ULAB ranked 4th in Bangladesh
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The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) ranked 4th among the universities from Bangladesh and 156th in SDG 17 among 1115 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2021.
To compile the prestigious global ranking, THE evaluates several aspects of a university’s performance including teaching, research, outreach, and stewardship (faculty, staff, and alumni) and further assesses universities against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). THE introduced this impact category in 2019 to give opportunities to teaching universities which do not have the resources of research-intensive universities.
This was the first time ULAB had participated in this ranking. The application process was supervised by Dr. Jude Genilo, Director of ULAB’s Quality Assurance Cell. Additional to the SDG 17 category (Partnerships for the Goals), ULAB has also ranked in SDG 1 (No Po
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The auto rickshaw of hope
Nafisa Anjum Khan (R) goes around different streets in her father’s CNG-run auto rickshaw, providing free food packets to impoverished individuals and families. Photo: Courtesy of Nafisa Anjum Khan Maisha Islam Monamee Maisha Islam Monamee
The movement restrictions induced by the surge in Covid-19 cases have rendered several families helpless. People living below the poverty line have been hit the hardest. In such tough times, Nafisa Anjum Khan, a graduate of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, announced that she would go around different streets in her father s CNG-run auto rickshaw, providing free food packets to impoverished individuals and families. I posted a picture of myself with the CNG-run auto rickshaw on Facebook. The post had over a thousand shares, and I connected with many families who needed help, she said.
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