Notre Dame University Bangladesh

Notre Dame University Bangladesh or NDUB (Bengali: নটর ডেম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) is a private Catholic university in Bangladesh. Located in Motijheel, Dhaka, the university was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 2013.[1][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]

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
MottoThe Competence to See and the Courage to Act
TypePrivate
Established2013
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic Church (Congregation of the Holy Cross)
Academic affiliation
University Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident Abdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorFr. Patrick Gaffney, C.S.C
Location
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23.7296°N 90.4211°E / 23.7296; 90.4211
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
RegistrarFr. Adam S. Pereira, C.S.C
Websitendub.edu.bd

History

On April 29, 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 it under the Private University Act of 1992 and as amended in 1998.[4] Albeit Notre Dame University Bangladesh formally came into existence in 2013, it has a long history. When Notre Dame College, Dhaka, was established in 1949, the Congregation of Holy Cross also had plans for a university. At last, Notre Dame University Bangladesh inaugurated its academic activities in the fall of 2014 with 290 students; as of Spring, 2017, the number of students enrolled are around 1,500.

Campus
Kamal Hossain, an honorary fellow of NDUB, was speaking at the Orientation Ceremony for the 2nd batch of Notre Dame University Bangladesh on 30 January 2015.

Notre Dame University Bangladesh was granted 1.20 acres land by Notre Dame College, Dhaka, to build the permanent campus for the university. A 20-storied building was proposed to be built for its permanent campus. An effort is underway to raise the necessary funding from both foreign and local benefactors to build the university building.[1]

Library

NDUB has a library. The library possesses a collection of books for academic and non-academic pursuit of knowledge.

Laboratories

NDUB has two computer labs: one for all students and another for computer science students. Apart from the two computer labs, NDUB has a hardware lab for the computer science students.

Academic programs
The proposed building for the permanent campus of NDUB
  • The Orientation Ceremony for the Second Batch of NDUB on 30 January 2015.
  • The Orientation Ceremony for the Second Batch
  • Some faculty members of NDUB with Kamal and Hameeda Hossain

References
  1. "History of Notre Dame University Bangladesh". Notre Dame University Bangladesh. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. "Approval Received to Found University in Bangladesh". Congregation of Holy Cross. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. "Notre Dame University Bangladesh Holds Its First Classes". The Congregation of Holy Cross. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. "Govt Approves New University - Notre Dame University". eduicon.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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