Bangladesh Open University
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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.
বাংলাদেশ উন্মুক্ত বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 21 October 1992; 31 years ago (21 October 1992)[1] |
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Syed Humayun Akhter |
Academic staff | 26,625 (2016)[2] |
Students | 965838 (Cumulative as of 15/12/2020) (formal programs)[2] |
Location | Board Bazar, Gazipur , , Bangladesh |
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 |
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]