নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
 Crest of North South University | |
| Motto | Center of Excellence in Higher Education[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Private, Research |
| Established | 1992 |
| Accreditation | |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Abdul Hannan Chowdhury |
Academic staff | 1291 (2017) |
Administrative staff | 544 (2017) |
| Students | 26,000 (2020)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 17,517 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 2,508 (2017) |
| Address | , , 1229 , 23°48′55″N 90°25′32″E / 23.815222°N 90.425657°E |
| Campus | Urban, 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Navy Blue, White and Dodger Blue |
| Website | northsouth.edu |
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North South University (Bengali: নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as NSU) is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1992 under the Private University Act, 1992 by the then Foundation for Promotion of Education and Research (FPER), a charitable, non-profit, non-commercial and non-political organization. The FPER later was renamed as the NSU Foundation and is presently called The North South Foundation for Education and Research.[3]
The university is ranked among the top universities in Bangladesh.[4][5] Its business school is the first Bangladeshi university to receive American accreditation from the ACBSP in 2015.[6]
- ^ "NSU in brief". North South University.
- ^ "Annual Report 2017". University Grants Commission.
- ^ "NSU: A BRIEF HISTORY". North South University. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "NSU celebrates global university ranking result". The Business Standard. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "DU, NSU ranked as top Bangladeshi universities in THE rankings". New Age. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "NSU receives ACBSP Certificate". Daily Sun (Press release). 22 June 2016.