Victoria University of Bangladesh

Victoria University of Bangladesh (Bengali: ভিক্টোরিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university located at Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in May 2003 by the Private University Act 1992.[1] The president is K B M Moin Uddin Chisty. The university has 5,000 students.

Victoria University of Bangladesh
TypePrivate
Established2003 (2003)
FounderMr. K.B.M. Moin Uddin Chisty
ChancellorPresident Abdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorProf. Asit Roy Choudhury
Academic staff
39
Location
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23.75056°N 90.38839°E / 23.75056; 90.38839
CampusUrban
NicknameVUB
AffiliationsUGC
Websitevub.edu.bd

Brief History

The foundation of Victoria University of Bangladesh is laid on Global Institute of Business and Technology (GIBT), Dhaka – the only approved educational partner center of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) in South Asia – which started functioning in 1999. In March 2001 it signed a partnership agreement with Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The partnership agreement was designed to jointly provide degree programs for students with facilities for studies both at GIBT and VUW leading to VUW degrees. The program thus offered an unique opportunity of securing a highly prestigious degree of VUW. GIBT merged with Victoria University of Bangladesh when the latter was accorded permission on 31 May 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh to function as a full-fledged university under the Private University Act. The university was established with sole sponsorship of Mr. K.B.M. Moin Uddin Chisty, a philanthropist.

Faculties and Departments

The university consists of the following faculties and departments:

School of Business and Management

Department of Business Administration

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (126 credits) (Majors in Marketing, Finance, HRM & Industrial Relations, E-Commerce, Information System, International Business, Accounting, Management, Islamic Banking, Insurance)
  • Master of Business Administration, (regular 66 credits)
  • Executive MBA (42 Credits)
Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • Bachelor of Tourism & Hospitality Management (Honours) (126 credits)
School of Arts and Humanities

Department of Arts and Humanities

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English (120 credits)
  • Master of Arts in English (1 year 33 credits)
  • Master of Arts in English (2 years 60 credits)
School of Science

Department of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
School of Education & Training
  • Bachelor of Education (Honours)

The university provides double majors without any extra credits hours requirement.

Co-Curricular Activities
  • VUB Cultural Club (VUBCC)
  • Language and Debating Club of VUB
  • Tourism and Adventure Club of VUB
  • VUB Sports Club
  • Cyber Hyper Club of VUB

Amenities
  • Health-Care Facilities
  • High Speed Internet Facilities
  • Modern Computer Lab
  • Web Library

Scholarships
  • VUB Founder & President Scholarship
  • Merit Scholarship

References
  1. Private University Act, 1992
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