Gono
Bishwabidyalay–a university with a difference–has been established
to create a new consciousness and commitment in the field of education,
particularly to foster social development and human welfare.
Gono Bishwabidyalay (GB) was established by Gonoshasthaya Kendra
(GK) Public Charitable Trust. It may be recalled that Gonoshasthaya
Kendra (People’s Health Centre), well-known nationally and internationally
is one of the pioneering NGOs in Bangladesh. The GK’s role since
1972 in the development of women and in reducing gender inequality
has had far-reaching effect. Moreover, by bringing into effect
a system of health insurance, protection of women’s right, preservation
of folk culture and art objects, and by playing a leading role
in the formulation of Bangladesh National Drug Policy, the GK
has benefited the country in many ways. No wonder these services
have been recognized by all concerned. The Gonoshasthaya Kendra
was honoured with the highest national award of Bangladesh – The
Independence Day Award in 1978. GK was also awarded the prestigious
Magsaysay Award (considered as Asian Nobel Prize) from Philippines
in 1985 and in 1992, the Swedish Parliament offered the Right
Livelihood Award (known as an Alternative Nobel Prize) to GK.
With the same dedicated spirit of sacrifice the Gono Bishwabidyalay
has been taking shape since July 14, 1998 as a university with
a difference.
Gono Bishwabidyalay (GB) offers special subjects for studying
the life and society of developing nations, particularly certain
aspects of tradition, culture and creativity of the people of
Bangladesh, the liberation war of Bangladesh, gender inequality
and environment. The conventional degree oriented courses, incorporating
most advanced knowledge and technology, are also offered here.
The GB is especially keen to bring female members of the society
into the fold of higher education by providing them with proper
facilities. The authority is equally interested in helping students
coming from families with low income, children of martyrs and
ethnic minorities.
Location
The campus of Gono Bishwabidyalay is only 40 minutes
drive from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and about 25 minutes
from Dhaka Zia International Airport. Far from the madding crowd
of city life, it is in the GK Campus where one can find nature
in its pristine form. The campus is spread over an area of about
150 acres of land. We are using a four-storied GK building of
about 68,000 sq. ft for our purpose. GK provides two hospital
facilities – one at GB Campus, Nayarhat (Savar) and the other
in Dhaka city. Construction of third hospital at Sripur is nearing
completion. GK had also established a modern Microbiology Research
Laboratory at the campus with the help of Physicians for Social
Responsibility of Finland and National Public Institute of Helsinki
University, which is also used by GB for research and experiment
purposes.
Some
salient features of Gono Bishwabidyalay at a glance:
Gono Bishwabidyalay is a university with a difference. Though
Gono Bishwabidyalay is a non-government institution, many
features of public universities are followed by the university.
Most of the teachers are full-time and working only for
Gono Bishwabidyalay. All the teachers are non-smokers.
All teachers receive better salaries and allowances than
public universities. Hardworking and enterprising teachers
are specially honoured. Besides classroom teaching, practical
classes, tutorials, field visits, group discussions, debate,
seminar, introduction with poor families, planting trees,
preserving the environment are included in the education
system at Gono Bishwabidyalay.
Both students and teachers are accountable. There is a 25
per cent discount on tuition fees in cases of 90 per cent
attendance in classes. An atmosphere of amity exists here
among the new and old students.
Not only science and technology-related courses but also
subjects related to Arts and Social science are taught here.
Associating Ayurveda with Physiotherapy has been made effective
here.
Students who have passed SSC can get themselves admitted
to different diploma and certificate courses here.
Bengali, English, Environmental Science, War of Liberation,
Gender studies, Ethics and Equity courses are compulsory.
Students also have to work and conduct research in the villages
as part of their study programmes.
There are facilities to learn Computer operation at a nominal
expenditure.
There is no individual owner of Gono Bishwabidyalay. The
university has been established with the help of Gonoshasthaya
Kendra Charitable Trust. Gono Bishwabidyalay is run by a
different Trustee Board and Syndicate.
