Monday, November 14, 2011

ewubd: East West University: Contact Address


The Registrar's Office
43 Mohakhali C/A,
Dhaka - 1212
Bangladesh
Tel: +880-2-8811381, +880-2-9882308
Fax: +880-2-8812336
E-mail: admission@ewubd.edu, info@ewubd.edu

ewubd: East West University: Why EWU?


East West University (EWU) is growing steadily upholding the sprits of its oath “Excellence in Education” in order to contribute to the development of the business and technological sectors of Bangladesh. Our programs are updated continuously by an independent academic council consisting of scholars from renowned academic institutions of the country and are based on  curricula  North American Universities. Our graduates are much sought after and employed by the corporate sectors of the country.

EWU has already beer recognized as one of the top five Universities of Bangladesh in terms of providing quality education and preparation of graduates equipped to meet the challenges of globalization of business in 21st Century. Our aim is not only to be the best university in the country but also to be the best in the South Asian region by providing quality education. In 2007, East West University was ranked by Webometrics of Spain as the number one private university and number three among the combined list of  public and private universities of Bangladesh. The ranking was based on empirical research, international visibility, volume of the scholarly documents created and published, size and impact of the web presence, etc.

Distinctive  features of the university are as follows:
                  
  • Highest no. of fulltime faculty members (119) among all private universities including 11 Professors, 9 Associate Professors, 25 Assistant Professors, 36 Senior Lecturers and 34 Lecturers. Among the 119 faculty members, 32 have Ph.D. degrees  from renowned universities
  • Among the 94 adjunct faculty members, 52 have Ph.D. degree
  • Adjunct faculty members from corporate world to teach real-life situations
  • For better understanding of  courses, faculty members keep  consulting time for all  students
  • Enthusiastic and innovative faculty members  who provide students with the feedback needed  to develop sound business  Fuchs  and technological judgment
  • Our curricula emphasizes the competencies companies want - communication, ethics, interpersonal behavior ,  leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills
  • EWU ensures quality education at  affordable cost
  • Students are admitted through rigorous admission process (written and viva test)
  • Clean, spacious and fully air-conditioned campus
  • Rich library with more than 20,000 brand new books and 2000 online journals
  • Modern facilities with overhead and multimedia projectors in classrooms
  • Seven state-of-the-art computer laboratories with fiber optics backbone
  • Language Laboratory to facilitate the learning of English
  • High speed internet connection enabling unlimited internet access to faculty, staff and students
  • Common  study  seminar game and prayer rooms
  • Center for Research and Training
  • Software Development Center
  • Career Counseling Center helps in jobs and internship placement of  students
  • Frequent industrial attachment and internship programs with renowned local and global organizations
  • Formal collaboration agreements with some leading universities  of  the USA, UK, Australia and Japan
  • Generous merit scholarships and need-based financial assistance
  • Tuition waiver for siblings
  • Students have course choice flexibility
  • EWU provides students with cutting-edge skills and practical experiences
  • Organize Regular seminars and workshops on contemporary issues
  • Frequent guest lecturers  faculty to business students from foreign universities
  • 19 students’ clubs for extracurricular activities
  • Regular arrangement for national and international programming contests
  • Free medical advice

