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I have started working on East West University page at wikipedia. I hope, I will get constructive help form others.Niaz bd 04:00 am, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I am trying to improve this article based on authenticate documents. In case I put any data or comment by mistake or by being emotional (as I am a graduate and postgraduate of this university, there is a strong chance for me to become emotional), please bring me on the right track by your comments and advices. (Niaz bd 09:44, 12 February 2007 (UTC))

I replaced the term "Second Best" by "one of the best". Thanks to Ragib Bhaia. Though I have some logic regarding my last edit but I do not get into a debate. I think its better and safer to use one of the best instead of second best as UGC didn't mention this list as a ranking though they didn't mention it as a random list also. This report is available on the net on different newspaper's archive. (Niaz bd 07:17, 13 February 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Removed unreferenced material

I have removed the following unreferenced material from the article:

In view of a controversial mongering by most of the country's private universities in the name of education, the government constituted a nine-member committee headed by University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Assaduzzaman on July 17, 2003 to look into the fact. The committee conducted one-year-and-three-month-long extensive scrutiny over 52 private universities out of total 53 universities and submitted its report to Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on October 17,2004. The principal recommendations of the committee are: "Eight private universities -- BGC Trust University, Comilla University, Pundra University of Science and Technology, Green University, Queens University, American Bangladesh University, Central Women's University and Southern University -- should be closed down, 10 other such universities should be provided one-year ultimatum and another six ones should be served six-month deadline for ensuring quality education." The committee found the standard of education of only nine private universities – North South University (NSU), East West University (EWU), Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB), American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB), BRAC University, Daffodil University, Stamford University, University of Development Alternative (UODA) and International Islamic University of Chittagong (IIUC) as satisfactory.

If someone finds an authentic source for this information, please, put it back into the article. Well keep three things in mind when putting it back:

  • Cite the source
  • Remove POV tone from the text above
  • Put it in an appropriate section

Cheers. Aditya Kabir 15:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Aditya Bhaia, I added those information from different Daily Newspapers published on October 18, 2004. If you have a look on that day's newspapers, then for sure you will find this article as one of the most important one. It was also published on the web in The Daily Observer's web edition but they removed the whole edition later. Besides, '27 universities are running without a VC' is not perfectly true for EWU (Its source link is also missing. May be web newspapers do not archive newses for more than one year). Bhaia, main fact is that, Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin was nominated thrice as the VC of EWU by the board but BNP Government did not give the approval. I guess I need not to mention the reason :-) !. Besides, I noticed some of the Wikipedians (non-logged in users) tried to pull down the reputation of EWU by adding some 'irrelevant' comments without maintaining even any writing structure on this article. This is really unfortunate. I believe that in future we will be respectful to the private universities as the real difference between Public and Private university students are getting closer and in some cases private universities are doing better compare to some so called 'Public' universities. Regards -

(Niaz bd 03:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC))

  • in some cases private universities are doing better compare to some so called 'Public' universities.--Concured. Yeah, Bro you're right :) Regards--NAHID 19:44, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Structure Completed

I have done with the initial structure of this article. Now we should work on it to improve its quality. Regards, (Niaz bd 20:49, 6 March 2007 (UTC)).

