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| Established | 1994 |
| Type: | Private, Coeducational |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Prof. M. A. Hannan Feroz |
| Faculty: | 349 |
| Students: | > 9,100[1] |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colors: | Ultramarine and Alice blue |
| Affiliations: | University Grants Commission Bangladesh |
| Website: | www.stamforduniversity.net |
Stamford University (Bengali: স্টামফোর্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university in the Bangladesh. It was established in 1994 by the Private University Act.[2] Previously it was known as a Stamford college group,[3] later it was upgraded as private university of Bangladesh in 2002 and appeared as Stamford University Bangladesh. The university belongs to Stamford University & College Group. At present, This group has 160 campuses in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and America. Stamford University is the first and only ISO certified university in Bangladesh[4].
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Departments and subjects
- Department of English
- Bachelor of Arts in English
- Master of Arts in English (Final)
- Master of Arts in English (Preliminary & Final)
- Department of Computer Science
- B. Sc in Computer Science & Information (CSI)
- B. Sc in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
- M. Sc in Computer Science & Engineering (MSCE)
- Master in Computer Application (MCA)
- Department of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BBA)
- Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Human Resource Management
- Department of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL. B)
- Master of Laws (LL. M)
- Department of Pharmacy
- B. Sc in Pharmacy
- Department of Microbiology
- B. Sc in Microbiology
- Department of Environmental Science
- B. Sc in Environmental Science
- Department of Civil Engineering
- B. Sc in Civil Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- B. Sc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Department of Architecture
- B. Sc in Architecture
- Department of Film and Media
- Department of Economics
- Bachelor of Social Science in Economics
- Department of Journalism Media Studies
- Bachelor of Social Science in Journalism for Electronic & Print Media
Credit transfer
Stamford university provide credit transfer facility for its students to different reputed foreign universities. The university has already transferred more than 100 students of BBA, MBA, CSE and CSI programs to different universities of the USA, 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.
Criticism and controversy
On May 14, 2006, students of Stamford University went on rampage on two of its six campuses to drive a six-point demand.[5] The demands include improve pharmacy department by setting up a laboratory and a library and also accreditation of the course by Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh, to insure to get a pharmacist's job.[5] Lot of dissatisfactions and resentments have been raised by the students. They claimed the administration started charging them extreme admission, tuition, examination, registration, and tuition fees two years ago.[5] Later on, Mashiur Rahman, a member of Stamford University Board of Trustees agreed to meet the six-point set of demands raised by the students.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ History. Profile of the university. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
- ^ Private University Act, 1992. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ^ 37th Bengal Studies Conference. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ^ Stamford University. ISO 9001:2000 Certified University. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
- ^ a b c d Staff Correspondent, The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Private 'Varsity Anomalies, Stamford face students' anger. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
