HISTORY

North South University (NSU), the first private university in Bangladesh, was
established by a group of philanthropists, industrialists, bureaucrats and
academics. The government of people's Republic of Bangladesh approved
the establishment of North South University in 1992 under Private University
Act (PUA) 1992. The university was formally inaugurated on 10 February
1993 by Begum Khaleda Zia, the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The
honorable President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Chancellor
of NSU by power vested by the constitution.

CAMPUS
Permanent Campus
SAC and Admin Building.
The foundation of the current campus was laid on January 30, 2003 by
Begum Khaleda Zia. After a long wait, classes started in the permanent
campus from June 9, 2009.
Bridge Between SAC and NAC.
This campus is capable of serving 12,000 students with all modern amenities
and facilities. It has three major units: 7 storied Administrative building,
North Academic Center (NAC) and South Academic Tower (SAC). Department
of Business Administration is located in NAC and Department of Computer
Science an Electrical Engineering is located in SAC.
Old Campus
BTA Building
Old Campus of North South University was located in 12, Kemal Attaturk
Avenue in Banani, Dhaka. It had five buildingsStar Tower, Sher Tower, Lifo
Tower, BTA Tower and GMQ Tower. The Star Tower was the main
administrative building, department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Life Sciences and Pharmacy were also located in that building. School of
Business Administration was located in Sher Tower. The GMQ Tower was
named in honor of the late proctor, G.M. Abul Quasem, of North South
University.

LIBRARY
NSU Library
North South University (NSU) Library is the first fully automated library in
Bangladesh using self-developed library management software, which
supports web-based online circulation system. Its online database provides
full access to all users, facilitates navigation and reservation of books and
journals from remote workstations. The users can also check their borrowing
status and reserve books for 48 hours through the Internet.The OPAC is
available athttp://library.northsouth.edu/
#CAMPUS LIFE
Student activity club
North South University has various student clubs focused on different topics.
For example, the North South University Shangskritik Shangathan,
established in the Fall of 1994, organizes cultural programs celebrating major
national events. Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) is an organisation for
fostering entrepreneurship. The NSU Debate Club is the first student activity
club at NSU. In 2007 NSU Debating club won the bid of All Asians 2008 and
got to be the first South Asian university to host this particular tournament.
[citation needed] AIESEC in North South University is a local chapter of
AIESEC Bangladesh.
CLUB LIST:
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AIESEC in North South University

Computer Club (CC)
Cine & Drama Club (CDC)
Debate Club (DC)
Earth Club
English Club
Games and Sports Club
MBA Club
Media Club
Photography Club (PC)

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Shangskritik Shangathan (SS)

Social Service Club (SSC)
Young Economists' Forum (YEF)
Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES)
Wireless Forum
NSU canvas

CONTROVERSIES
NSU has been sued by many students for charging extremely high fees. It
has also be complained that the teachers don't give the scholarship holder
students the required grades to hold the scholarship on some hidden
commands by the NSU authority. Recently, over the increase in Fees,NSU
students protested their varsity authorities and complained about their
desperate greed of money.

EXTERNAL LINKS
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Official website - http://www.northsouth.edu/

NSU Online Library -http://library.northsouth.edu/
NSU Student Portal - http://www.nsuers.com/
NSU MBA Club - http://www.nsumbaclub.org/
Alumni Association of North South University -http://aansu.org/