Location Introduction Known For Myanmar Students At This University Financial Assistance Available Costs General Application Procedure Important Dates Degrees Offered Further Resources

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Location

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Introduction

The Asian University for Women (AUW) has been designed to be catalytic, transforming societies and the situation of women through the knowledge, ability, innovation and leadership of its graduates. The vision of the Asian University for Women is to be a world-class institution of higher education dedicated to preparing talented Asian women for leadership in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. The AUW is based in Bangladesh and opened in early 2008. All classes are taught in English. It offers a five-year program leading to a combined Bachelor's and Graduate degree, drawing on the best international and regional models of teaching and learning and a faculty recruited from throughout the region and the world. The AUW curriculum stresses economic, scientific and technological, social and political development in its undergraduate and graduate programs; and provides a liberal education that cultivates a sense of critical inquiry, tolerance and mutual respect.

The University recruits students from across South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia. It has a special relevance for young women whose families would prefer them to attend a single sex institution, and who wish them to be prepared to make important contributions to their societies. By bringing women together across national, cultural, ethnic, linguistic and economic boundaries, the university helps to nurture a network of women professionals who will drive the development and enrichment of their communities, countries and the region. These women will have the practical skills and wisdom to work across borders and societies.

When fully enrolled, the University will have a student body of 2,500. Rather than graduating large numbers of students, AUW's focus is on providing an education of exceptional quality to cultivate women leaders who will have a significant impact on their societies. The university contributes to the advancement of equal educational opportunity in Asia by providing a world-class institution in which women of all backgrounds can achieve - and demonstrate - their academic and leadership potential. And it contributes to the advancement of the region by bringing a continuing infusion of leadership capacity into key sectors of the workforce. 25% of the student body will be recruited from Bangladesh. Other primary target areas for student recruitment will be: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

Known For

AUW graduates will serve as beacons and as role models as they form a network of leaders across the region in government, health-care, education and business.

• Institutional autonomy with full academic freedom
  

• Combination of liberal arts with professional training
  

• Focus on critical inquiry and active learning
  

• Explicit mission to graduate leaders and change agents
  

• Diversity by culture, religion, socioeconomic status
  

• A university devoted to women
  

• Merit based admissions
  

• Access Academy to provide pre-collegiate preparation
  

• Strong regional and international faculty
  

• State-of-the-art academic and residential facilities
  

• Work experience through internship placements
  

• AUW ethos of learning and service: the understanding of tolerance, the ability to frame debates based on evidence, the inspiration to envision large scale change, the confidence and skills to bring about that change

Myanmar Students at This University

The Asian University for Women opened in early 2008 and has expressed an interest in having Myanmar students as part of the founding class.

Financial Assistance Available

50% of the student body will receive full scholarship support.

	LOCATION - INTRODUCTION - KNOWN FOR - MYANMAR STUDENTS AT THIS UNIVERSITY - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE - COSTS - GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE - IMPORTANT DATES - DEGREES OFFERED - FURTHER RESOURCES

Costs

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The comprehensive fee structure for students at AUW is currently being developed, but projected tuition, room and board expenses are around US $10,000 per year.

General Application Procedure

Download and submit an application for either the foundation course, Access Academy, or the regular undergraduate or undergraduate + graduate course. Both applications are downloadable from the top of this page.

Complete the application form, identification form and recommendation forms and send them to Asian University for Women Myanmar/Burma Recruitment Coordinator, PO Box 8, Mae Ping Post Office, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50301 or by mail to auwmyanmar@gmail.com .

Important Dates

• 19 February 2009 for Access Academy applications NEW deadline 15 March 2009

• 15 March 2009 deadline for applications NEW deadline 15 March 2009

Degrees Offered

Pre-Bachelor (non-degree introduction year):

• Access Program:

One year pre-collegiate bridge program. The Access Academy is designed to bring each student to a level where she can accomplish challenging, university-level work. Students will participate in intensive courses in English, mathematics, and computer skills that will help them overcome any deficiencies in previous education. The Access Academy will also introduce students to the kind of curriculum that they will experience at AUW, including participatory, project-based learning with a heavy emphasis on writing, speaking and group work. The Access Academy will enhance students’ confidence in their own capacity, and bolster the self- esteem that comes from success and achievement. Successful completion of coursework will lead to admission to AUW. The University will provide students with ongoing support throughout their time at AUW.

Bachelor:

• General Liberal Arts Undergraduate Program:

The three-year curriculum will provide a liberal arts education with an emphasis on math, science, and languages. The curriculum is designed to cultivate skills in leadership development, entrepreneurship, and cultural expression, as well as a sense of social responsibility. The campus will create a culture of appreciation for diversity of thought and experience.

Students will learn how to analyze, synthesize, solve problems and think critically through evidence- based learning, teamwork, and building upon basic skills of careful reading, writing and speaking. The curriculum will provide rigorous training in the fields of: mathematics, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities (including philosophy, literature and languages).

Master:

• Education (focusing on secondary-level teaching, institutional management and policy)
• Management (business management and management of public and non-profit organizations)
• Public Policy (focusing on empirically-based policy planning for development, with special emphasis on women in development)
• Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development (emphasizing decision making, management and planning for the use of natural resources, with emphasis on water, sanitation, land degradation, and industrial pollution)
• Information Technology (emphasis on managing the use of IT in improving governance and public services as well as enhancing productivity in the private and public sectors)

Further resources