Motto | "A new vision in higher education" |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2002 Opened: October 1, 2004 |
Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
Vice-Chancellor | Imran Rahman |
Students | 3,700 as of Spring 2013 |
Location |
Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°44′28″N 90°22′28″E / 23.7411°N 90.3744°ECoordinates: 23°44′28″N 90°22′28″E / 23.7411°N 90.3744°E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue and Gold |
Website | ulab |
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (Bengali: লিবারেল আর্টস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) (ULAB) is a private liberal arts-based University in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in February 2002, permission to open was received from the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh in November 2003, pursuant to the Private University Act 1992. ULAB incorporates the values of Liberal Arts and Sustainability into its curricula, through its General Education Department and its Center for sustainable development (CSD). ULAB is a research-intensive University, with multiple research opportunities for its faculty members and students.
ULAB offers degree programs in the following schools:
School of Arts and Humanities
School of Social Science
School of Business
School of Science and Engineering
ULAB has one non-degree-granting program, which runs the required courses to fulfill a liberal arts curriculum:
ULAB has nine centers which conduct research, run workshops and conferences; promote knowledge creation, and advocate best practices.
Clubs are the mainstay of co-curricular life and activities. ULAB is a member of Duke of Edinburgh's Award program.
Official Clubs of ULAB
The Department of Media Studies & Journalism of ULAB also has apprenticeship programs for the students