North South University (Bengali: ???????? ??????????????) or NSU is the first private university of Bangladesh. 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 February 10, 1993, by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
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Campus
The university's campus is at khaza baba road at Basundhara in Dhaka. The foundation of the campus was laid on January 30, 2003 by Begum Khaleda Zia. Classes started in the permanent campus from June 9, 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.
University Grants Commission (UGC) investigators found the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir's printed materials in the library of the North South University in 2015.
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Academics
The university's ten departments are organized into four schools.
Schools
- School of Business and Economics (Accredited By ACBSP)
- 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 Mathematics and Physics
- 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
North South University is accredited by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university's School of Business and Economics was accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) in November 2015.
Institutes
NSU has four institutes and one center:
- Institute of Modern Language
- Institute of Development, Environment and Strategic Studies (IDESS)
- Confucius Institute: The Confucius Institute at NSU was established in February 2006, the only language institute in Bangladesh which offers Chinese-language only education. Some 600 students have been enrolled and nearly 100 Bangladeshis are learning Chinese at the Institute now.
- Center for Information & Communication Technology (CICT)
- North South University Global Health Institute (NGHI)
Student activity clubs
International Organizations
NSU ACM Student Chapter is a student community that drives networking and learning of ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, at the university through arranging seminars, lectures, learning forums, co-learning programs, competitions and networking opportunities with peers and professionals across the computing spectrum. It is one of the 680 student chapters of ACM established throughout the world that give students opportunities to play active roles in the association and its activities. NSU ACMSC is the only ACM Student Chapter in Bangladesh to get official recognition from ACM. The NSU ACM Student Chapter, introduced in 2016, under the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of North South University, has managed to successfully host 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. IEEE NSU Student Branch falls under the IEEE Bangladesh section of IEEE Region 10 (Asia Pacific Region). It was established in 2013 at North South University. The student branch plays a prominent role in promoting and organizing seminars, workshops and competitions related to the field of engineering and technology to help young minds engage in engineering activities. The club's goal is to serve, inspire, and get inspired to change the community, and to cultivate fellow engineers to gain a better understanding of the professional environment and technical progress and enable their careers. The IEEE NSU Student Branch promotes and recruits new members at the beginning of every semester at North South University, helping the club expand to promote engineering and technology across the university.
Publications
The university publishes a journal called Panini.
Controversies
Corruption allegation
In 2012, University Grants Commission probe body has found a numerous instances of corruption of the universities' trustee board's chairman M Shahjahan. As a result, the education ministry dissolved the trustee board. Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Abul Hashem, one of the trustee members, was charged with corruption by Anti Corruption Commission during caretaker government.
Students involved militancy
However, North South University is one of the top institution for higher degrees but in 2016, North South University came under government surveillance after some of its students and former faculties were found to have links with militant activities. Students of the university were involved with at least four militant attacks in Bangladesh.
University Grants Commission (UGC) investigators found the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir's printed materials in the library of the North South University in 2015.
The University Grants Commission has suggested several measures to curb student involvement with militant groups. These include attendance tracking, online monitoring by parents and guardians of course loads and grades, and greater student participation in university social activities.
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