East West University
| ইস্ট ওয়েস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Motto | "Excellence in Education" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1996 |
| Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
| President | Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. M. M. Shahidul Hassan |
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Academic staff
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Full Time: 210 |
| Students | 10,400 (2013) |
| Undergraduates | 8,366 (2013) |
| Postgraduates | 2,034 (2013) |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue |
| Nickname | EWU |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission |
| Website | www |
| Ranking of Bangladeshi universities | |
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| WEBM_W | 4757 |
| CNEW_W | 5363 |
| WEBM_N | 3 |
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Full Time: 210
East West University (EWU) (Bengali: ইস্ট ওয়েস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1996. Its permanent campus is in Jahrul Islam City, Aftab Nagar.
The university is accredited by the government of Bangladesh, and its curricula and programs have been approved by the University Grants Commission. As stipulated by the Private University Act, 1992, under which the university was established, the President of Bangladesh is the chancellor of the university and appoints the vice chancellor and treasurer.
The culture of private universities in Bangladesh started in the early 1990s. During that period, the government felt that the existing public universities were not sufficient to meet the demand for tertiary education in the country. Moreover, to maintain their quality of education, most of the public universities in Bangladesh kept themselves selective and as a result each year a large number of students failed to get admitted into higher educational institutions.
These issues led the government to permit the establishment of private universities, and on 9 August 1992, the Private University Act (Act 34) 1992 was passed.
East West University was established in 1996 as a non-profit organization. The university is the first major project of the Progoti Foundation for Education and Development (PFED), a non-profit, non-political, charitable organization maintained by a group of academics, business leaders, professionals and education enthusiasts led by Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, economist and former governor of Bangladesh Bank.
BBA, BSc in Computer Science and BA in English at the previous campus at 45, Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka. The university has some 10,400 students, in its Aftab Nagar Campus, Dhaka.
In May 2012 the university shifted to new permanent campus. The permanent campus of East West University is located in Aftabnagar, Rampura on the Progoti Sarani close to Bangladesh Television on 7.4 bighas of land. Total floor area of the 9 storied university complex is 4,58,957.04 square feet with modern facilities.
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