Webometrics, an international organization that ranks universities across the world based on the information available on their Web-pages, have ranked the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) as the no. 1 private university in Bangladesh and only second among all the universities in the country. In their latest ranking, done in July 2009, the UAP held 59th position among all universities in South Asia and was one of the two universities in Bangladesh to be included among the top 6000 universities of the world.

The Webometrics Ranking is published twice a year (January and July), covering more than 17,000 Higher Education Institutions worldwide. Its website describes the ranking criteria as, “Web presence measures the activity and visibility of the institutions and it is a good indicator of impact and prestige of universities. Rank summarizes the global performance of the University, provides information for candidate students and scholars, and reflects the commitment to the dissemination of scientific knowledge.” All members of the UAP are elated and encouraged by the high ranking obtained by the University and are encouraged to put in more hard work to do even better in future.

 

The UAP, that had a humble beginning in 1996, has at present more than 3000 students in its seven departments, namely: Architecture (Arch), Business Administration (DBA), Civil Engineering (CE), Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE), Law & Human Rights (L&HR), and Pharmacy (Pharm). In addition to undergraduate courses, the university has Masters programme in CE, DBA, CSE, L&HR and Pharmacy. The UAP is the first Private University in Bangladesh to have Pharmacy and was the second one to open Architecture faculty. It is also the pioneer among the private universities to start M. Sc (CE) and the only university in the country to offer M Sc (CE) in Earthquake Engineering. Today, thousands of UAP graduates are well-placed in life, pursuing their professional career or higher studies at home and abroad. The UAP is currently located in a number of buildings in Dhanmandi area, but a City Campus is soon to be built in its own 1-acre plot in Green Road, Dhaka.

 

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