University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
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| Motto | "A NEW VISION IN HIGHER EDUCATION" |
| Established | 2002 |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Imran Rahman |
| Students | 3,700 as of Spring 2013 |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | ULAB |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission Bangladesh |
| Website | ulab.edu.bd |
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]
Degree-Granting Programs (UGC Approved)
ULAB offers programs of study in the following undergraduate subjects:[6]
ULAB also offers the following graduate degrees:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
- Masters in Communication (formerly Master of Social Science in Media Studies and Journalism)[7]
ULAB has one non-degree-granting department, which runs the required courses to fulfill a liberal arts curriculum:
- General Education Department (GED)
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)[8]
- Center for Enterprise and Society (CES)[9]
- Center for Bangla Studies (CBS)[10] (original name: Center for Bangla Language and Literature.)[11]
- Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS)[12]
- Dhaka Translation Center (DTC)[13][14]
- Bengal Lights Literary Journal[15]
- Center for Language Studies (CLS)
External links
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/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.