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Private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stamford University Bangladesh[4] (Bengali: স্টামফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি বাংলাদেশ) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002 under the Private University Act.[5] Before starting as a university, its predecessor institution was known as a Stamford College Group established in 1994,[6] later it was upgraded to a university in 2002 and appeared as Stamford University Bangladesh. Stamford University is the first ISO certified university in Bangladesh.[7] Stamford University Bangladesh is fully approved by University Grants Commission.[8] The university was recently asked by the commission along with 3 other private universities to stop enrolling new students for failing to fulfill UGC's condition to shift to a permanent campus. [9]
স্টামফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি বাংলাদেশ | |
![]() Crest of Stamford University Bangladesh | |
Motto | Education for tomorrow's world a greener world |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2002 |
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Md. Younus Mia (acting VC)[1][2] |
Academic staff | 350 (full-time faculty) |
Students | 33,000+ [3] |
Location | 51 Siddeswari Road (Ramna), Dhaka , 23.7450°N 90.4083°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | stamforduniversity.edu.bd |
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Stamford University Bangladesh has only one campus in Siddeshwari (Bailey Road) area of Dhaka city. The campus comprises all of the departments and offices.
The campus is one of the largest among private universities in Bangladesh with outdoor basketball ground, a swimming pool, café, and in-campus shop facilities.
A permanent campus is about to be constructed at Green Model Town, a privately planned area of Dhaka close to Motijheel.
The university provides credit transfer facility for its students to foreign universities. The university has transferred more than 100 students of BBA, MBA, CSE, and CSI programs to different universities of the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia. It has arranged joint degree programs and credit transfer programs with Claflin University, State University of New York, and Monash University, Australia.[citation needed]
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