Dear Brac U students and Family, 

Welcome to what will undoubtedly be amongst the best years of your life. Every student’s career at Brac U will begin with the General Education track, equipping him/her with the requisite skills to learn, understand, analyze and innovate. These skills will not only train you in university level learning and prepare you for the degrees you will pursue, they will also help you think as critical and conscientious students. Our wish at Brac U is that you learn in great depth and breadth, with curiosity and compassion, and carry that forward into your productive lives as citizens that are with the times globally, yet rooted to the needs of our communities and our country at large. To such ends, Brac U’s GenEd courses will impart learning with values such as connectivity, sustainability and empathy. We want our students to be fired with a spirit of nation building that starts from understanding themselves and those they are connected with, and build bridges towards a shared humanity. A well-rounded orientation in Math and Natural Sciences, in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and learning to appreciate interdisciplinarity in the CST courses, honed by reading and writing skills will allow Brac U students to become more advanced learners as they progress to their degree studies and eventually to their professional lives. 

Wishing you a productive and fun GenEd experience. 

Samia Huq, PhD
Dean, School of General Education