Millennium University
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The Millennium University (Bengali: মিলেনিয়াম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or TMU is a non governmental university located at Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university is sponsored by Khan Foundation, a Philanthropic Private Development Organisation (PVDO) and established under the Private University Act 1992.[1] It is affiliated by the Government of Bangladesh and overseen by the University Grants Commission Bangladesh.
The main campus of TMU is situated at Momenbagh, Dhaka 1217, Bangladesh in an idyllic setting in the heart of the city. This provides an excellent opportunity to students belonging to middle and lower income families in the neighborhoods with an easy access to pursue their higher education. TMU is the only Private University in Bangladesh in the vicinity of wide urban areas of the Capital, catering for large student population who are unable to afford higher education in the relatively affluent section of the community located in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara or Dhanmondi districts of the Capital. Both the campus and the administrative building are surrounded by tree-lined scenic environment. TMU is one of the few private universities in the country having its own campus under the charitable auspices of Khan Foundation. Such an arrangement contributes in saving significant rental and other overhead cost for TMU, thereby drastically cutting down per capita education cost for students[2], an extremely critical factor for providing access to higher education to a generally poor population in a country like Bangladesh.
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[edit] Major Achievements
[edit] Academic Areas
- emphasis on quality of education
- opening of faculties on need basis following MOE and UGC guidelines
- recruitment of qualified teachers
- ensuring quality of students at admission.
- link with several high standard international universities
The Millennium University is firmly committed to provide high quality education at a reasonable cost and disseminating up-to-date knowledge to the students reflecting the identity of our nation with its heritage, culture, values and principles. To ensure quality education, the faculty members are carefully chosen with qualified teachers of reputed universities from home and abroad. Similarly, the University has stipulated strict requirements for admission of students in the different faculties/ departments, following UGC guidelines. Admission tests are conducted to select students on the basis of academic background, merit, and future potential through extended assessment methods and other interactive sessions. TMU’s objective is not numbers but quality of teachers and students.
[edit] Extra Curriculum areas
Regular organization of seminars, involving subject matter experts and reputable national/international institutions and in addition
- study tour
- debates
- sports
- picnics
- cultural events
In order to broaden mind and facilitate holistic development of students, TMU encourages a good mix of extra curricular activities for students. Accordingly, the university regularly arranges seminars/ workshops of international standard involving national and international experts on relevant themes and subject matters.
[edit] Academic Programmes
TMU offers the following Graduate and Undergraduate programmes:
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Master of Business Administration (Executive and Regular)
- B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
- B.Sc. in Information and Communication Technology
- B.Sc. in Pharmacy
- B.A. in English
- B.A. in Law
- M.A. in Law
- M.A. in English
With a modest beginning in the beginning of the millennium, TMU has rapidly transformed from the planning stage to an ideal institution in terms of both the number of faculties and total number of students, maintaining a carefully worked out teacher student ratio. While fulfilling the current needs and continued efforts towards desired improvement, TMU is committed to achieve the future goals/visions which have been outlined in the previous section. The University feels very encouraged by the solid achievements made so far in a short span of time and is confident that the goals envisioned are realistic and attainable. Obviously, the University needs time to move toward attaining the cherished vision which is not unusual for a nation building initiative like the one at hand. TMU strongly feels that the past achievements, and current plans are based on strong foundation as well as practical and realistic objectives, which will surely contribute to the realization of its goals. This factor is particularly important in the light of the motto of The Millennium University, "Knowledge shall make you Free" which is driven by the ideal of self-financing and voluntary services in this noble endeavor and the process of reaching the cherished objectives of the University.
[edit] External links
[edit] Footnote
- ^ Private University Act, 1992
- ^ Annual Report 2006, Bangladesh University Grants Commission, P 118
