The Asian University for Women currently operates in leased facilities on M.M. Ali Road in downtown Chittagong. The facilities include Buildings 20/A, 20/B, 20/C, and 20/G. Building 20/H is being prepared for the 2010-2011 academic year. The group of buildings contains classrooms, computer labs, dormitories, administrative offices, and extracurricular spaces, such as the 20/G Cafe, site of guest lectures.
The rented buildings on M.M. Ali Road are located 15 minutes from the site of AUW's future campus.
The first phase of the Master Plan, called the Campus Center, is scheduled to begin construction in the fall of 2010. The Campus Center will be dedicated to learning spaces: wet and dry science laboratories; seminar rooms; computer labs; etc. The Campus Center will also have a Library and Information Commons to house book collections and journal titles, regional archives, audio-visual labs, staff offices, and a student lounge and café. The University’s administrative program, the Health and Wellness Center, a 300-seat cafeteria, and, finally, a 340-seat performance auditorium will complete the building program. These spaces will be housed in three story structures that overlook the valley, and are organized around the “campus greenway,” a series of formally and informally linked courtyards and gardens.
The Government of Bangladesh, which generously donated the land for the campus, also agreed, through the Chittagong Development Authority, to cede a government road that runs through the future campus. The Deed of Agreement may be viewed here.
