North South University in Vatara, Dhaka

North South University (NSU), the first private university in Bangladesh, was established in 1992 by the then Foundation for Promotion of Education and Research (FPER), a charitable, non-profit, non-commercial and non-political organization. The FPER later was renamed as the NSU Foundation and is presently called The North South Foundation for Education and Research. The Foundation is comprised of a group of eminent industrialists, prominent patrons of education, notable philanthropists, widely experienced academics and senior civil servants of the country. In the early 1990s, they had a dream to set up a world-class university as a center of excellence in higher education in the private sector. Their dedication, tireless efforts, and hard work paved the way for the approval of the establishment of NSU.

Vision

North South University will be and remain a center of excellence in higher education. It will gain recognition, nationally and globally and will attract students, faculty, and staff from all parts of the world 

Mission

The mission of North South University is to produce competent graduates in their selected disciplines who will have productive careers or choose to engage in advanced studies.

Our students will be:

• Life-long learners with good leadership skills
• More proficient in oral, written and electronic communication
• Critical thinkers with well-developed analytical skills
• Ethical and socially responsible
• Champions of diversity and tolerance
• Globally aware with commitment to social justice and sustainability

Strategy

The university aims at:

• Offering socially relevant academic programs consisting of a substantial general education component in all undergraduate programs
• Recruiting and retaining good students, well-trained faculty with graduate degrees from overseas and qualified staff
• Promoting effective teaching, quality research, and service
• Providing appropriate physical facilities including classroom, labs and library with state of the art educational technology;
• Supporting co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
• Practicing good governance and administration that encourage academic freedom and faculty-staff participation and
• Purposeful engagement of our alumni and community leaders.