Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United International University


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The result was   keep. —Tom Morris (talk) 16:41, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

United International University

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Article about a relatively recently established private educational establishment, but with no independent reliable sources. There are plenty of brief press mentions, based on conferences being hosted at the university (a nice little earner), but nothing substantial about the university itself. The one redeeming feature may be its claim to be approved by the Bangladesh government. But it's not even listed, for example on the Ranking Web of Bangladesh Universities. Do we keep private education establishments based on the word 'university' in the name? It would be useful to clear this up. Sionk (talk) 18:04, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions.  Everymorning   talk  18:19, 5 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep. According to WP:UNIGUIDE "In general, all colleges and universities are notable and should be included on Wikipedia". Webometrics is not a substantial source. UGC is the authority here. Though relatively a new one, UIU is a prominent university in Bangladesh, and in last 12 years it has been providing quality education and also doing substantial research. –  nafSadh did say 05:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Though that is not a Wikipedia policy, but a guide. Most universities aren't private organisations, so my question is whether this one is an exception.Sionk (talk) 20:19, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * In fact, in some countries (including the United States) most universities are private institutions! -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:37, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
 * As a note (for Sionk), universities in Bangladesh are autonomous and monitored by UGC. About half of them are state-funded, known as public and rest of the half are private. Each public university is established by the government through a legislative process; tuition in those universities are minimal (essentially acts as token money) and heavily funded by the government. In contrast, private bodies can establish universities which are regulated by a private universities act, self-financed and run by a board of trustees (initially created by the "investors"). Tuition in private universities are much higher as tuition and other fees collected from students is the only source of finance for these universities. Private and public universities in Bangladesh are analogous to private and state universities in the US. Though private universities in US attract a lot of donations and research funds, such help is non-existent in Bangladesh. –  nafSadh did say 10:45, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - per User:Nafsadh, the university is affiliated with UGC, . -- Zayeem  (talk) 10:40, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:18, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  05:12, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep as a degree-awarding institution per longstanding consensus and precedent. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:36, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep as a degree awarding institution. Decent coverage per google too.  ƬheStrike  Σagle   09:08, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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