ewubd: East West University: Scholarship and Financial Aid


Since its inception, East West University has been awarding merit scholarships and need-based financial assistance to deserving students. Each year the university distributes at least 9% of its total earnings among 20% or more of its regular students. Such scholarships/financial assistance are not available to those students who have already spent the normal study time required for the programs for which they are enrolled (e.g. Bachelor's degree program students are not eligible for any scholarship/financial aid beyond the four years that are required to complete the course as a regular student). No student of the university is entitled to benefit from more than one scholarship/financial aid facility at any point of time.
According to the provision of the Private University Act, 1992, private universities are required to provide scholarships to 5 (five) percent of its enrolled poor but meritorious students. Since its inception, the founders of East West University have adopted a policy of not paying any profit or dividend to themselves but to use a good part of its operating surplus towards nurturing merit and providing financial support to students in need. In the last twelve years, the scholarship and financial aid policy adopted by East West University has become a source of great encouragement to meritorious but financially constrained students. The academic world has greeted this policy pursued by East West University enthusiastically. Benefits to students are awarded in the following forms:
1. Merit Scholarships
EWU has generous merit scholarships/financial aid programs. The sum of Taka 2,89,55,780 (two crore eighty-nine lakh fifty-five thousand seven hundred and eighty) only was awarded to 923 students in 2010. Full-year tuition waiver merit scholarships (for a maximum of one-fourth of the total credit requirement of the program for undergraduate students) are awarded to:
  1. Top scorers in the Undergraduate Admission Test with a minimum score of 75% marks: three (3) from the Faculty of Business and Economics, and one (1) each from the Faculty of Sciences & Engineering and the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Top scorers in the graduate admission test with a minimum score of 75% marks: one each in MBA and Telecommunication Engineering, provided that at least 20 students get admitted to the program.
    The continuation of this scholarship is contingent upon maintaining a minimum CGPA of 3.50 as a regular student (All Undergraduate students must register at least 9 credits in a semester; this credit requirement is 12 credits in a semester for the students of B.Pharm. Program; students of MBA Program must register at least 8 credits in a semester and students of Telecommunication Engineering Program must register at least 6 credits in a semester) and abiding by the rules and regulations and University's Code of Conduct for students at all time.
  2. Candidates scoring GPA 5.00 (excluding 4th subject) in the most recent SSC & HSC Examinations will be awarded 100% Merit Scholarship at entry level in Undergraduate Programs for 4 (four) years subject to maintenance of minimum GPA 3.50 in each semester as a regular student (All Undergraduate students must register at least 9 credits in a semester; this credit requirement is 12 credits in a semester for the students of B.Pharm. Program) and abiding by the rules and regulations and University's Code of Conduct for students at all time;
  3. Candidates securing 7 (seven) A's in 'O' Level Examination (at one sitting) and 3 (three) A's in 'A' Level Examination (in one year) will be awarded 100% Merit Scholarship at entry level in Undergraduate Programs for 4 (four) years subject to maintenance of minimum GPA 3.50 in each semester as a regular student (All Undergraduate students must register at least 9 credits in a semester; this credit requirement is 12 credits in a semester for the students of B.Pharm. Program) and abiding by the rules and regulations and University's Code of Conduct for students at all time;
  4. Candidates scoring GPA 5.00 (including 4th subject) in the immediate past SSC & HSC examinations, will be awarded 50% waiver of Tution Fee as Merit Scholarship at entry level in Undergraduate Programs for first 1 (one) year subject to fulfillment of the followig requirements:
    1. Qualify the EWU Admission Test.
    2. Maintenance of minimum GPA of 3.50 in each semester as a regular student (All Undergraduate students must register at least 9 credits in a semester; this credit requirement is 12 credits in a semester for the students of B.Pharm. Program).
    3. Abide by the East West University Disciplinary Code for Students at all time;
  5. Students securing GPA 5.00 in the most recent HSC Examination (this will be applicable only for six students from six divisions who are from poor financial background); The continuation of this scholarship is contingent upon maintaining a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in each semester as a regular student (All Undergraduate students must register at least 9 credits in a semester; this credit requirement is 12 credits in a semester for the students of B.Pharm. Program) and abiding by the rules and regulations and University's Code of Conduct for students at all time;
  6. A committee will assess and recommend for scholarship/financial aid etc. for foreign students and students from other systems.
  7. Top 10% students (10% of the actual number of students of each batch of each department enrolled during the immediate past year/two semesters for one year programs, whichever is applicable) of each batch of each department of undergraduate programs who have completed at least one-fourth of the total credit requirement of the program during the immediate past year with a CGPA of 3.90 and above will get full-tuition free Merit Scholarship for equal number of credits to be adjusted in the next three consecutive semesters.
    In cases of a batch where 6 or less students fulfill the scholarship requirement (i.e., completed at least one-fourth of the degree requirement with a CGPA of 3.90 or better), only the top student will be entitled to receive one scholarship. The award will go to the best performer among students securing CGPA 3.90 or better. For calculation of the number of scholarships in each batch, the number will be rounded up if the fraction is 0.5 or above. Merit Scholarships are extendable, subject to fulfillment of requirement (vii) above. To avail Merit Scholarships undergraduate students must register for at least three courses (9 credits) in each semester. (For the students of B.Pharm. this requirement is at least four courses) The Merit Scholarship will be discontinued if any student of the undergraduate or graduate program violates 'the East West University Disciplinary Code for students' and/or if his/her CGPA falls below 3.50. To be eligible for Merit Scholarship/Financial Aid a student of Undergraduate Program must earn credits as mentioned in the table below, in the last three consecutive semesters:
 
