North South University

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Type Private University Administrative staff 223 (2015) Undergraduates 12,068 (2015) Total enrollment 22,000 (2016) Chancellor Abdul Hamid		Established 1992 Students 13,990(2015) Phone +880 2-55668200 Founded 1992 Vice-chancellor Atiqul Islam

Academic staff 907 (including 449 impermanent/adjunct faculty) (2015) Address Plot # 15, Block # B, 1229, Dhaka, Bangladesh Motto Center of Excellence in Higher Education Notable alumni Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Sabila Nur Similar American International University‑Bangladesh, Independent University - Bangladesh, East West University, Ahsanullah University of Scienc, Daffodil International University Profiles Facebook

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North South University (Bengali: নর্থসাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or NSU is the first private university of Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh approved the establishment of North South University in 1992 under the Private University Act (PUA) 1992 (now replaced by PUA 2010). The university was formally inaugurated on February 10, 1993, by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

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Campus

The university's campus is at khaza baba road at Basundhara in Dhaka. The foundation of the campus was laid on January 30, 2003 by Begum Khaleda Zia. Classes started in the permanent campus from June 9, 2009.

This campus can serve up to 20,000 students with amenities and facilities. It contains six buildings with three basements on six acres of land having 665,000 square feet of floorspace.

List of Vice-Chancellors

Muslehuddin Ahmad

Hafiz Siddiqi

Atiqul Islam (2016–present)

Library

The NSU library has tow with over 70,000 square feet (6,500 m²) floor area on the southeastern side of the campus. It is the first fully automated university library in Bangladesh using its own library management software, which supports RFID system, web-based online circulation system, full-text e-books and online journal article repository services. The library can accommodate over 1,200 students in its reading rooms. On average 2,000 students use the library every day.

As of August 2014, the library holds 49,500 books, 50,000 online books, 6,000 bound journals (Foreign and local) and magazines, 1,890 CD-ROM databases and books, 226 DVD and videos, 159 audio-cassettes, and other resources.

University Grants Commission (UGC) investigators found the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir’s printed materials in the library of the North South University in 2015.

Academics

The university's ten departments are organized into four schools.

Schools

School of Business and Economics(Accredited By ACBSP)
Department of Accounting & Finance
Department of Economics
Department of Management
Department of Marketing & International Business
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Department of Architecture
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Mathematics and Physics
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Department of English & Modern Languages
Department of History & Philosophy
Department of Law
Department of Political Science & Sociology
School of Health & Life Sciences
Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology
Department of Environmental Science and Management
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Public Health

North South University is accredited by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university's School of Business and Economics was accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) in November 2015.

Institutes

NSU has four institutes and one center:

Institute of Modern Language

Institute of Development, Environment and Strategic Studies (IDESS)

Confucius Institute: The Confucius Institute at NSU was established in February 2006, the only language institute in Bangladesh which offers Chinese-language only education. Some 600 students have been enrolled and nearly 100 Bangladeshis are learning Chinese at the Institute now.

Center for Information & Communication Technology (CICT)

North South University Global Health Institute (NGHI)

International Organizations

IEEE NSU Student Branch IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE, pronounced "Eye-triple-E," stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE NSU Student Branch falls under the IEEE Bangladesh section of IEEE Region 10 (Asia Pacific Region). It was established in 2013 here at North South University. The student branch plays a prominent role in promoting and organizing seminars, workshops and competitions related to the field of engineering and technology to help young minds engage in engineering activities. Our goal is to serve, inspire, and get inspired to change our community and cultivate our fellow engineers to gain a better understanding of the professional environment and technical progress and enable their careers. The IEEE NSU Student Branch promotes and recruits new members at the beginning of every semester at North South University helping the student branch expand in numbers. The IEEE NSU Student Branch wishes to expand their numbers higher in order to promote engineering and technology across more students across the university campus.

Publications

The university publishes a journal called Panini.

Corruption allegation

In 2012, University Grants Commission probe body has found a numerous instances of corruption of the universities' trustee board's chairman M Shahjahan. As a result, the education ministry dissolved the trustee board. Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Abul Hashem, one of the trustee members, was charged with corruption by Anti Corruption Commission during caretaker government.

Students involved militancy

However, North South University is one of the top institution for higher degrees but in 2016, North South University came under government surveillance after some of its students and former faculties were found to have links with militant activities. Students of the university were involved with at least four militant attacks in Bangladesh.