medical College for Women and Hospital Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College
Sports	AFC Uttara Uttara FC Uttara FC Women
Entertainment	Mugdho Mancha

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