Undergraduate Programs
Credits
Bachelor of Business Administration
30
BSS in Economics
30
BA in English
30
B.Sc. in Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering
35
B.Sc. in Information and Communications Engineering
35
B.Sc. in Computer Science
33
B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering
35
B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
35
Bachelor of Pharmacy
40

2. Directors Scholarships
Each of the fifteen Founder Directors of the university, at a point of time, awards two full-tuition scholarships to two students or splits the scholarships into half or quarter tuition waiver/scholarships. This is renewable at the discretion of the Founder Director concerned unless the recipient scholar performs poorly.

3. Financial Aid

(a) General

At the beginning of each semester, the university considers applications on prescribed forms for the granting of financial aid to deserving students on a need-cum-merit basis.
Undergraduate applicants who have completed at least one-fourth of the total credit requirement of the program during the immediate past year with a minimum prescribed CGPA of 2.70 and with demonstrated financial need are offered financial assistance to cover part of the tuition fees. The actual amount depends on the number of applicants and the availability of funds. This is by far the largest component of the funding support both in terms of the amount of money as well as the number of recipients. Financial assistance is also extendable on fulfillment of the above requirements.

(b) Family Concession

When two siblings (brother/sister with the same parents) study simultaneously at East West University, the second sibling is entitled to a half-tuition waiver. However, both must be admitted full-time into regular programs. The benefit commences on the date of admission of the second sibling and ceases on the discontinuation of the study of any one of them, after his/her graduation or for any other reason. This benefit may extend up to the third sibling under the above-mentioned conditions. A merit scholarship awardee cannot qualify to get the benefit for siblings or other similar benefits.
If either of the siblings maintains a minimum CGPA of 2.70, while the other maintains a minimum passing CGPA (2.00 for Undergraduate Programs, 2.50 for Graduate Programs) the sibling benefit will be awarded and continued for the one who maintains the CGPA of 2.70. In case of the newly admitted students, if the first sibling could maintain the minimum CGPA of 2.70 the sibling benefit would be awarded to the second sibling provided the first sibling is not currently receiving any merit scholarship/ financial aid from the EWU.

(c) Freedom Fighters' Scholarship

As a mark of respect to the valiant freedom fighters of the War of Liberation and Independence, the university reserves 5% admission quota for the wards of freedom fighters of all categories, subject to their fulfillments of the minimum admission requirement at East West University. The university also considers maximum 100% tuition waiver scholarship to the wards of wounded, deceased and financially needy freedom fighters, subject to the fulfillment of the following requirements:

The candidate must qualify in the EWU admission test; the candidate must provide proof that his/her parent was a freedom fighter. The Tuition Fee waiver as above will then be continued provided that the CGPA in each semester remains 2.70 or more. To avail financial aid, undergraduate students must register for at least three courses (9 credits) in each semester. (For the students of B.Pharm. Program this requirement is at least four courses (12 credits) in a semester) Financial Aid is discontinued if any student of undergraduate or graduate program violates the East West University Disciplinary Code for students and/or if his/her CGPA falls below 2.70. The same is applicable for the beneficiaries of siblings and other similar cases and for Freedom Fighters' Scholarship.

4. The Medha Lalon Fund

In order to be able to extend further support towards nurturing merit, particularly to students from middle-class background, to female students, and to students from outside the metropolis, the Board of Directors of East West University set up in 2002 a scheme called the East West University Medha Lalon Fund with an initial endowment of Taka one and a half crore. The Board has also sanctioned an amount of Taka one crore thirty lakhs from the operating surplus of the university for the Fund. This is in addition to the disbursement each year on regular components such as the merit scholarships and financial aid. Several philanthropic persons/organizations have contributed a combined amount of Taka twenty-seven and a half lakh to the Medha Lalon Fund. This need-cum-merit based financial aid is awarded from the annual earnings of the East West University Medha Lalon Fund deposited in a lucrative five-year interest earning Scholarship Deposit Account of Mercantile Bank.
The East West University Medha Lalon Fund is administered by the Financial Aid Committee of the university. To procure such aid, students must apply on a prescribed form. Applications are processed based on information provided by the applicants and according to the criteria set by the university and is subject to change at its discretion. Selection of scholars and financial aid beneficiaries is done through a computerized system that ensures full transparency.
 

