University of Development Alternative
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Motto | Education for Human Development |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2002 |
Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
Vice-Chancellor | Emajuddin Ahamed |
Students | 12,000 |
Location |
Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°45′08″N 90°22′10″E / 23.7523°N 90.3694°ECoordinates: 23°45′08″N 90°22′10″E / 23.7523°N 90.3694°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website |
uoda |
The University Of Development Alternative (UODA) is a private university in Bangladesh. It offers four-year honors degrees in ten subjects under four faculties and several master's programs. Its temporary campuses are in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has purchased land for a permanent campus, but as of July 2015 had not obtained land use or architectural approval and has missed repeatedly extended government deadlines to relocate.[1]
Background
A group of individuals formed a non-profit and non-political social organization, the Student Welfare Organization of Bangladesh (SWOB) in 1978 for guiding the youth. To achieve SWOB's mission, the College of Development Alternative (CODA) was founded in 1992 and the School of Development Alternative (SODA) in 1996. The University of Development Alternative started its journey in 2002. The three institutions embody the original vision of a system of Complete Education for Alternative Development (CEFAD), imparting technical and social education from childhood to maturity.
In 2002 the government of Bangladesh approved the University Of Development Alternative (UODA). Under four faculties, UODA offers four-year honors degrees in 14 subjects. The university also facilitates post graduate education (Master's).
Schools
School of Arts
- Department of English offers a bachelor's degree
- Department of Fine Arts offers a bachelor's degree, BFA and a master's degree (MFA)
- Department of Music
- Department of Bengali (Bangla)
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Law and Human Rights
- Department of Communication and Media Studies (CMS) offers a bachelor's degree
- Department of English
- Department of Pharmacy
School of Life Science
The School of Life Science is the largest faculty. The departments are:
- The Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics (MMB)
- Department of Pharmacy
School of Engineering and Communication
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) offers a bachelor's degree
- Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ETE) offers a bachelor's degree
- Department of Mathematics (BSc Math) offers a bachelor's degree
School of Business Administration
The school offers graduation (Honors) and post graduation (master's) course in Business Administration BBA, MBA.
Majors
References
- ↑ Ahmed, Moshtaq (26 July 2015). "41 pvt univs to fail to relocate within deadline". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.