Premier University Chittagong

Premier University, established in the year 2002 by Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) which is a local government institution, has the advantages of receiving the best of both Private University and Public University Systems. It has no commercial aims. Its aim is to develop human qualities in every respect. Its fee structure is the lowest amongst the Private Universities. According to an international educational survey conducted by Australian govt. in 2007, it received a position of "A" category university. It attaches the paramount importance to the quality of education it imparts to the students. Anyone who wants to enrich himself or herself in knowledge is welcome here.

Realizing the importance of higher education in the overall development of the nation and the city, Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury conceived the idea of establishing a center of excellence for higher education and learning in Chittagong and initiated needs assessment in 1998. Later on, a project proposal for Premier University was submitted to the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in May 2001. The proposal was approved by the Government of Bangladesh under the Private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998), and the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) approved the curricula of Premier University. Thus this university came into being on December 5, 2001 and launched its academic programs in January, 2002.

Website: http://www.pubd.net/