North South University (Bengali: ???? ???? ?????????????? [nort?? saut?? bi??obid?d?al?e?], also known as NSU), is the first privately run University of Bangladesh. It's Business School is also the first in Bangladesh to receive American accreditation from ACBSP.
The government of Bangladesh approved the establishment of North South University in 1992 under the Private University Act (PUA) 1992 (now replaced by PUA 2010). The university was formally inaugurated on 10 February 1993, by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
The university ranked 1st among the private universities and 12th among all the universities in research output on the Bangladesh University Ranking 2017.
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Campus
The university's campus is located at Bashundhara in Dhaka. The foundation of the campus was laid on 30 January 2003 by Begum Khaleda Zia. Classes started in the permanent campus from 9 June 2009.
This campus can serve up to 20,000 students with amenities and facilities. It contains six buildings with three basements on six acres of land having 665,000 square feet of floorspace.
Administration
List of vice-chancellors
- Muslehuddin Ahmad
- Hafiz Siddiqi
- Atiqul Islam (2016-present)
Library
The NSU library has over 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) floor area on the southeastern side of the campus. It is the first fully automated university library in Bangladesh using its own library management software, which supports RFID system, web-based online circulation system, full-text e-books and online journal article repository services. The library can accommodate over 1,200 students in its reading rooms. On average 2,000 students use the library every day.
As of August 2014, the library holds 49,500 books, 50,000 online books, 6,000 bound journals (Foreign and local) and magazines, 1,890 CD-ROM databases and books, 226 DVD and videos, 159 audio-cassettes, and other resources.
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Academic departments
The university's ten departments are organized into four schools.
School of Business and Economics (SBE)
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at North South University is accredited By Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Its the first Business school in Bangladesh to receive American accreditation. The School of Business and Economics (SBE) consists of four departments.
- Department of Accounting & Finance
- Department of Economics
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing & International Business
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
- Department of English & Modern Languages
- Department of History & Philosophy
- Department of Law
- Department of Political Science & Sociology
School of Health & Life Sciences
- Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology
- Department of Environmental Science and Management
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Public Health
Institutes
NSU has four institutes and one center:
Institute of Development, Environment and Strategic Studies (IDESS)
The Institute of Development, Environment and Strategic Studies (IDESS) is a research center.
Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute at NSU was established in February 2006, the only language institute in Bangladesh which offers Chinese-language only education..
Club and societies
- Earth Club
- North South University Shangskritik Shangathan
- North South University Social Services Club
- North South University Cine & Drama Club
- North South University Computer and Engineering Club
- North South University Finance Club
- North South University Model UN Club
- North South University Art & Photography Club
- Young Economists' Forum
- Young Entrepreneurs Society
International organizations
NSU ACM Student Chapter
NSU ACMSC is the only ACM Student Chapter in Bangladesh to get official recognition from ACM.
The NSU ACM Student Chapter has hosted some important events such as NSU Capstone program and Inter University Programming Contest (IUPC).
NSU Problem Solving Community is an affiliated community of NSU ACMSC.
IEEE NSU Student Branch
IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE, pronounced "Eye-triple-E," stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Publications
The university publishes a journal called Panini.
Controversies
- Corruption allegation: In 2012, University Grants Commission found some instances of corruption of universities trustee board's chairman. So, the education ministry dissolved the trustee board. One of trustee member's was charged with corruption.
- Students involved militancy: In 2016, some former students and faculties were found to have links with militant activities. Some of them were involved in violent armed assault.
Investigators found printed materials published by militant group's in library.
UGC had suggested measures to curb the involvement by students attendance tracking, online monitoring by guardians and student participation in social activities.
References
Further reading
- "North South University to hold 'Cybernauts 2016'". The Daily Star. 11 July 2016.
- Ali, Imran (30 July 2016). "NSU, what's going on?". The Asian Age.
External links
- Official website
- NSU library
- NSU helpdesk
- Confucius Institute at NSU
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