university

Is accessibility an afterthought at our university campuses?

Accessibility in universities should reflect society’s commitment to equality.

The new reality: International students face rising uncertainty in the US

US international students face fear, silence, and rising threats in 2025.

Semester abroad as an undergraduate student: The prospects and challenges

Studying abroad shapes students' lives, despite challenges.

Should you consider pursuing an online degree?

Online degrees offer the freedom to study from anywhere, often at a fraction of the cost needed to pursue the same degrees in person from traditional universities.

The hurdles of the course advising process and the plans that falter

The process of course advising has become a major source of stress and frustration.

University students deserve a better learning experience

In our university classrooms, passive lectures are still the dominant mode of teaching.

From fresh graduate to faculty member: The prospects and challenges

Fresh graduates as educators: pros, cons, and insights.

Ranking Realities : Bangladesh’s higher education strategy needs a redesign

For the cynics, the absence of any Bangladeshi university among the top 800 institutions recently ranked by Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THEWUR) 2025 is unacceptable.

University freshers should ponder on pursuing objectives

University is a new and mysterious arena for the newly inducted students.

September 2, 2016
September 2, 2016

ULAB to play in int'l cricket tournament

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) secure a place in the Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals which will begin from September 5 in Sri Lanka.

February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016

Teachers extend ‘no agitation’ till Feb 23

Public university teachers have extended their “no agitation” plan over their issue of eradicating discrepancies in new pay scale until February 23.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Guns, God and grievances: Belgium's Islamist "airbase"

"A breeding ground for violence" the mayor of Molenbeek called her town, speaking of unemployment and overcrowding among Arab immigrant families, of youthful despair finding refuge in radical Islam.

September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015

When enough is enough

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015

Attenborough family photos released to mark anniversary

The anniversary of Richard Attenborough's death has been commemorated with the release of previously unseen family photos.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

Memo for university teachers’ separate pay scale

Public university teachers place a memorandum to the education ministry demanding separate pay scale for them.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

VAT on private universities

Finance minister's proposed 10 percent value added tax (VAT) on around 160 private sector universities including medical and engineering colleges has not found favour with those who have been targeted.

February 17, 2015
February 17, 2015

Academia's missing middle

THERE is a perplexing problem in Bangladesh's “universities,” especially in the private universities. A significant number of departments of these universities are staffed by faculty members who are of very senior rank (professors).

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