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New Pedagogy and a New Methodology:
Classical Pedagogy, such as classroom teaching and laboratory
work, should certainly have its place in teaching system,
but more stress is put on the participatory methodology
for groups in Gono Bishwabidyalay. It is imperative for
the students, teachers, and persons involved in the University
administration to consider the poor local villagers as friends
and work with them as their associates and, if possible,
share their experience of struggle for existence. Students
are expected to play, individually or collectively, the
role of health workers, of teachers for literacy campaign
whenever such services are needed. Students and teachers
are voluntarily involved in natural disaster management
activities.
Objectives:
To bring cohesion between scientific ideas and people's
aspiration as well as between the knowledge and thought
pattern of men and women.
To
foster consciousness about scientific queries and welfare
of mankind.
To
enhance awareness of environment and surroundings, their
preservation and their uses for humanity at large.
To
build a bridge of understanding between modern scientific
knowledge and the field experience gained by the people
in respect of their socio-economic conditions.
To
express active sympathy for the backward sections of the
people and to participate actively in eradication of poverty
and overall backwardness.
To
work toward sustaining and modernizing indigenous arts and
crafts which are now declining because of negligence.
To
find out workable solutions for the problems of the people
by applying local experience.
To
learn lessons from the struggles of the people as well as
the history of the wars of liberation of countries including
Bangladesh.
To
create awareness of situations of the country and of the
people in particular, of life in villages, and take steps
for their improvement.
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Board
of Trustees
There is a Board of Trustees with a provision
for 31 members which is the highest policy making body of
the University. Presently the following 18 members comprise
the Trustee Board. The Trustees are well known for their
expertise and contribution to their respective field of
work :
Mr.
Kazi Fazlur Rahman
Former Advisor
Caretaker Govt. of the People's Republic
of Bangladesh
Professor
Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
Professor Emeritus, GB
Former Advisor
Caretaker Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Former Vice-Chancellor,
Jahangirnagar University &
Gono Bishwabidyalay
Professor
Amirul Islam Chowdhury
Former Vice-Chancellor
Jahangirnagar University
and Gono Bishwabidyalay
Professor
Jamal Nazrul Islam
Director
Mathematics and Physics Research Centre
Chittagong University
Mrs. Taherunnesa Abdullah
Chairman
GB Trustee Board
Development Expert
Mrs. Jawshan
Ara Rahman
Treasurer
GB Trustee Board
Former Chief
Programs Planning Section
UNICEF, Bangladesh
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
Managing Director
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation
Professor Altafunnesa
Trustee
Former Professor
Dhaka College
Dr. Halima Khatun
Former Director
Institute of Education and
Research (IER), Dhaka University |
Ms.
Shirin Huq
Specialist in Women Development
Naripakkha, Dhaka
Mr. Harunar
Rashid Khan Munnu, M.P.,
Industrialist
Minister
Govt. of the People's Republic
of Bangladesh
Mr. A S
M Obaidus Subhan
Managing Director
Duncan Brothers and
United Leasing Co. Ltd.
Professor
Dr. Choudhury Mahmud Hasan
Trustee
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy
Dhaka University
Ms. Hosne
Ara Haq
Retired Professor of English
Dhaka University
Dr. M.
Shahidullah
Principal
Community based Medical College &
Dean, Faculty of Post-graduate Health Sciences, GB
Ms. Hosne
Ara Shahed
Principal
Sher-e-Bangla Women's College
Dr. Abul
Qasem Chowdhury
Vice-Chancellor, GB
Former Executive Director
Gonoshasthaya Kendra
Dr. Zafrullah
Chowdhury
Trustee in Charge
Gonoshasthaya Kendra Trust |
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The University Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor Dr. Hossain Reza
M.B.B.S. (Dhaka), M.Phil (Karachi), Ph.D. (Leeds)
Dean
Faculty of Basic and Social Sciences
Professor Dr. Naseem Akhter Hussain
M.A. (D.U.), M.Phil (R.U.), MS (New South Wales), Ph.D. (Macquarie)
Dean
Faculty of Postgraduate
Studies
Professor Dr. M. Shahidullah
M.B.B.S (D.U), F.R.C.S (Edin.), F.C.P.S (Pak), F.C.P.S (Bd.)
