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The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) is the regulatory body of all the public (government funded) and private universities of Bangladesh. The Private University Act of 1992 paved the way for vigorous sprouting of private universities. 80% of its universities are in their infancy. There is a severed shortage in higher education ...
Universities in Bangladesh represent about 150 academic bodies of the conventional higher education institution (HEI) in Bangladesh. Segmented by management and financial structure, these include 43 public universities, 103 private universities, 2 international universities, 31 specialized colleges, and 2 special universities.
Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into four differential types: public (government owned and subsidized), private (private sector owned universities), international (operated and funded by international organizations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), and the latest Cross Border Higher Education (CBHE) which are either study centres or branch campuses managed by ...
Times Higher Education ranked the University of Dhaka at 191–200 position in the 2016 Asia University ranking. [52] In the best Asian (and Australian) universities ranking, AsiaWeek ranked the University of Dhaka 37th in 1999 [53] and 64th (overall and multi-disciplinary category) out of 77 ranked universities in 2000. [54]
In 2007, BUET celebrated 60 years (1947–2007) of engineering education in Bangladesh by arranging a 6-month-long series of programs and events. [ 19 ] In October 2019, sophomore Abrar Fahad was tortured and beaten to death in Sher-e-Bangla Hall, allegedly by members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami ...
Colleges in Bangladesh are Higher Secondary schools for last two years of 12 academic year long school education. After finishing Secondary education (10th Grade/SSC/Equivalent) students get admitted to these colleges to study for 11th and 12th Grade.
In the latest World University Rankings 2023 published by Times Higher Education, NSU ranked joint top among all universities in Bangladesh. [40] In the 2024 QS World University Rankings, NSU achieved a ranking of 851-900 globally. [41] In the same year, they ranked 191st among all Asian universities. [42]
Facilitate the implementation of quality assurance mechanism and national qualifications framework at the higher education institution (HEI) and program levels. Provide standards, guidelines and code of best practice to the higher education institutions (HEIs) for self-assessment and developing internal quality assurance culture.