University of Bridgeport

The University of Bridgeport is an international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs. At the University of Bridgeport students can earn degrees in 120 innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

We are among America's strongest international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University's commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in US News and World Report. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publications and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a “real world experience in globalization." Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University's commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service.

There are 400 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars. Known for its competent, committed, caring faculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 15:1.

Since the 1950s, the University of Bridgeport has been reaching out to students and institutions of higher learning in India. Over the years UB has been home to hundreds of Indian students and scholars from all parts of India. Students have become successful in their careers in India and in other parts of the world, including the United States. In addition, many students have gone to graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral studies at the finest universities in the U.S. Indian faculty at UB teach in the fields of Business, Engineering, and other areas of study as well.

Many of our Indian students have enrolled in our undergraduate and graduate programs in Business and Engineering. However, increasingly the choice of degree programs by Indian students has become more varied. Indian students are enrolled in areas of Global Development and Peace, Human Nutrition, Mass Communication, Design, International Political Economy and Diplomacy, as well as other areas of study.

Today the University of Bridgeport is actively seeking to establish relation with institutions of higher learning throughout India. We seek to establish student and faculty exchanges in a variety of areas.

Areas of research that are currently available at UB include Tissue Regeneration, Tissue Engineering, Biorobotics

, Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI), Wireless Communication
, Thin-film Solar Cells, VLSI design and testing, Man-Machine Interface, Biomechanics of manipulation, Computational fluid dynamics, Business  and Information Technology Continuity and Security, Environment and Energy Management, New Product/Service Development and Commercialization, and others.

The University of Bridgeport has a long and rich history of partnerships with non-US institutions, and as one of the most diverse universities in the U.S., the University frequently receive requests from overseas educational institutions seeking formal relationships.

Any institution wishing to formalize a partner relationship with the University of Bridgeport should submit a Fact-Sheet on the Institution (pdf file, doc file) with the brochures on the institution and catalog containing course descriptions.

As a general guideline, the University seeks affiliation only with accredited/recognized institutions. In most instances, this means formal recognition by the Ministry of Education (Department of Education, Commission of Higher Education). If there is a different system of accreditation/recognition, the institution will be required to submit documentation of its accredited status.

The request for collaborations will be reviewed based on the rationale for having an agreement, the suggested areas of collaborations, and the merits of the proposed agreement. There are many areas of common interest for the University of Bridgeport to collaborate with Indian universities. We look forward to the establishment of such agreements.