UCSI University: First foreign university with branch campus in Bangladesh

UCSI University has been launched in the country to cater to the needs of the students’ interest to make them prepared for the fourth industrial revolution and the rise of Artificial Intelligence. The Malaysian private university opened its Bangladesh campus this year. UCSI has been serving students of Malaysia since 1986. 

Malaysia has been praised for its spectacular economic development for a long time now and the country has now hogged the spotlight for its education sector development lately. The Southeast Asian country has become a top destination for foreign students in this region. The opening of the campus of a Malaysian university has come as a great opportunity for Bangladeshi students. UCSI has opened its Bangladesh campus in Dhaka city’s upscale Banani area.

The university authorities said 24 departments have been offering undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The authorities are endeavoring to make the syllabus in line with the government’s vision of smart Bangladesh. The university offers different  programmes including Business Studies, Management, Architecture, Computer Science, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Engineering, Mass Communication, Psychology and Fashion Design. Officials of the university’s Bangladesh campus said experienced foreign teachers are also joining the academic activities.

UCSI University is one of the top ranked universities in Asia. UCSI Malaysia is one of the top 300 universities according to QS ranking of world universities. It is 72nd among Asian universities and 16th among Southeast Asian universities. 

UCSI has rolled out BSC in Actuarial Science for the first time in Bangladesh. Graduates of this subject are likely to get employed in local and international economic organisations.

Apart from regular studies, the UCSI University offers computer labs, fashion design lab, graphics and multimedia lab, electronics engineering lab and an enriched library. The students will also get the facility of using the online library and lab of the main campus in Malaysia. The authorities say that the Dhaka campus students will also get the opportunity of credit transfer to the main campus in Malaysia. 

The Banani campus also offers indoor games and counseling facilities for the students. 

The university has a host of alumni who are working with reputed organisations throughout the world. The authorities said these networks of alumni will play a role in extending support to the students of Bangladesh campus. The alumni will join seminars and workshops arranged by the university.

Many Bangladeshi students are keen to have a foreign degree. The UCSI has opened its campus in Bangladesh so that the students can acquire world-class education in Bangladesh at a lower cost. The tuition fees is almost half in Bangladesh branch campus compared to the main campus. The university also offers 20 to 100 per cent scholarship based on merit. Scholarship is also provided based on results of HSC and admission test. The students can also get tuition fee waiver on the results of semester.