Dean
The University
Departments
Department of Applied Physiology
& Nutrition
Professor Dr. Hossain Reza
M.B.B.S. (Dhaka), M.Phil (Karachi), Ph.D. (Leeds)
Head
Department of Applied Anatomy
& Surgery
Professor Dr. M. Shahidullah
M.B.B.S, F.C.P.S. (Pak.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.)
Head
Department of Biochemistry
Professor Dr. Mustafizur Rahman
M.B.B.S.(D.U.),M.phil.(London)
Ph.D. (London), F.R.C.P.(path)(London)
Head
Department of Pathology & Microbiology
Professor Dr. Shahzada Choudhury
M.B.B.S. (D.U.), Ph.D. (London)
Head
Department of Forensic Medicine
Professor Dr. Muhammad Abdullah
M.B.B.S. (D.U.), WHO Fellow
Head
Department of Medicine
Professor Dr. S. A. Hafiz
M.B.B.S, (Cal.),F.R.C.P(London)
Head
Department of Community Health & Social Sciences
Professor Dr. Abul Qasem Chowdhury
M.B.B.S. (D.U.), M.P.H. (Johns Hopkins)
Head
Department of Clinical Surgery & Anaesthesia
Professor Dr. M. Shahidullah
M.B.B.S, F.C.P.S. (Pak.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.)
Head
Department of Child Health & Neonatology
Dr. Mesbahuddin Ahmed
M.B.B.S. (D.U.), D.C.H.S (UK)
Head
Department of Gynae. & Obstetrics
Dr. Md. Delwar Hussain
M.B.B.S. (D.U.), Post graduate Diploma (Austria)
Head
Department of E.N.T
Professor Abdullah Harun
M.B.B.S. (C.U.), F.R.C.S. (England)
Head
Department of Ophthalmology
Dr. Md. Ashraful Karim Khan
M.B.B.S. (D.U.), D.O.M.S. (Austria)
Head
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Dr. Md. Zakaria Mia
M.Sc (D.U.), M.Sc and Ph.D (Japan)
Head |
Department of Dentistry
Professor Dr. Osman Gani Khan
B.D.S. (D.U.), D.D.P.H. RCS (UK), P.T.C.D. (UK), WHO Fellow
Head Department of Pharmacy & Clinical Pharmacology
Professor Md. Kamal Uddin
M.Pharm. (D.U), M.S. (London)
Head
Department of Ayurveda & Physiotherapy
Dr. I. Manikandan
MPT (MGRU, Madras)
Head
Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Md. Nurul Islam
B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (D.U.)
Head
Department of Language, Communication and Culture
Professor Dr. Mahmud Shah Qureshi
M.A. (D.U.), D.Litt. (Paris, Sorbonne)
Head
Department of Computer Science
& Engineering
Professor Dr. Atiqur Rahman
M.Sc. (D.U.), Ph.D. (Oregon State University)
Head
Department of Politics & Governance
Professor Dr. Naseem Akhter Hussain
M.A. (D.U.), M.Phil (R.U.), MS (New South Wales), Ph.D.
(Macquarie)
Head
Department of English
Professor Terence Penheiro
M.A. (C.U.), M.A. (USA)
Head
Department of Ethics & Equity/Philosophy
Qazi Mahfuza Haque
M.A. (J.U.)
Head
Department of Environmental
Science
Dr. Salma Hossain
B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc., Ph.D.(R.U.)
