বাংলাদেশ উন্মুক্ত বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
.svg) Seal of the Bangladesh Open University | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 21 October 1992[1] |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. A. B. M. Obaidul Islam |
Academic staff | 26,625 (2016)[2] |
| Students | 965,838 (Cumulative as of 15/12/2020) (formal programs)[2] |
| Location | Board Bazar, Gazipur , , |
| Campus | Main Campus, Regional Center, Subregional Center affiliated schools and colleges |
| Total academic programs | 62 (includes 43 formal and 19 non-formal programs)[2] |
| Affiliations | Commonwealth of Learning SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning (SACODiL) University Grants Commission (UGC) Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) |
| Website | bou |
The Bangladesh Open University (BOU) Bengali: বাংলাদেশ উন্মুক্ত বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (বাউবি), established on 21 October 1992, is a public university with its main campus in Board Bazar, Gazipur District, Dhaka Division. It is the 8th largest university in the world according to enrolment.
As the only public university in Bangladesh to use distance education as a method of delivery, BOU is mandated to "promote through multimedia; instruction of every standard and knowledge – both general and scientific – by means of any form of communications technology, to raise the standard of education and to give the people educational opportunities by democratizing education and creating a class of competent people by raising the standard of education of the people generally."[3]
- ^ Heidelberg Bangladesh Law Translation Project: Bangladesh Open University Act, 1992
- ^ a b c "About Bangladesh Open University". Bangladesh Open University. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Clause 5, Bangladesh Open University Act, 1992