This article still sounds like a brochure, rather than an encyclopedic one. For example, "library increasing intellectual capital day by day" - type comments are not really encyclopedic. The intro has serious reference issues ... (a huge note is added inline, without mentioning the source). In other words, the article needs a LOT of work. --Ragib 19:55, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Niaz. It was a wonderful job you did with the article. You definitely can put back the mayerial I removed, but, please, meet the three criterion I mentioned. Otherwise some other editor will surely remove it again. And, don't worry about some negative facts remaining in the article. For an article to be comprehensive the negative as well as the positive needs to be on it. In fact, I am trying to question the article on Rajshahi University to have some not-so-nice facts on it. And, that article is vying for a status as a featured article. Finally, please, ignore all the zealots trying to push a particular agenda to Wikipedia. Aditya Kabir 15:13, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you Ragib Bhaia and Aditya Bhaia. I am trying my best to give it a look like an encyclopedia though I believe I succeeded not more than 1% in my task. You Bhaiaz are like our (junior wikipedians) guardians at Wikipedia. So, please suggest me 'what to do' and 'what not to do' regarding any article or any type of wiki-behavior. I will always take them positively. As I was a student of EWU for the last 5 years, it's quite natural that I will be biased at some points. So, please do warn me if I do such things. Ragib Bhaia, I read that article (regarding UGC comment) from Prothom Alo though they do not have that particular edition right now on their online archive. I will visit Prothom Alo office personally and buy a copy of that day's edition and try to add a proper reference. Aditya Bhaia, I actually didn't want to put back the whole article that you edited. I tried to put back the first para as I wrote it in the fashion which is called 'Inverted Pyramid Structure' or INTRO in journalism (I know you people are experienced and know better than me). In KCL or UCL or other university pages wikipedians try to follow this structure. But, when I tried to bring back that intro, I failed and had to bring back the whole article. I will follow those three points that you mentioned and try to fulfill their demands by providing proper references. Finally, still this article looks like a brochure because I copied most of the part of this article from either from newsletters or prospectus! But, I am trying my best to give it an encyclopedia look and I promise hopefully with in 3 more months you will find a real encyclopedia article regarding EWU at wikipedia! Please do visit this article at least once a month and keep me on the right track. Thanks and Regards, Niaz bd 07:33, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. You don't need to buy the copy ... just mentioning the date and newspaper article title would be ok. Prothom Alo's old editions are available online. As for article structure, the intro para needs to summarize the whole article (see WP:SUMMARY). You can get a good idea about a university article at Rajshahi University. --Ragib 07:50, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comments for improvement

A lot of effort has gone into the article. But, some radical copyedit and citation work may still be required. Some comments:

  • Keep out words like - "leading", "elite" or "best", "huge" or "user friendly" - unless a verifiable and acceptable source is given. These are peacock words.
  • The leader reads very much like an advertisement. It could be made into a neutral piece of writing, like - "East West University (EWU) is a private university in Bangladesh established in 1996. In 2004, it is one of the nine private universities, out of 45, to have a satisfactory academic standard. Built around a centralized campus, the university features a range of academic and extra-curricular facilities - from a growing library visited by 2,200 users a day to 16 students clubs. Headed by eminent academic personality Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, EWU offers a number of scholarship schemes, regular seminars that include discussions on subjects significant to national development, and a limited but diverse range of curriculum."
  • There is no need to repeat the university motto from the infobox.
  • There is no verifiable source cited on the "elite 5". Please, keep this out of the article. Wikipedia is not about the truth, it is about verifiable facts.
  • "...since then it is maintaining its reputation and quality of education" - is that a fact or an opinion? If it is a fact then a source must be provided, if an opinion, please, remove it.
  • "...a group of prominent academics, business leaders, professionals and education enthusiasts..." - prominent by what measures? Who were part of this prominent set of people?
  • "...established in 1996...", "It was established in 1996" and "...was launched in 1996" - does the establishment date need to be repeated three times? Once would definitely suffice.
  • The history section tells only the story of establishment. What about the August 2004 report that complaints about EWU having no VC, and the October 2004 report that says EWU is one of 9 private universities with a satisfactory? What about results of inter-university competitions? If there is little to write on the history of a 10 year old university, the whole section may be removed with the information on establishment shifted to the leader section.
  • Shorter descriptions are more appreciated than longer ones. Therefore, instead of - "EWU is organized into three faculties: faculty of Sciences and Engineering, faculty of Business and Economics and faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Each of the faculty is again divided into different departments. A Dean is the head of each faculty while departments are headed by the respective department Chairpersons." - it is possible to write - "EWU is organized into three faculties - Sciences and Engineering, Business and Economics, and Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - each headed by a dean and divided into different departments headed by respective chairmen."
  • Turn the latter sections - Structure, Campus and Scholarships and financial support, and Student activities - from lists to prose form. If necessary, check the history of Rajshahi University to find out how to do that.
  • Large, unreferenced paragraphs are not substitutes for reference citation. The large paragraph from the reference section must be removed.
  • Providing qualitative information from the official site may not be enough, it must be backed by verifiable third party citation. Wikipedia community is currently pondering a policy against single-source information.

Keep the good work going. Aditya Kabir 11:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)