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|name = University of South Asia, Bangladesh |
| name = University of South Asia, Bangladesh |
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| native_name = ইউনিভার্সিটি অব সাউথ এশিয়া |
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|established = {{start date|2003}} |
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|administrative_staff = 100 |
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| chancellor = {{Current president of Bangladesh}} |
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|vice_chancellor = Prof. Dr. M. A. Wadud Mondal |
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| vice_chancellor = M. A. Wadud Mondal |
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| academic_staff = 108<ref name="yearbook" /> |
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| students = 2,900<ref name="yearbook" /> |
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| city = Amin Bazar, [[Savar Upazila]] |
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| state = [[Dhaka District]] |
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| country = Bangladesh |
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|address = House#76 & 78, Road#14, Block B, Banani, Dhak-1213 |
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| language = English |
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| website = {{URL|southasiauni.edu.bd}} |
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==History== |
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The university was founded in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of South Asia |url=http://www.ugc-universities.gov.bd/university-detail/124 |website=University Grants Commission of Bangladesh}}</ref> |
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In July 2010, students protesting against [[value-added tax]] on tuition blockaded the [[N3 (Bangladesh)|Dhaka-Mymensingh highway]] near the university's temporary campus in the Banai neighborhood of Dhaka. Unable to negotiate an end to the conflict, police baton charged the protesters and fired tear gas to clear the road. Students threw brick bats at the police and vandalised vehicles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Private university students lift highway siege |url=https://bdnews24.com/campus/2010/07/27/private-university-students-lift-highway-siege |work=bdnews24.com |date=26 July 2010}}</ref> |
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A [[University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) team made a surprise inspection of the university in August 2016. They did not find the vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor, or treasurer on campus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harun ur Rashid |title=ACC to probe University of South Asia documents |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/133757/2018-01-22 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=22 January 2018}}</ref> The board of trustees was not formed in accordance with the rules, there was a lack of senior teachers, research was not being performed, and needy students and children of freedom fighters were not being admitted in line with their quotas. In November, the UGC recommended that the Education Ministry cancel the university's temporary approval.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Noman |title=Many private varsities still running illegally |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/248897/Many-private-varsities-still-running-illegally- |work=Daily Sun |date=19 August 2017}}</ref> |
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The Private Universities Act 2010 allows at most one-third of the instructors at a university to be part-time. In 2017, more than two-thirds were part time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Noman |title=12 private varsities run by 50pc part-timers |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/257099/12-private-varsities-run-by-50pc-parttimers |work=Daily Sun |date=25 September 2017}}</ref> As of August 2022, the university had only one full professor, the remaining instructors being assistant professors or lecturers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akhter |first1=Shahin |title=Many univs run with no or few professors |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/177664/many-univs-run-with-no-or-few-professors |work=New Age |date=4 August 2022}}</ref> |
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* Prof. Dr. M. A. Wadud Mondal<ref>{{Cite web|title=VC|url=https://southasiauni.edu.bd/council-committees}}</ref> |
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According to the UGC, the university carried out no research in 2017 or 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salman |first1=Md Solamain |title=Huge disparity between growth and research spending |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/397933/Huge-disparity-between-growth-and-research-spending |work=Daily Sun |date=9 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Salman |first1=Md Solamain |title=Universities lack research culture |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/455039/Universities-lack-research-culture |work=Daily Sun |date=18 January 2020}}</ref> |
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== University of South Asia Business School == |
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By 2018, the university had 4 faculties with a total of 17 departments, and enrollment was 2900. Approximately 70% of students were pursuing degrees in engineering and technology, 15% in business, and 8% in science. About one tenth of the students were female.<ref name="yearbook">{{cite book |title=Statistical Yearbook Bangladesh 2020 |url=http://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b2db8758_8497_412c_a9ec_6bb299f8b3ab/2021-08-11-04-54-154c14988ce53f65700592b03e05a0f8.pdf |date=May 2021 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |pages=436, 439 |isbn=978-984-475-047-0}}</ref> |
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It moved to its permanent campus in [[Savar Upazila]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=UGC: No new students without permanent campus |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/education/2022/12/31/ugc-no-new-students-without-permanent-campus |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=31 December 2022}}</ref> |
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=== University of South Asia School of Engineering === |
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== Academics == |
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The university has four schools: |
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# Bachelor of Computer Science & Information Technology (BCSIT) |
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=== University of South Asia School |
=== University of South Asia Business School === |
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* Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) |
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=== University of South Asia School of |
=== University of South Asia School of Engineering === |
