UGC to launch student mental health services in November
The University Grants Commission will provide mental health services to university students from November.
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UGC warns against admissions to 3 fake universities
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in a statement on Thursday issued a caution against admissions to three fake universities in the country.
Seats, students rise in pvt univs, drop in public ones
The number of seats at the country鈥檚 public universities has decreased while that at the private universities has increased in recent years, according to a University Grants Commission of Bangladesh report.
All vacant teaching posts at public univs to be filled soon: UGC chairman
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz on Saturday assured that all vacant teaching positions in public universities across the country would be filled as quickly as possible.
UGC, UN Women to work to end sexual harassment in universities
The Bangladesh University Grants Commission and the UN Women will work jointly to end sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the universities in the country...
UGC holds workshop on social, behavioural change
The two-day workshop on updating the university curriculum on social and behavioural change jointly organised by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and UNICEF concluded at Rajendrapur BRAC CDM in Gazipur on Monday.
Chinese delegation meets UGC chairman
A delegation from the Chinese Centre for Language Education and Cooperation paid a courtesy call on the chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Professor SMA Faiz, at the UGC in Dhaka on Saturday.
UGC holds meeting with University of East Anglia delegation
Members of the delegation of the International University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, MH Global Group and Bangladesh University of Professionals held a meeting with Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman...
UGC signs agreement with univs to implement HEAT鈥檚 151 sub-projects
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh at a programme in Dhaka on Wednesday signed agreements with 43 public and private universities to implement 151 selected sub-projects under the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project...
Full transparency in HEAT project evaluation: UGC chair
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday said 100 per cent transparency and accountability were being ensured in evaluating Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project...
Professor Ayub Islam joins as UGC member
Professor Mohammad Ayub Islam, department of accounting, University of Chittagong, has joined the Bangladesh University Grants Commission as a member on Monday...
UGC congratulates 159 Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipients
Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Professor SMA Faiz at a programme in Dhaka on Thursday congratulated 159 Bangladeshi students who received the Erasmus Mundus scholarships in the 2025-26 academic year...
UGC chairman for building new Bangladesh in spirit of July uprising
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has called for building a new Bangladesh free from discrimination in line with the spirit of the July uprising.
Fakhrul Islam nominated as Press Council member
Bangladesh University Grants Commission secretary Md Fakhrul has been nominated as a member of the Bangladesh Press Council...
UGC urges private universities to operate on permanent campuses
Bangladesh University Grants Commission on Sunday urged the authorities of private universities to operate on permanent campuses...
PhD programme at private univs on card
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is preparing guidelines to allow the private universities to offer PhD programme.
UGC for working directly under PM or president
The University Grants Commission is about to send its recommendations to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, aiming at empowering it to work more independently...
UGC member Masuma for research-friendly budget
University Grants Commission Bangladesh member Professor Masuma Habib said that a research-friendly budget would further advance education and research. This would inspire future generations in agricultural research and newly invented technologies could be applied in the agricultural sector of Bangladesh...
Take initiative to fulfil new generation鈥檚 aspirations: UGC
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has called on the country鈥檚 universities to take necessary initiatives to fulfil the needs and aspirations of the new generation in the changing reality.
UGC to decide soon on launching PhD progs in private univs
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has said that a decision will be taken soon on launching PhD programmes in private universities in the country...
JICA interested in investing in improving engineering, technology education
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency has expressed its interest in helping to improve the quality of engineering and technology education in the country.
UGC seeks EU support to expand higher education opportunities
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has urged the European Union to expand higher education opportunities in various universities in Europe, including scholarships and joint research, for Bangladeshi students...
UGC working to meet new generation鈥檚 expectations: chair
The chairman of Bangladesh University Grants Commission Professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday said that the UGC was working as a supporting organisation of the country鈥檚 higher education institutions to fulfil the expectations of the young generation of the new Bangladesh.
UNESCO education chief meets UGC chair
The newly appointed education chief of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Norihide Furukawa, paid a courtesy call on University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz at the UGC in Dhaka on Thursday...
UGC to hold regional higher edn confce in December
The University Grants Commission will hold a three-day regional higher education conference, involving the representatives of the UGC in the SAARC member countries, in Dhaka in December.聽
UGC urged to strengthen supervision to improve research quality
Academics and researchers have given a set of suggestions to the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh to improve the quality of research in the country, including strengthening its supervision activities...
UGC to publish 3 books of three univ teachers
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is going to publish three books of three university teachers.聽..
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...
Former UGC chair Professor Kazi Shahidullah dies
Eminent educationist and former chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Kazi Shahidullah died in Australia on Wednesday.
Private univ law needs to be changed
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
