World University of Bangladesh (WUB)

World University of Bangladesh (WUB) established under the private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998), approved and recognized by the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh is a leading university for utilitarian education. The University is governed by a board of trustees constituted as per private universities Act 2010 which is a non-profit making concern. The university is a member of the Association of Private Universities in Bangladesh, Association of Common Wealth Universities, Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific, International Association of Universities, Quality Assurance & Improvement Council and appears in the worldwide listing of universities by the UNESCO.

Although the formal approval to start operation of the World University of Bangladesh was received on February 26, 2003, the ground work for the university began in early part of 2000, now the university on entering its 16th year of operation has all needed infrastructural facilities and highly qualified teachers in its 3 faculties and 11 departments with 24 programs at day and evening.

The World University of Bangladesh is destined to provide utilitarian education for economic emancipation without undermining the national ideals and aspirations and is authorized to offer courses and award degrees, diplomas, certificates on its own. At present, it has credit transfer arrangements and academic collaborations with some universities in Europe, USA, North America, Africa, and Asia.

The university had its first convocation on 28th October 2008, where 782 students received degree from the Hon'ble President of People's Republic of Bangladesh and Chancellor of World University of Bangladesh. (Also see our website: www.wub.edu.bd). As many as 2500 students are now ready for conferment of degrees in the up-coming 5th convocation. We have few Institutes and various types of collaboration programs. All of our programs are approved by the UGC. We publish some journals which have earned appreciation at home and abroad.