USCI University: First foreign university to have branch campus in Bangladesh

Malaysia has long been praised for its spectacular economic growth and the country has recently been in the spotlight for the development of its education sector. The Southeast Asian country has become a top destination for foreign students in the region. The opening of the Malaysian university campus has come as a great opportunity for […]

Decline in higher education: Are the guardians of the education sector sleeping?

None of Bangladesh’s universities are included in the top 800 universities of the world university rankings published by the United Kingdom-based Times Higher Education (THE). At the same time, 24 Indian and 8 Pakistani universities have been ranked in this bracket. Dhaka University and North South University (NSU) were in the 601-800 bracket in last […]

UAP hosts public lecture on higher education in business for the next generation

The event was organized and initiated by Ismat Zarin, Acting Director of the Office of International Affairs (OIA) and Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of the Asia Pacific (UAP). The session started with the introduction of the eminent speaker of the program, Professor Kabir Hasan. The public lecture was followed by a Q&A at […]

Family spending on education: low allocation may not ensure quality education

The most worrying fact revealed in the report is that Bangladesh tops the South Asian countries in terms of families spending money in the field of education. It was also found that private educational institutions charge nine times more fees than government institutions. Private tuition was less popular earlier. This practice was completely absent in […]