ewubd: East West University: Tuition and Fees


Program Detail

Bachelor in Social Science (Economics)
Total Cost (Apporx.) 403,400.00    
Details
 
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English
Total Cost (Apporx.) 397,400.00    
Details
 
Bachelor of Business Administration
Total Cost (Apporx.) 481,400.00    
Details
 
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Total Cost (Apporx.) 637,400.00    
Details
 
B.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering
Total Cost (Apporx.) 573,000.00    
Details
 
B.Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Total Cost (Apporx.) 573,000.00-588,200.00    
Details
 
B.Sc. in Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE)
Total Cost (Apporx.) 573,000.00    
Details
 
B.Sc in Information & Communications Engineering
Total Cost (Apporx.) 573,000.00    
Details
 
MA in ELT
Total Cost (Apporx.) 134,600.00-204,800.00    
Details
 
MA Program in English Language and Literature
Total Cost (Apporx.) 116,300.00-143,000.00    
Details
 
Master in Development Studies (MDS)
Total Cost (Apporx.) 129,200.00    
Details
 
Master of Bank Management (MBM)
Total Cost (Apporx.) 191,000.00    
Details
 
Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Total Cost (Apporx.) 214,520.00    
Details
 
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Total Cost (Apporx.) Tk. 296,600.00    
Details
 
Master of Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Development (MPRHGD)
Total Cost (Apporx.) 120,800.00    
Details

ewubd: East West University: Graduate Programs


Graduate Programs

MA in ELT
Department of English

MA Program in English Language and Literature
Department of English

Master in Development Studies (MDS)
Department of Economics

Master of Bank Management (MBM)
Department of Economics

Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Department of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Department of Business Administration

Master of Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Development (MPRHGD)
Department of Social Sciences

Master of Science in Applied Physics & Electronics
Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering

Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Master of Science (M.S.) in Telecommunication Engineering (TE)
Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering

M. Pharm in Clinical Pharmacy and Molecular Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacy

MSS in Economics

ewubd: East West University: Undergraduate Programs


Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor in Social Science (Economics)
Department of Economics

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English
Department of English

Bachelor of Business Administration
Department of Business Administration

Bachelor of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy

B.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering

B.Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

B.Sc. in Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE)
Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering

B.Sc in Information & Communications Engineering
Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering

EWUBD: East West University: About Us

History
The idea of establishing a private university to provide quality education at an affordable cost in Bangladesh was first mooted by a group of prominent academics, business leaders, professionals and education enthusiasts led by Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin. With this end in view, this group formed a non-profit, non-political, charitable organization called Progoti Foundation for Education and Development (PFED). East West University is its first major project. Members of the Board of Directors of the University are: Mr. Jalaluddin Ahmed, Mr. S.M. Nousher Ali, Mr. Farooque B. Chaudhury, Dr. Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury, Mr. Syed Manzur Elahi, Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, Mr. Mohammed Zahidul Haque R.Ph., Dr. Saidur Rahman Lasker, Dr. Muhammad A. Mannan, Professor M. Mosleh-Uddin, Mr. Shelley A. Mubdi, Mr. M.A. Mumin, Dr. Khalil Rahman, Mr. H.N. Ashequr Rahman and Mrs. Razia Samad. After being accorded permission by the Government under the Private University Act (Act 34) of 1992, East West University was launched in 1996. Classes started in September 1996 with 6 faculty members and 20 students in the present campus located at 45, Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka. Today there are over 187 faculty members and approximately 5000 students enrolled through a process of selection.

Mission Statement
In keeping with its name, East West University, rated among the top private universities of Bangladesh, is an institution that promotes eastern culture and values, and meaningfully blends eastern and western thought and innovation. As an institution of higher learning that promotes and inculcates ethical standards, values and norms, East West University (EWU) is committed to the ideals of equal opportunity, transparency, and non-discrimination. The primary mission of EWU is to provide, at a reasonable cost, tertiary education characterized by academic excellence in a range of subjects that are particularly relevant to current and anticipated societal needs. Central to the university’s mission is its intention to provide students with opportunities, resources and expertise to achieve academic, personal and career goals within a stimulating and supportive environment. EWU is striving not only to maintain high quality in both instruction and research, it is also rendering community service through dissemination of information, organization of training programs and other activities. Sensitive to the needs of its students and staff, EWU is committed to providing a humane, responsive and invigorating atmosphere for productive learning and innovative thinking.