Conditions, rules flouted A good number of private universities are flouting many conditions and rules set by the Private University Act-2010. Many of them are still running unauthorised outer campuses and disobeying the rules regarding syndicate meetings. Despite extending deadlines three times, only 17 universities have so far moved to their own campuses. Many still have disputes
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Accreditation body for pvt univs nearing launch
Establishment of an autonomous accreditation council to ensure quality and standard of education offered by the county’s private universities is at its final stage, despite serious opposition faced from some university owners. All the 71 private universities of Bangladesh will have to be members of the ‘Accreditation Council for Private Universities of Bangladesh’ proposed
Pvt univs hedge research
Eleven private universities spent nothing on research in 2011, a feature that does not go with such institutions as there is no alternative to conducting research for maintaining the standard of tertiary and higher education, said the University Grants Commission. The UGC in its yet-to-be-published report for 2011 also said research in many
Private univs driven by profiteering
Ignores humanities, social sciences negating UGC directive Almost all the private universities are market-driven, offering only those courses that sell the best and yield the highest returns in terms of tuition fee. Courses in humanities and social sciences are marginalised by business, computer science, and information and communication technology courses in exact negation of the ... Read more
FF’s kids, poor students denied legal rights by pvt univs
All but a mere handful of the country’s private universities are violating the very law under which they operate by choking off access of freedom fighters’ children to get enrolled, let alone free-of-cost education, and not fulfilling the 3 per cent admission quota set for poor but meritorious students. The Section 9(4) of Private University ... Read more
Law more honoured in the breach in pvt univs
Repeated UGC warnings fall flat None of the private universities, set up since 1992, have received permanent certification, or permission, as they they have not fully adhered to the Private University Act in 21 years, the University Grants Commission said. Most of them have continued flouting the law. They have yet to move to own campuses, ... Read more
13 univs spent nothing on research: UGC report
Thirteen out of the 51 private universities in the country violated the law by sending no money on research in 2010, according to the University Grants Commission. Violation of Private University Act of 2010, is not acceptable said the UGC annual report for 2010. For quality higher education, said UGC, research is a
Pvt varsity class at DU!
A Dhaka University teacher yesterday took a class of some students of a private university at DU’s business studies faculty violating rules. Professor Ali Ahsan of Department of Management Studies was found taking the class of around 30 students of American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) around
19 private universities without VCs
It is a violation of Private University Act Nineteen out of 52 private universities don’t have vice-chancellors appointed by the government, which is adding to the woes of students, officials of the education ministry told The Independent, on Sunday. Over the years, most universities have been running with acting or nominated vice-chancellors, though the Private ... Read more
Most pvt univs fail to move to permanent campuses
Most private universities have failed to move to their permanent campuses with only a few days left before the ministry deadline for the universities to do so. Only nine of the 54 private universities could move to their permanent campus as of Saturday, according to University Grants Commission
Trustees barred from being VC, pro-VC, treasurer
Private University Trustees barred from being VC, pro-VC, treasurer From now on, any trustee board member of a private university will not be the vice chancellor (VC), pro-vice chancellor (pro-VC) and treasurer. The government yesterday issued a circular in this regard stating that every university has to send a proposal of three names for appointing ... Read more