Prof. Dr. Md. Harun– Or – Rashid
( Ph.D in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Science, Rajshahi University)
( PGD (Research) in Health Chemistry, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Japan)
A warm welcome on behalf of the Department of Pharmacy at World University of Bangladesh (WUB). The demand for pharmacy graduates is propagating at a rapid pace in the academic and research institutions, pharmaceutical industries, hospitals, community pharmacies, government regulatory bodies and other health related institutions. Bearing this huge demand and future prospects of pharmacy graduates in mind the Department of Pharmacy was established in 2008 with only 30 students and 4 faculty members. Soon after its inception, the department was able to make itself the best among the 14 departments of the University. The department is now pushing its endeavor to become nationally recognized among all the pharmacy education providing institutions. To fully furnish the department, it launched the Master of Pharmacy program from January, 2024.
Now the department is smoothly operated with approximately 300 students, 18 full time faculty members, 8 laboratory officers along with sufficient expert guest faculties from DU. We have collaboration with national pharmaceutical industries and reputed research institutions for the wellbeing of the students. Experts from different renowned pharmaceutical industries are also hired to provide the industry based education to the students. The faculty members are highly qualified and efficient in providing quality education. The department always appreciates in pursuing the higher training/education/degree for the faculty members.
Department of Pharmacy, WUB is committed to produce quality education in order to produce quality, skilled and efficient and competent graduates to serve pharmaceutical industries, retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, community pharmacies and other government bodies related to health and research institutes. The department also keeps in mind to contribute to the government’s SDG’s by producing manpower who can contribute to nation building. Department, with its approval from University Grants Commission (UGC) and accreditation from Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh, is now in full operation with its undergraduate course, Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) and also with a Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) program.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy of World University of Bangladesh is a four-year program divided into 8 semesters (Bi-semesters) requiring completion of 160 credits. Students are placed in different reputed Pharmaceutical Industries for in-plant training (a credit program) after completion of 155 credits. Department also organize regular training lectures by the experienced top level professionals from Pharma Industries. Seminars and symposiums are regularly arranged to make the students eager to do research. Study tour in different pharmaceutical industries is arranged to provide the basic knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, QA, QC and warehouse.