Asian University of Bangladesh

Asian University of Bangladesh (AUB)
এশিয়ান ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ বাংলাদেশ
Logo of the Asian University of Bangladesh
Motto	A New Horizon in Education
Type	Private, coeducational
Established	1996
Chancellor	President Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor	Abul Hasan M Sadeq
Dean	Md. Ashraf Hossain, School of Business, Jafar Sadeq, School of Sciences and Engineering, Md. Sharifuddin Khan, School of Social Sciences, Md. Mohsin Uddin, School of Arts
Students	More than 1500
Undergraduates	AUB offers 11 undergraduate programs in 10 departments under five schools.
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus	Uttara
Nickname	AUB
Affiliations	University Grants Commission, Bangladesh
Website	http://www.aub.edu.bd/

Asian University of Bangladesh (Bengali: এশিয়ান ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ বাংলাদেশ) or AUB is a private, coeducational university in Bangladesh. It was established on 4 January 1996 by the Private University Act 1992.^[1] AUB had four campuses in Uttara, Dhanmondi, Khulna and Rajshahi, but now it is running its academic program only in its main campus at Uttara and by December 2014 it will shift to the permanent campus at Ashulia. The university is affiliated by University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) and managed by Asian University Trust.

Faculties

School of Business
School of Sciences & Engineering
School of Social Sciences
School of Arts
School of Education and Training

International advisors of AUB

An international council of advisors has been formed to advise AUB in its academic programs. The council consists of academicians from universities in Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the United States of America. The honourable advisors are:

Ian Small, Head, Distance Education Center, University of New England, Australia
Masud Chowdhury, University College of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Kabir Hasan, University of New Orleans, University of New England
Anis Chowdhury, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Mohammad Ansari, Athabasca University, Athabasca. Alberta, Canada
Mohammad Abdur Rashid, International Islamic University, Malaysia^[2]

Overseas linkages and accreditation

AUB has established linkages with overseas universities for academic cooperation in education and research. AUB has signed memoranda of understanding with the following universities:

Under an agreement, AUB students may study 50% of the courses at AUB and the remaining 50% of the courses at Ashland University, Ohio, USA for a degree from Ashland University. AUB students will be able to switch to the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, for a USQ degree with credit transfer at any point of their studies and also to University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia with similar facilities. Credit transfer facilities are available with some other universities.

AUB is accredited by and is a full member of APICS, which is a Switzerland-based body for the accreditation of universities and international cooperation in education.^[3]

References

Private universities in Bangladesh

Barisal Division	Global University Bangladesh

Chittagong Division	Begum Gulchemonara Trust University East Delta University International Islamic University, Chittagong Premier University, Chittagong Southern University, Bangladesh University of Science and Technology Chittagong Port City International University

Dhaka Division	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology American International University-Bangladesh America Bangladesh University Asian University of Bangladesh Asa University Bangladesh Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology Bangladesh Islami University Bangladesh University Bangladesh University of Business and Technology BRAC University Central Women's University City University, Bangladesh Daffodil International University Darul Ihsan University Dhaka International University Eastern University East West University Gono University Green University of Bangladesh Hamdard University Bangladesh IBAIS University Independent University, Bangladesh Institute of Science and Technology International University of Business Agriculture and Technology Manarat International University Millennium University Northern University, Bangladesh North South University Notre Dame University Bangladesh People's University of Bangladesh Presidency University Primeasia University Prime University Queens University Royal University of Dhaka Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology Southeast University Stamford University State University of Bangladesh United International University University of Asia Pacific University of Development Alternative University of Information Technology and Sciences University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh University of South Asia Uttara University Victoria University of Bangladesh Viqarunnisa University World University of Bangladesh

Khulna Division	North Western University Northern University

Rajshahi Division	Khwaja Yunus Ali University

Sylhet Division	Leading University Metropolitan University, Sylhet Sylhet International University

Coordinates: 23°52′09″N 90°23′59″E / 23.8692°N 90.3996°E / 23.8692; 90.3996

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