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* Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering (BCSE) |
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* Master of Computer Science (MCS) |
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=== University of South Asia |
=== University of South Asia School of Humanities === |
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* Bachelor of Arts in English Literature & Culture (BAE) |
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# Masters of Business Administration (MBA) |
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=== University of South Asia School of |
=== University of South Asia School of Public Health and Life Science === |
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* Master of Nutrition & Food Science (MNFS) |
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* Master of Public Health of Ophthalmology |
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==== University of South Asia School of Public Health and Life Science (Masters) ==== |
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* Vacant (January 2016 – June 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Habib |first1=Wasim Bin |last2=Adhikary |first2=Tuhin Shubhra |title=Certificates from 18 pvt universities unacceptable |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/certificates-18-pvt-univs-be-unacceptable-1316584 |work=The Daily Star |date=18 November 2016}}</ref> |
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* M. A. Wadud Mondal (June 2017–present)<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ইউনিভার্সিটি অব সাউথ এশিয়ায় উপাচার্য ও সহ-উপাচার্যের যোগদান |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/education/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A5-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%93 |work=Prothom Alo |date=19 June 2017 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Message From VC |url=https://southasiauni.ac.bd/message-vc |website=University of South Asia}}</ref> |
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# Masters of Nutrition & Food Science (MNFS) |
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==Diploma programs== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://southasiauni.ac.bd/ Official website] |
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* [https://southasiauni.edu.bd/chairman-message Message From Chairman] |
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 20 December 2023
ইউনিভার্সিটি অব সাউথ এশিয়া | |
Type | Private research university |
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Established | 2003 |
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | M. A. Wadud Mondal |
Academic staff | 108[1] |
Students | 2,900[1] |
Location | Amin Bazar, Savar Upazila , , Bangladesh 23°47′42″N 90°24′10″E / 23.7951°N 90.4027°E |
Language | English |
Website | southasiauni |
University of South Asia (Bengali: ইউনিভার্সিটি অব সাউথ এশিয়া) or UNISA is a private university in the Amin Bazar, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its curriculum has been approved by the University Grants Commission.
History[edit]
The university was founded in 2003.[2]
In July 2010, students protesting against value-added tax on tuition blockaded the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near the university's temporary campus in the Banai neighborhood of Dhaka. Unable to negotiate an end to the conflict, police baton charged the protesters and fired tear gas to clear the road. Students threw brick bats at the police and vandalised vehicles.[3]
A University Grants Commission (UGC) team made a surprise inspection of the university in August 2016. They did not find the vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor, or treasurer on campus.[4] The board of trustees was not formed in accordance with the rules, there was a lack of senior teachers, research was not being performed, and needy students and children of freedom fighters were not being admitted in line with their quotas. In November, the UGC recommended that the Education Ministry cancel the university's temporary approval.[5]
The Private Universities Act 2010 allows at most one-third of the instructors at a university to be part-time. In 2017, more than two-thirds were part time.[6] As of August 2022, the university had only one full professor, the remaining instructors being assistant professors or lecturers.[7]
According to the UGC, the university carried out no research in 2017 or 2018.[8][9]
By 2018, the university had 4 faculties with a total of 17 departments, and enrollment was 2900. Approximately 70% of students were pursuing degrees in engineering and technology, 15% in business, and 8% in science. About one tenth of the students were female.[1]
It moved to its permanent campus in Savar Upazila in 2022.[10]
Academics[edit]
The university has four schools:
University of South Asia Business School[edit]
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
- Master of Bank Management (MBM)
University of South Asia School of Engineering[edit]
- Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering (BCSE)
- Bachelor of Computer Science & Information Technology (BCSIT)
- Bachelor of Textile Engineering (BTE)
- Master of Computer Application (MCA)
- Master of Computer Science (MCS)
University of South Asia School of Humanities[edit]
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature & Culture (BAE)
University of South Asia School of Public Health and Life Science[edit]
- Bachelor of Environmental Science (BES)
- Master of Nutrition & Food Science (MNFS)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Public Health of Ophthalmology
- Diploma of Optometry & Low Vision (DOLV) and Diploma of Nutrition &Food Science (DNFS)
List of vice-chancellors[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Statistical Yearbook Bangladesh 2020 (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. May 2021. pp. 436, 439. ISBN 978-984-475-047-0.
- ^ "University of South Asia". University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Private university students lift highway siege". bdnews24.com. 26 July 2010.
- ^ Harun ur Rashid (22 January 2018). "ACC to probe University of South Asia documents". The Independent. Dhaka.
- ^ Chowdhury, Noman (19 August 2017). "Many private varsities still running illegally". Daily Sun.
- ^ Chowdhury, Noman (25 September 2017). "12 private varsities run by 50pc part-timers". Daily Sun.
- ^ Akhter, Shahin (4 August 2022). "Many univs run with no or few professors". New Age.
- ^ Salman, Md Solamain (9 June 2019). "Huge disparity between growth and research spending". Daily Sun.
- ^ Salman, Md Solamain (18 January 2020). "Universities lack research culture". Daily Sun.
- ^ "UGC: No new students without permanent campus". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2022.
- ^ Habib, Wasim Bin; Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (18 November 2016). "Certificates from 18 pvt universities unacceptable". The Daily Star.
- ^ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব সাউথ এশিয়ায় উপাচার্য ও সহ-উপাচার্যের যোগদান. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Message From VC". University of South Asia.