University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
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| Motto | "A new vision in higher education" |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established |
2002 Opened: October 1, 2004 |
| Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
| Vice-Chancellor | Imran Rahman |
| Students | 3,700 as of Spring 2013 |
| Location |
Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°44′28″N 90°22′28″E / 23.7411°N 90.3744°ECoordinates: 23°44′28″N 90°22′28″E / 23.7411°N 90.3744°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website |
ulab |
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (Bengali: লিবারেল আর্টস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) (ULAB) is a private liberal arts-based University in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in February 2002, permission to open was received from the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh[1] in November 2003, pursuant to the Private University Act 1992.[2] ULAB incorporates the values of Liberal Arts and Sustainability[3] into its curricula, through its General Education Department and its Center for sustainable development (CSD).[4] ULAB is a research-intensive University, with multiple research opportunities for its faculty members and students.[5]
Schools and Degree-Granting Programs (UGC Approved)
ULAB offers degree programs in the following schools:.[6]
School of Arts and Humanities
- Bachelor of Arts, English and Humanities (Honors)
- Master of Arts in English
School of Social Science
- Bachelor of Social Science, Media Studies and Journalism
- Masters in Communication [7]
School of Business
- Bachelor in Business Administration (Honors)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
School of Science and Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (Honors)
- Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (Honors)
- Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (Honors) (opened Fall 2016)
ULAB has one non-degree-granting program, which runs the required courses to fulfill a liberal arts curriculum:
- General Education Program(GED)
Head of schools and departments[8]
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering = Rezaul Karim Mazumder, PhD
- Computer Science and Engineering = Sazzad Hossain, PhD
- School of Social Sciences = Jude William R. Genilo, PhD
- School of Arts and Humanities = Kaiser Hamidul Haq, PhD
- School of Business = Imran Rahman (Acting Head)
- General Education Program = Muhammad Ibrahim, PhD
Research Centers
ULAB has seven centers which conduct research, run workshops and conferences; promote knowledge creation, and advocate best practices.
- Center for Sustainable Development (CSD)[9]
- Center for Enterprise and Society (CES)[10]
- Center for Bangla Studies (CBS)[11] (original name: Center for Bangla Language and Literature.)[12]
- Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS)[13]
- Dhaka Translation Center (DTC)[14][15]
- Bengal Lights Literary Journal[16]
- Center for Language Studies (CLS)
Co-Curricular activities
Clubs are the mainstay of co-curricular life and activities. ULAB is a member of Duke of Edinburgh's Award program.[17]
Official Clubs of ULAB[18]
- Electronics Club [19]
- IEEE ULAB Student Branch [20]
- Computer Programming Club [21]
- Social Welfare Club [22]
- Adventure Club [23]
- Art Club [24]
- Business Club [25]
- Debating Club [26]
- Field Sports Club [27]
- Film Club [28]
- Indoor Games Club [29]
- Language Club [30]
- MBA Club [31]
- Media Club [32]
- Shangskriti Shangsad [33]
- Sustainable Development Club [34]
- Theatre ULAB [35]
- Triathlon Club [36]
The Department of Media Studies & Journalism of ULAB also has apprenticeship programs for the students
Notable faculty
- Mohit Ul Alam, until 2014
- Kaiser Haq
- Azfar Hussain, Scholar-in-Residence, 2016
- Abdul Mannan, until 2015
- Imran Rahman
Tahsan Khan(singer) untill 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ University Grants Commission Bangladesh
- ↑ Private University Act, 1992
- ↑ Mission and Values
- ↑ Center for Sustainable Development
- ↑ daily sun | First Page | Pvt universities do little research work|accessdate=2013-03-07
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/Academics/degrees-offered/ Degrees Offered
- ↑ "MSS in MSJ renamed to Masters in Communication". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/Faculty/?order_faculty=by_title
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/CSD/center-for-sustainable-development/ Center for Sustainable Development (CSD)
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/CES/center-for-enterprise-and-society/ Center for Enterprise and Society (CES)
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/CBS/center-for-bangla-studies/ Center for Bangla Studies (CBS)
- ↑ http://education.bangladeshinfo.com/2552/ulab-launches-bangla-research-centre.html/ ULAB launches Bangla research centre
- ↑ "Archeology at ULAB". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ Kar, Amitava (22 November 2013). "Stick a Babel Fish in Your Ear". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ Alamgir, Rohini and Rumana Habib (23 November 2013). "In translation". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bengal Lights Literary Journal". Bengal Lights. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ Duke of Edinburgh's Award
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/list-of-clubs/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-electronics-club/
- ↑ http://sites.ieee.org/sb-ulab/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-computer-programming-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-social-welfare-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-adventure-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-art-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-business-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-debating-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-field-sports-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-film-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-indoor-games-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-language-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-mba-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-media-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/shangskriti-shangsad/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-sustainable-development-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/theatre-ulab/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-triathlon-club/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/cinemascope/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/ulab-tv/
- ↑ http://www.ulab.edu.bd/co-curricular/the-ulabian/
- ↑ ULAB Radio Cambuzz Apprenticeship Program