North South University
                     North South 
University
North South University (NSU), the first private university in Bangladesh, was established in 1992 
by the then Foundation for Promotion of Education and Research (FPER), a charitable, non-
profit, non-commercial and non-political organization. The FPER later was renamed as the NSU 
Foundation and is presently called The North South Foundation for Education and Research. 
The Foundation is comprised of a group of eminent industrialists, prominent patrons of 
education, notable philanthropists, widely experienced academics and senior civil servants of 
the country. In the early 1990s, they had a dream to set up a world-class university as a center 
of excellence in higher education in the private sector. Their dedication, tireless efforts, and 
hard work paved the way for the approval of the establishment of NSU.