Bangladesh Open University

Information Bangladesh Open University

BOU

The Rule for an open college in Bangladesh  felt long prior. The historical backdrop of separation instruction in Bangladesh. goes back to 1956. when the Training Directorate  doled out with the duty of . appropriation of 200 radio recipients to instructive organizations. This prompted to the production of a Varying media Cell. which  moved up to Varying media Training Center in 1962. No further advance in separation instruction  made till 1971.

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After Independence, Bangladesh faced the challenge of meeting the educational needs of mass people. To meet this challenge the necessity for a new mode of education was widely felt. As a sequel to that feeling, the School Broadcasting Pilot Project  launched in 1978. The project  transformed into National Institute of Educational Media and Technology (NIEMT) in 1983. More inf

NIEMT was later replaced by  the Bangladesh Institute of Distance Education (BIDE) in 1985. Apart from producing audio-visual materials, BIDE offered the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed). program in distance mode. The success of BIDE encouraged policymakers to take up a major plan for establishing an open university. The plan became a reality in October 1992. when the Bangladesh Open University Act 1992  passed in the Parliament. BOU

Bangladesh Open University (BOU) at a Glance :

Established	October 21, 1992
Type	Public University
Mode of Delivery	Open and Distance Learning
Chancellor	Md. Abdul Hamid Honorable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. M A Mannan
Pro-Vice Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Khondaker Mokaddem Hossain
Treasurer	Prof. Md Abu Taher
Total Students (Formal Programs)	4,10,694 (On 31/12/2015)
Location	Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Area	35 Acres
Academic Schools	6
Administrative Divisions	11
Total Academic Programs	51 (Formal Programs: 32; Non-Forman Programs: 19)
Regional Centers/Campuses	12
Sub Regional Centers	80
Study Centers	1478
Total Teachers/Tutors	26625
Examination Centers	1194

Affiliations/Membership:

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning (SACODiL)

Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)

International Council for Open and Distance Learning (ICODL)

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Commonwealth Educational Media Center for Asia (CEMCA)

Association of SAARC Universities (ASU)

Global Alliance for Transnational Education (GATE)

International Research Foundation for Open Learning (IRFOL)

Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA)

International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

International Collaboration:

Open University of Sri Lanka

Open University, UK

Open University of Malaysia

 

Yunan OpenUniversity, China

 

On-going Projects

• Devlopment of E-Learning Centre and Interactive Virtual Class Rooms by Korean International Cooperation Agency
• INSPIRE Project for Devlopment of English Teaching by British Council
• Basic Campus Network Project, Financed by BdREN, HEQEP, UGC