Bangladesh

The University of Glasgow has a long history of welcoming students from Bangladesh. You will have the opportunity to mix with people from your home country while also enjoying the complete Glasgow experience. The University was delighted to award an honorary doctorate to Prof Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen bank, in 2009.

Contact Us

Caroline Boddie, Senior International Officer (South Asia)
+44 (0)141 330 2462
caroline.boddie@glasgow.ac.uk

Adina Timofei, International Officer (Eurasia & South Asia)
+44 (0)141 330 7020
adina.timofei@glasgow.ac.uk

Meet us in Dhaka

Caroline Boddie will be hosting counselling sessions at the British Council on Wednesday 30th May from 1pm - 5pm.  On the spot offers for many degree programmes can be made for students bringing the following documentation with them:

  • School / University marksheets and transcripts
  • 2 Academic letters of reference
  • English language certificates
  • CV / Resume (MBA applicants)
  • Statement of Purpose / Personal Statement

For information on our entry requirements, please see below.

Caroline will also be visiting our agent offices in Dhaka.  Please contact IECC and Infozee for more details.

You can find details of our future visits to Bangladesh on our Travel Schedule.

Student Network

If you would like to speak to a current student about studying at the University and living in Glasgow then please use our Student Network service. This is a great way to get the inside information about what it's like to be a student at Glasgow.

Scholarships for Bangladeshi students

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIPS HAS NOW EXPIRED.  Due to the high volume of applications received for these scholarships, we regret that you will only be contacted if you have been successful in being awarded a scholarship.For more information about scholarships available at the University of Glasgow please visit our Scholarships pages.

Applications are now closed for September 2012 entry.  Programmes available for January 2013 entry are listed on our January intake pages.

Entry requirements

Undergraduate

The University of Glasgow will consider students with International A-Levels and IB.  Students who do not have either of these qualifications may be considered for entry to our foundation programmes at Glasgow International College.

Postgraduate Taught

We will consider applications to Master degrees from graduates holding first class bachelor degrees from the following universities:

Public Universities:
 University  City  Degree Duration  Grade
 BUET Dhaka  4 Years  Cumulative Average of 70% or above
Chittagong Dhaka  4 Years  Cumulative Average of 70% or above
Dhaka Dhaka  4 Years  Cumulative Average of 70% or above
Private Universities:
University   City  Degree Duration Grade 
 North South University  Dhaka  4 Years  3.25/4
 Independent University  Dhaka  4 Years   3.25/4
 International Islamic University  Chittagong  4 Years  3.25/4
 American International University  Dhaka  4 Years  3.25/4
 East West University  Dhaka  4 Years  3.25/4
 BRAC University  Dhaka  4 Years  3.25/4

Graduates of other universities must have a master degree in addition to a bachelor degree, and have achieved an overall CGPA of 70% or above or should apply to Glasgow International College for a Pre-Masters Programme. 

Course closures

Due to unprecedented demand some of our courses have closed to new applications.  For full details, please see our admissions pages.