Former UGC chair Prof Kazi Shahidullah dies
Eminent educationist and former chairman of the University Grants Commission, professor Kazi Shahidullah, died in Australia on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer...
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UGC seeks name for new university merging 7 colleges
The University Grants Commission sought the name from the teachers, students, and stakeholders for the proposed full pledged accredited university to be set up merging seven government colleges in Dhaka on Tuesday...
UGC calls for simplifying patent registration
Member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Professor Masuma Habib at a workshop in Khulna on Monday said that the patent registration process needed to be simplified to protect intellectual property...
UGC holds meeting on social, behavioural change
The meeting of the management and coordination committee for conducting research on social and behavioural change and capacity building of university teachers was held at the auditorium of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday...
UGC to establish cell to protect intellectual property rights in research, innovation
Member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Professor Masuma Habib, at a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday said that the UGC would take initiatives to protect the intellectual property rights of university teachers in research and innovation...
UGC for building awareness on cyber security
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday emphasised the need to increase awareness about cyber security to protect personal, official, and state data...
Build research, innovation ecosystem in South Asia: UGC chair
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz at a conference in Pakistan on Tuesday called for joint work to build an effective ecosystem for research and innovation in higher education institutions in the South Asian region...
Govt urged to increase edn sector budget for quality research
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh member Professor Masuma Habib at a workshop on Monday called on the interim government to increase the budget allocation for the education sector in the next fiscal year to ensure the necessary infrastructure and suitable environment for conducting quality applied research...
UGC delegations visit Teesta University, UITS
Two separate delegations of Bangladesh University Grants Commission have visited Teesta University in Rangpur and the University of Information Technology and Sciences in Dhaka...
UGC for high-speed internet at univ halls
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz on Thursday at a meeting proposed to amend the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation scheme to...
UGC chair visits office, residential facilities聽
Bangladesh University Grants Commission will adopt a plan to develop its headquarters, its chairman鈥檚 residence and expand residential facilities for officers and employees.
ROWA delegation meets UGC chairman
A delegation of the welfare association of Bangladesh University Grants Commission鈥檚 retired officers paid a courtesy call on the UGC chairman Professor SMA Faiz at the UGC in Dhaka on Sunday.
ADB to invest in agriculture, food technology, climate research
The Asian Development Bank at a courtesy meeting in Dhaka with Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz assured that the ADB would invest in research and...
UGC holds exchange of views with KOICA delegation
Bangladesh University Grants Commission on Thursday held an exchange of views with a seven-member delegation of the Korea International Cooperation Agency at the commission in Dhaka...
BSMRMU VC meets UGC chairman
The vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury paid a courtesy call on the chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh...
UGC to hold basic training for university teachers
Bangladesh University Grants Commission will organise a four-month basic training to increase the capacity of the new teachers of the university, said a press release on Friday.
UNICEF, UGC undertake programme for social, behavioural change in Bangladesh
The United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund in Dhaka and the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh have undertaken a joint partnership programme for social and behavioural change.
UGC gets prof Tanzimuddin, prof Anwar as members
The government on Thursday appointed professor Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan and professor M Anwar Hossen, both from Dhaka University, as full-time members to the University Grants Commission...
UGC for online attestation of certificates for students going abroad
The University Grants Commission chairman Professor Syed Muhammed Abul Faiz has said that an initiative has been taken to add the country鈥檚 universities to the Apostille myGov platform to verify the certificates of the students interested in pursuing higher education abroad...
UGC urges fellows to be cautious about fraud gang
The University Grants Commission has called upon the teachers and researchers of various public universities who have received the UGC fellowships to be cautious about fraud gang...
Fakhrul Islam made UGC secretary
Director of research support and publication department of Bangladesh University Grants Commission Md Fakhrul Islam has been transferred to the post of secretary of the commission...
Prof Anwar Hossain comes under attack
Several right-wing extremists attacked and injured former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University professor M Anwar Hossain in front of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on August 5, alleged the family...
UGC requests universities across Bangladesh to keep closed sine die
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh on Tuesday night requested all the public and private universities in the country to keep their institutions closed and vacate students鈥� residential halls until further notice....
UGC urges VCs, protesting students to follow SC order
The University Grants Commission on Thursday urged the vice-chancellors of all public and private universities in Bangladesh and protesting students to restore academic activities following the recent Appellate Division order....
Skilled professors to teach in new, remote univs: UGC聽
Experienced and skilled professors from renowned universities would be engaged in new and remote universities to address the shortage of professors and ensure quality education, officials...
Lutful Hasan, Jeba Islam made UGC professors
The University Grants Commission has appointed former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University Lutful Hasan and Dhaka University biochemistry and molecular biology department professor Zeba Islam Seraj as the 鈥楿GC Professorship 2023鈥�...
UGC signs APA with BSMMU
The University Grants Commission signed Annual Performance Agreement with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University at the UGC auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday...
Prof Jakir joins UGC as member
Jagannath University marketing department professor Md Jakir Hossain has joined the University Grants Commission as a full-time member.
UGC calls on IQACs to ensure quality of education at univs
The member of the Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Professor Biswajit Chanda, called on Institutional Quality Assurance Cells of different public universities to play a role in improving the quality of education and research at higher educational institutions of the country by organising training programmes, workshops and seminars for their students, teachers and staffs...
JU appoints registrar flouting UGC directives
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University on Wednesday extended the tenure of its current registrar鈥檚 job for one more year on a contractual basis, flouting the University Grants Commission鈥檚 directives for appointing registrars at universities...