Head
Department of Physical Education
Md. Shah Jamal
M.S.S (J.U.), B.P.E.D (Dhaka)
Physical Instructer |
Subjects Offered
Degree Courses : M.B.B.S, B.Sc. (Honours) in Pharmacy (B.Pharm),
B.Sc. (Honours) in Microbiology, B.Sc. (Honours) in Physiotherapy,
B.Sc. (Honours) in Computer Science & Engineering, B.Sc. (Honours)
in Medical Physics, B.Sc. (Honours) in Biomedical Engineering,
B.A (Honours) in English, B.S.S (Honours) in Politics & Governance.
M.Sc. Courses : M.Sc. in Medical Physics, M.Sc. in Bio-Medical
Engineering.
Library
The University library remains open from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. It is
equipped with a large number of books in various subjects including
journals. Fresh acquisitions are continually enriching the collection.
Accommodation and Cafeteria
Foreign students will be provided with modest accommodation at
Gonoshasthaya Kendra Dormitory and in the newly built hostel during
the period of their study. They will live and take
food with Bangladeshis. The University has a Cafeteria in its
building where the students, if they wish, can have their lunch
and tea at their own cost.
Games and Sports
There are arrangements for indoor and outdoor games and sports
for students. Special care is taken to teach students physical
exercises for helping them live a healthy life.
System of Evaluation
Gono Bishwabidyalay discourages individualistic competition in
the evaluation system. Evaluation is made on the holistic personality
of a student. Of course, the performance of the individual student
in his/her subject in the class will also be taken into account.
A system of evaluation would be developed to measure the willingness
and interest of a student in the services to common people and
society or in any other special field in which he/she might show
interest and which would be useful to his/her country.
Every year each student shall plant at least one sapling and shall
take care of it. This is also included in the process of the general
evaluation of a student.
Medical Facility
Students can get medical service at the Gonoshasthaya Kendra hospital
at a comparatively low cost.
Students’ Club/Society
Students can form their own Club/Society for organizing appropriate
social and cultural activities. But in no way, any student group
will work as a sister-organization of any political party, nor
will it undertake any activity in support of any political party.
Teacher Advisors will help students in running the common room,
publishing journals and magazines, organizing debates, literary
and discussion meetings, staging plays,
in sports and development activities in rural areas, in spreading
education, establishing libraries in villages, social development
and participation in national and international commemorative
days. Hopefully these clubs/societies will help, in addition to
what the University will provide in that direction, create and
maintain a friendly atmosphere conducive to education, culture
and development.
Religious Belief
Religious belief is entirely personal and private. No student
or teacher will be allowed to use religion in any manner – in
matters of politics or in spreading communal feelings. No one
will be allowed to preach any religious and political belief during
his/her stay in the University.
Smoking and Drug Addiction
Smoking and drug addiction are totally prohibited at Gono Bishwabidyalay.
Nobody should apply for either admission or for a job here if
he/she is a smoker or a drug addict. If any student suppresses
the fact contrary to this provision, his/her admission will be
cancelled and development and other fees will be forfeited. Students
are advised not to use cosmetics, which is harmful to their health.
Career Planning
At Gono Bishwabidyalay, each and every curriculum has been planned
in such a way as to help students acquire theoretical knowledge
and practical training simultaneously. The objective is to enable
them to get a job after the completion of their studies either
in a public or in any private organization. The University would
also encourage students so that at least some of them are self-employed.
The University would counsel the students to consider specialized
studies at home or abroad.
Discipline
In dealing with all cases of activities against the principles
of the University or activities subversive of discipline, the
decision of the University authorities shall be final.
Semesters
There will be two Semesters in a year :
1st Semester (15th April to 14th October)
2nd Semester (15th October to 14th April)
Admission Requirements
for Foreign Students:
I. Admission to any discipline requires at least
second division (45% marks) in both Secondary and Higher Secondary
examinations or equivalent result in 'O' Level and 'A' Level.
