ULAB Enters WURI’s Global Top 100 Innovative Universities

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has entered the coveted Global Top 100 Innovative Universities in the World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI) Ranking for 2021. In ceremonies held on 10 June 2021 in the Korean capital of Seoul, WURI Project Leader Professor MOON Hwy-Chang announced that ULAB has placed 100th in the top 100 universities – the only Bangladeshi university on the list. The top five ranked universities are: (1) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA); (2) Stanford University (USA), (3) Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute (USA); (4) Arizona State University (USA); and (5) Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands). ULAB also ranked in various WURI categories. Under the Entrepreneurial Spirit category, ULAB made it to the top 50 universities, receiving a rank of 28. ULAB’s entry to this category is the Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF) of the Media Studies and Journalism (MSJ) Department. DIMFF’s purpose is to inspire and spark creativity in storytelling from people with limited income and resources through the use of a mobile device. Under the Ethical Value category, ULAB made it to the top 50 universities, obtaining a rank of 39. ULAB’s entry to this category is the Building Resilient Universities Project (BRUP) of the Center for Enterprise and Society (CES). The project created a curriculum to promote diversity, tolerance and pluralism among university students. Under the Crisis Management category, ULAB made it to the top 50 universities, getting a rank of 27. ULAB’s entry to this category is its “Shift to Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The entry illustrated how the university thrived during the crisis by establishing central and departmental e-learning committees; conducting faculty and student surveys; caring for student well-being; building an online learning community; measuring faculty and student satisfaction; ensuring learning effectiveness; and reaching out to help other universities. A special team, composed of Prof. Jude William Genilo (leader), Arifa Rahman (member) and Mohammad Tareque Rahman (member), put together the said report.