Premier University (Bengali: প্রিমিয়ার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or PUC is a private university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002 by the local government institution Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), has the advantages of the best of both Private University and Public University Systems. According to an international educational survey conducted by Australian govt. in 2007, it received a position of "A" catagory university. It attaches the paramount importance to the quality of education it imparts to the students. The ex-mayor of Chittagong City Corporation, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, conceived the idea of establishing a center of excellence for higher education and learning in Chittagong and initiated a needs assessment in 1998. A project proposal for Premier University was submitted to the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh in May 2001. The proposal was approved by the Government of Bangladesh under the Private University Act, and the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) approved the curricula of Premier University. The university came into being on December 5, 2001 and launched its academic programs in January 2002.