Those seeking admission to MBBS or Pharmacy should have had Biology
and Chemistry in the Higher Secondary or its equivalent. The score
requirement for MBBS is 1300 and for BDS is 1200.
Students seeking admission in B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Physics
and B.Sc. (Hons) in Biomedical Engineering require minimum second
division (45% marks) in the Secondary and Higher Secondary exams
from Science group with strong foundation in Mathematics and Physics.
Students having Diploma Engineering in Electrical, Electronics
and Mechanical from a Govt. recognized Polytechnical Institute
with minimum 45% marks are also eligible for admission.
a) Application Form may be collected from the
Registrar’s Office or Bangladesh Embassy after making payment
of 10 Dollars . The following documents should be enclosed with
the filled-in Admission Form :
(i) Three copies of Passport size photograph taken during last
3 months.
(ii) Attested records of marks obtained in the SSC and HSC or
equivalent examinations.
(iii) Testimonial from the educational institution last attended
and transcripts of the examination.
The filled-in Admission Form with the required
documents should be submitted to either the University or GK Nagar
Hospital, House # 14/E, Road # 6, Dhanmondi R/A., Dhaka.
II. a) Applicants with graduation in Medicine
(MBBS), Dentistry (BDS), B.Sc. (Honours) in Pharmacy, Microbiology,
Physiotherapy, Nursing and Paramedical Science would be eligible
for admission to M.Sc. in Epidemiology Course which is of 2 years’ duration and run in collaboration with McGill University of Canada
and Imperial College of London University.
b) Candidates with MBBS, B.Sc. in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics
or Computer), B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry
are eligible for admission to M.Sc. (Medical Physics/Bio Medical
Engineering) course. This course is of 18 months duration, including
Clinical internship part of 6 (six) months in Germany/Sweden.
Candidates fulfilling the preliminary requirements
will undergo an admission test comprising of a written test and
a viva-voce examination. The written test will require knowledge
of Biology, Chemistry, Language, General Knowledge, especially
on Language Movement and Liberation Wars of third world countries.
Special tests may be arranged for foreign students
qualifying in both written test and viva-voce examination. Successful
candidates will be considered for admission.
The Students And Their Guardians Must
Note :
(1) (a) As a Private University Gono Bishwabidyalay
does not draw any Government subsidy nor any foreign assistance.
The University itself has to bear all its expenses.
(b) Unless a student is up to date with his dues, he/she will
not be allowed to sit for any examination.
(c) The university reserves the right to change the rate of the
tuition and other fees to keep up with the economic circumstances
of the university or the country.
(2) The aim of the University is to mould a student into a complete
human being. Therefore, the students here will have to study a
few other subjects other than the major. They have to appear for
examinations in those subjects where failure will mean ineligibility
for the award of certificates.
(3) If any student fails in monthly or semester examination (s)
he/she has to sit for a retest within 4 weeks of the first examination
by paying appropriate examination fees for that test. In case
of failure in the retest, students have to repeat the semester
by paying re-admission plus /examination fees.
(4) To appear in the semester final, students need to attend at
least 80% of the lectures, tutorials and practical classes and
field visits.
(5) In order to broaden their knowledge, students may have to
visit different institutes or hospitals, industrial undertakings
and NGO centres. Students shall have to either arrange their own
transports or they have to bear the travel expenses incurred to
visit those centres.
(6) During their period of study, students can not be engaged
in partisan politics. The university reserves the right to expel
any student if found to be engaged in any action considered to
be a violation of discipline.
(7) The students must be non-smokers. They have to be free from
all kinds of addiction. If any student is found to have smoked
or to be indecent in behaviour, he/she will be liable to be expelled
from the University. In such cases, the total amount of the money
(both development and other fees) paid to the university will
be forfeited. Students are advised to be decent in their dress
and not to use any kind of cosmetics while in the University or
on field trips.
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