University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
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Motto | "A new vision in higher education" |
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Type | Private |
Established |
2002 Opened: 1 October 2004 |
Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
Vice-Chancellor | H.M. Jahirul Haque[1] |
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 |
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=3155172 |
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 in November 2003, pursuant to the Private University Act 1992. ULAB incorporates the values of Liberal Arts and Sustainability[2] into its curricula, through its General Education Department and its Center for sustainable development (CSD).[3] ULAB is a research-intensive University, with multiple research opportunities for its faculty members and students.[4]
Schools and Degree-Granting Programs (UGC Approved)
ULAB offers degree programs in the following schools:[5]
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 (Honors)
- Masters in Communication [6]
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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honors)
ULAB has one non-degree-granting program, which runs the required courses to fulfill a liberal arts curriculum:
- General Education Program (GED)
Heads of schools and departments[7]
- School of Business = Prof. Imran Rahman (Acting Head)
- School of School of Science and Engineering = Prof. HM Jahirul Haque, PhD (Dean)
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering = Prof. S M Mahbubur Rahman, PhD (Head)
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering = Prof. Sazzad Hossain, PhD
- School of Social Sciences = Prof. Jude William R. Genilo, PhD (Dean)
- School of Arts and Humanities = Prof. Kaiser Hamidul Haq, PhD (Dean)
- Department of English Humanities = Prof. Shamsad Mortuza, PhD (Head)
- Department of Business Administration = A F Wazir Ahmad, PhD (Director)
- Graduate Business Programs = Shawkat Kamal (Director)
- General Education Program = Prof. Muhammad Ibrahim, PhD (Head)
Research Centers
ULAB has nine 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)[16]
- Center for Advanced Theory (CAT)[17]
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)[18][19]
Co-Curricular activities
Clubs are the mainstay of co-curricular life and activities. ULAB is a member of Duke of Edinburgh's Award program.[20]
Official Clubs of ULAB[21]
- Electronics Club [22]
- IEEE ULAB Student Branch [23]
- Computer Programming Club [24]
- Social Welfare Club [25]
- Adventure Club [26]
- Art Club [27]
- Business Club [28]
- Debating Club [29]
- Field Sports Club [30]
- Film Club [31]
- Indoor Games Club [32]
- Language Club [33]
- MBA Club [34]
- Media Club [35]
- Shangskriti Shangsad [36]
- Sustainable Development Club [37]
- Theatre ULAB [38]
- Triathlon Club [39]
The Department of Media Studies & Journalism of ULAB also has apprenticeship programs for the students
Notable people
Faculty
- Rafiqul Islam
- Kaiser Haq
- Salimullah Khan
- Muhammad Ibrahim
- Imran Rahman
- Azfar Hussain, Scholar-in-Residence, 2016 and 2017
- Mohit Ul Alam, until 2014
- Abdul Mannan, until 2015
- Syed Manzoorul Islam
References
- ↑ "Faculty Profile - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ "Vision, Mission, and Values - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ "Center for Sustainable Development - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ Version, Daily Sun Online and Print. "daily sun". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Faculty - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ http://csd.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Sustainable Development
- ↑ http://ces.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Enterprise and Society
- ↑ http://cbs.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Bangla Studies
- ↑ http://education.bangladeshinfo.com/2552/ulab-launches-bangla-research-centre.html/ ULAB launches Bangla research centre
- ↑ http://cas.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Archaeological Studies
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://cls.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Language Studies
- ↑ http://cat.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Advanced Theory
- ↑ http://cetl.ulab.edu.bd/ Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- ↑ http://www.banglanews24.com/english/education/article/57738/ULAB-launches-Center-for-Excellence-in-Teaching--Learning/ ULAB launches ‘Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning’
- ↑ Duke of Edinburgh's Award
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "ULAB Electronics Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "Home - IEEE ULAB Student Branch". IEEE ULAB Student Branch.
- ↑ "ULAB Computer Programming Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Social Welfare Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Adventure Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Art Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Business Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Debating Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Field Sports Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Film Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Indoor Games Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Language Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB MBA Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Media Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "ULAB Sustainable Development Club".
- ↑ "Theatre ULAB - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB Triathlon Club - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "CinemaScope Film Apprenticeship Program - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "ULAB TV Apprenticeship Program - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ "The ULABian Student Newspaper - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh".
- ↑ ULAB Radio CampBuzz Apprenticeship Program
External links
- "ULAB on Center for South Asia Studies Webpage". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2006-12-16.