Notre_Dame_University_Bangladesh

Notre Dame University Bangladesh

Notre Dame University Bangladesh

Private Catholic university in Dhaka

This article is about a private university in Bangladesh. For the college, see Notre Dame College, Dhaka and Notre Dame College, Mymensingh. For other universities and colleges named Notre Dame, see Notre Dame (disambiguation).

Notre Dame University Bangladesh or NDUB (Bengali: নটর ডেম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) is a private Catholic research university in Bangladesh. Located in Motijheel, Dhaka, the university was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 2013.[2] After receiving approval from the Ministry of Education, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and University Grants Commission (UGC), Notre Dame University Bangladesh commenced its academic activities in the fall of 2014.[3]

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History

On 29 April 2013, by an ordinance of the Ministry of Education, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh granted its approval to establish the university and to function under the Private University Act of 1992 and as amended in 1998.[4]

Membership

The university is a member of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB)

Academic programs

The university's three departments are organized into three schools.

The proposed building for the permanent campus of NDUB

School of Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (SETS)

Undergraduate program

Graduate program

Faculty of Business

Undergraduate program

The school offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. Available areas of concentration are accounting, economics, finance, management, human resource management, international business, management information systems(MIS), and marketing.[5]

Graduate program (MBA)

The school offers an MBA degree. Students are allowed up to five years from the date of initial enrollment to complete the degree requirements. It is possible to finish the program within five semesters by taking the maximum course load, or within three semesters if students have waivers or transfer courses. Available areas of concentration are banking, finance, human resources management, and marketing.

Graduate program (EMBA)

The school also offers an EMBA degree

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Grading policy

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Administration

There is a separate admin building dedicated to administration activities.

List of vice-chancellors

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Library

The NDUB library has over 700 square feet (65 m2) floor area on the southeastern side of the campus. It is the first fully automated university library in Bangladesh and uses its own library management software. As of August 2021, the library holds 9500 books, 500 online books, 600 bound journals (Foreign and local) and magazines, 90 CD-ROM databases and books, 226 DVDs and videos, 19 audio cassettes, and other resources.[6]

Student life and facilities

Student body

The university has about 8000 regular students.[citation needed]

Facilities

  • NDUB Language Center[7]
  • Computer Communications Laboratories
  • Digital Systems Laboratory
  • Software Engineering Laboratory

Health services

Health services are provided by a medical center at the campus.[8]

Events

  • International Career Summit[9]
  • Photography Festival
  • Cultural Events[10]
  • NDUB CSE Fest 2021[11]
  • Father Benjamin Inter-University Basketball Tournament[12]

Athletics

The university encourages students to participate in various games and sports. The Games and Sports Committee, which consists of student and staff members, organizes the annual athletic competition.[13]

Magazines, journals and research bulletins

The university publishes a journal called NDUB Research Journal 2020[14]

  • Journal of the Faculty of Science and Technology
  • NDUB Bulletin[15]
  • NDUB Daystar: 2018-2019[16]
  • NDUB Research Journal 2020[17]
  • Journal of the Faculty of Business Administration

Recognition

The academic programs of the university are recognized by the following organizations:

Ranking

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In 2022, the university ranked 8,356 in the university rankings published by Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. It ranked 63rd out of Bangladeshi universities.[19]

Extracurricular clubs

The university has seven extracurricular clubs: NDUB Drama and Film, NDUB English Club, NDUB Debate Club, NDUB Law Club, NDUB CSE Club, NDUB Business Club, and NDUB Cultural Club.[20]

Centre for Modern Languages[21]

Affiliation and collaboration

Notre Dame University Bangladesh is a member of and has active collaboration with the following institutions:

Financial aid

Notre Dame University Bangladesh was founded to support financially disadvantaged students. One of the early donors was the scholarship program. The university has developed several scholarship programs for national and international students. The Open Society Foundation and the Open Society University Network have supported student activities and education.[27]

Convocation

  • NDUB 1st Convocation on 19 August 2021 [28]

Academic session

  • Spring: January to April
  • Summer: May to August
  • Fall: September to December[29]

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