We are pleased to share a recent University World News article featuring our Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Rubana Huq, who participated in a webinar on Innovative Universities. This article highlights the significant impact of Asian University for Women in transforming higher education for women across Asia and the Middle East. It also sheds light on both the exciting developments at AUW and the challenges we continue to navigate. We encourage you to read the full article to stay informed and engaged with our mission.

A women’s university with a potent formula for fighting evil
by Dara Melnyk on the University World News

Rubana Huq, the vice-chancellor of the Asian University for Women (AUW), has the sort of presence you can feel, even through the screen. We invited her to speak at an Innovative Universities webinar and were somewhat nervous: there is something exalted, elevated, almost towering about AUW, despite it being a small and still young university.

Huq adjusted her shawl and started speaking: “I would dare to say that we actually produce magic,” she said.

AUW is a women-only university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. From there, it caters to female learners from the whole of Southern Asia and the Middle East, focusing on under-served groups.

Bangladesh is a perfect location for such a higher education institution. Bangladesh is the local leader in gender equality, but it is still 99th in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index. The region as a whole ranks sixth out of seven, with only the Middle East and North Africa behind it.

To read the full article, please click here: https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250217101538681&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=COMMNL8023