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Membership Type: Full Email: bac.gov.bd@gmail.com Year in which Organisation/Agency commenced operations: 2019 Countries/regions/states of operation: Bangladesh Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Title: Chairman First Name: Mesbahuddin Surname: Ahmed Phone: +8801313430992 Fax: +8802 222224165 Email Id: netproj2003@yahoo.com Alternative Email Id: mesbah.ahmed@bac.gov.bd Nominated Contact Person (if different from CEO) Title: Member First Name: Istiaque Surname: Ahmad Phone: +8801313430993 Fax: +8802 222224165 Email Id: istiaque71@gmail.com Alternative Email Id: istiaque.ahmad@bac.gov.bd Organisation Details Bangladesh Accreditation Council Address: BSL Office Complex Building 2 (level 3) 1 Minto Road, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Website: bac.gov.bd Additional Contacts Name 1: Professor Dr. Md. Golam Shahi Alam Email 1: mgsalam21@gmail.com Name 2: Professor Dr. Sanjoy Kumar Adhikary Email 2: adhikaryku1958@gmail.com Name 3: Professor Dr. S.M. Kabir Email 3: smkabir2001@yahoo.com Name 4: Professor A.K.M. Monirul Islam Email 4: monirul.shagor@gmail.com Criteria Requirements for Full Member1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency: Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives: Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 3 Criterion: Agency staff, Numbers, Profile, Roles: Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 4 Criterion: Profile of reviewers: Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 5 Criterion: Independence: Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 6 Criterion: Resources: Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 7 Criterion: External quality assurance criteria and processes: Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include: self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 8 Criterion: Quality assurance: Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include: self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure Description: Applicable Only For Full Members Criteria Requirements for Institutional MemberInstitutional Member Criteria: Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists. Proof of recognition as a Higher Education Institution: Applicable Only For Institutional Members Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency: Applicable Only For Institutional Members Criteria Requirements for Associate MemberAssociate Member Criteria: Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies Applicable Only For Associate Members Criteria Requirements for Intermediate Member1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency: Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies Description: Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) is responsible for awarding accreditation to all Public and Private Higher Education institutions of the country and the academic programs thereof in order to promote quality assurance of higher education. 2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives: Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency Mission Bangladesh Accreditation Council will be dedicated to: 1. Enhance confidence of the stakeholders about the quality of higher education of Bangladesh by ensuring best practices in higher education institutions with integrity, transparency, accountability and credibility in accordance with internationally acceptable quality assurance (QA) practices. This will be achieved through implementation of accreditation standards, self-assessment process and monitoring of compliance. 2. Facilitating the capacity building of the higher education institutions in meeting quality assurance and accreditation standards and to make greater contribution to the sustainable socioeconomic development of the country. Objective Bangladesh Accreditation Council is established to accredit academic programs and higher education institutions for quality assurance in higher education. In order to achieve the vision and mission of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) the major objectives of are to: (1) Serve as a credible national and internationally recognized quality assurance and accreditation agency; (2) Facilitate the implementation of national qualifications framework and adoption of accreditation standards at the higher education institution (HEI) and academic program levels; (3) Provide standards, guidelines and code of best practice to the higher education institutions (HEIs) for self-assessment and developing internal quality assurance culture; (4) Provide consultation services, organize workshop, seminar and conference to create awareness and motivate the higher education community towards accreditation and capacity building to prepare for accreditation; (5) Provide quality assurance and accreditation services to HEIs through mentoring and training for academics and professional staff as they implement accreditation standards and engage in continual quality improvement; (6) Assure students and public about the quality of higher education, institutional integrity and accountability through rigorous implementation of accreditation standards, external quality assessment, academic audit and monitoring; (7) Maintain liaison and develop cooperation with credible international and regional quality assurance networks and accreditation bodies in higher education; and (8) Maintain a capable and sustainable organizational structure. 3 Criterion: : Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) is the only government approved quality assurance agency in Bangladesh. Criteria Requirements for ObserverCriterion For Observers: Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region Criteria Requirements for Observer: Applicable Only For Observers Documentation and Fees Additional Information: No additional information is required for my application Upon approval of my application I agree to pay:
I will be applying for support for: Both Initial Joining Fee and Membership Fee Documents Submitted Located in: APQN Members
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