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This article is about the university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. For the university in Chicago, see East-West University.

East West University (EWU) is one of the leading private universities in Bangladesh established in 1996 by the Private University Act, 1992. It is reported as the second best private university in quality assurance by the University Grant Commissionand considered as one of the elite five private universities in Bangladesh. As its motto says, excellence in education, EWU is committed to provide international level education in the Bangladeshi perspective. EWU demands them as a meeting place of Eastern culture and Western thought.

History

The idea of establishing a private university to provide quality education at an affordable cost in Bangladesh was first mooted by a group of prominent academics, business leaders, professionals and education enthusiasts led by Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin. With this end in view, this group formed a non-profit, non-political, charitable organization called Progoti Foundation for Education and Development (PFED). East West University is its first major project. Members of the Board of Directors of East West University are: Mr. Jalaluddin Ahmed, Mr. S.M. Nousher Ali, Mr. Farooque B. Chaudhury, Dr. Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury, Mr. Syed Manzur Elahi, Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, Mr. Mohammed Zahidul Haque R.Ph., Dr. Saidur Rahman Lasker, Dr. Muhammad A. Mannan, Professor M. Mosleh-Uddin, Mr. Shelley A. Mubdi, Mr. M.A. Mumin, Dr. Khalil Rahman, Mr. H.N. Ashequr Rahman and Mrs. Razia Samad.

After being accorded permission by the Government under the Private University Act (Act 34) of 1992, East West University was launched in 1996. Classes started in September, 1996 with 6 faculty members and 20 students in the present campus of 45, Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka.

Campus

East West University is one of the very few private universities in Bangladesh who have centered campus. EWU campus is organized into 6 multistoried buildings (three of them are above 15 storied) located in Mohakhali, just beside Gulshan lake. Foundation Building:

Faculties and departments

East West University is divided into three faculties. Each faculty is further divided into departments. A tree view of the faculty is shown here:

East West University

Faculty of Sciences and Engineering

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Department of Applied Physics and Communications Engineering

Department of Pharmacy

Faculty of Business and Economics

Department of Business Administration

Department of Economics

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Department of English

Department of Social Sciences

Ranking

Scholarships and financial support

EWU scholarships are divided in to five types.

1. EWU Merit Scholarship: This is the most prestigious scholarship among the university. Top 10% student from each batch having a CGPA of 3.97 or above get this scholarship. It worth 84,000 BDT (30 credits) for undergraduate level student and almost 75,000 BDT (24 credits) for post graduate level student.
2. Medha Lalon Fund Scholarship: Each semester university provides a partial (varies from 35,000 BDT – 25,000 BDT) scholarship to support meritorious students who failed to achieve Merit Scholarship. Students from dean’s list are eligible to apply for this scholarship. One student can apply once in a year for this scholarship.
3. Financial Aid: Each semester university provides a large number of financial aid. Student facing financial difficulties (with a CGPA of 2.5 and above) can apply with proper evidence only once a year for this scholarship. It varies from 18,000 BDT to 35,000 BDT.
4. Sibling Scholarship: EWU provides 50% scholarship for any one of a sibling pair. It is one of the most popular scholarship with in the university. It worth around 40,000 – 45,000 BDT per year.
5. Directorial Scholarship: This is a special type of scholarship provided by the directors of the university. Each director as a quota of two full scholarship (each equivalent to EWU merit scholarship). Each semester directors provide this scholarship to the students who have exceptional case.

Student activities

External links

• East West University Homepage

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1. In view of a controversial mongering by most of the country's private universities in the name of education, the government constituted a nine-member committee headed by University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Assaduzzaman on July 17, 2003 to look into the fact. The committee conducted one-year-and-three-month-long extensive scrutiny over 52 private universities out of total 53 universities and submitted its report to Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on October 17,2004. The principal recommendations of the committee are: "Eight private universities -- BGC Trust University, Comilla University, Pundra University of Science and Technology, Green University, Queens University, American Bangladesh University, Central Women's University and Southern University -- should be closed down, 10 other such universities should be provided one-year ultimatum and another six ones should be served six-month deadline for ensuring quality education." The committee found the standard of education of only nine private universities – North South University (NSU), East West University (EWU), Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB), American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB), BRAC University, Daffodil University, Stamford University, University of Development Alternative and Islamic International University of Chittagong (IIUC) as satisfactory.

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