HISTORY OF UTTARA UNIVERSITY
Situated in the outskirts of Dhaka City, Uttara University has emerged as a center of excellence for providing tertiary education in Bangladesh. The journey of Uttara University was started in 2003 with a few students and departments. Now, this university has grown up as a full-fledged university which offers under-graduate and graduate programs and different types of research opportunities. It is a well-recognized university both nationally and internationally for its motto of "Quality Education at Affordable Tuition". The graduates produced at Uttara University and their job placements are the reflection of quality education of Uttara University. In this cosmopolitan campus, students are able to receive tertiary education and can have the opportunity to prove their potentiality to face global challenge in the global job market. The prime objective of this university is to help grow students professionally as well as personally. The university always helps them prepared for demanding corporate fields along with the development of their professional and rational skills.

Based on the Private University Act (PUA) - 2010, and according to the instruction by the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC), Uttara University was founded by a Trustee Board with different eminent and well-recognized educationists, economists and businessmen of international repute. The Honorable President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of this university and Prof. Dr. M. Azizur Rahman is the Vice-Chancellor. He is the founder and Ex-officio member of the Trustee Board of Uttara University. Prof. Dr. Eaysmin Ara Lekha is the Pro Vice-Chancellor and the Co-founder of Uttara University.

Facilities

• Highly secured campus
• Supervision and career counseling facilities
• Placement service for the students
• Cafeteria
• Job Fair for students
• Prayer Room
• On time publication of results
• Alumni association
• Modern IT facilities like University Management Software (UMS),
• Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, State-of-the-art lab facilities, Website, Social media etc.
• Lab facilities like Computer, Textile, Civil, FDT, Electrical & electronics, Digital lab etc.
• Rich library with online resources & open source software (Koha)
• Sports & Club
• Air-Conditioned Classroom
• Overseas Credit Transfer Facilities
• Arranged seminar, workshop, and local/international conferences.

Unique Features 

• Quality Education at Affordable Tuition
• Permanent Campus in Uttara 3rd Phase
• All the Faculty members including VC & Pro-VC have published number of articles, publication & Journals.
• Senior Faculty Members in all Departments.
• Experienced faculty members from home and aboard.
• Collaborations with reputed universities of USA, UK, Malaysia
• Vice-Chancellor's Award and Dean's list for Meritorious Students
• Center for Research and Training (CRT)
• Bus Service for the Students
• Evening class, Friday open (For Service Holder)
• Overseas Credit Transfer Facilities
• Arranged seminar, workshop, and local/international conferences.