The Riverbend University Alumni Association
Founded in 2004 by graduates of Riverbend University, RUAA has grown from a single association in Dhaka into a global family of chapters, school organisations and regional networks.
Lifelong connection to RU and to each other
RUAA brings together everyone who has graduated from Riverbend University: bankers in Dubai, engineers in Toronto, pharmacists in Melbourne, founders in Dhaka and researchers in Tokyo. We keep that community connected to one another and to the university that started it all.
The association is run by volunteers. RUAA Bangladesh, the founding central committee, works with the university and its Office of External Affairs. Country chapters serve alumni abroad. The Global Advisory Board and the Global Chapters & Country Coordination team make sure everyone works as one.
Mission and vision
Connect, support and give back
To connect RU alumni wherever they live, support each other's careers and wellbeing, and give back to Riverbend University, its students and the communities we come from.
One global RU family
A trusted worldwide network in which every RU graduate, whether in Dhaka or in a city with only a handful of alumni, has a chapter to belong to and a community to lean on.
Connection
Reunions, city circles and a directory that makes it easy to find each other.
Excellence
Celebrating alumni achievement and helping the next generation follow.
Service
Scholarships, relief drives and mentoring led by volunteers.
Trust
Verified members, consent-based profiles and transparent governance.
RUAA in numbers
22 years of RUAA
From the first gathering of graduates to a global structure spanning five continents.
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2004
RUAA is formed
Graduates of Riverbend University in Bristol form the Riverbend University Alumni Association.
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2006
First grand reunion
Over 1,500 alumni return to campus for the first RUAA grand reunion.
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2008
First elected Central Committee
RUAA adopts its constitution and holds its first full election.
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2010
Australia joins
Alumni in Sydney and Melbourne establish the first overseas chapter.
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2011
RUAA USA chapter
Alumni across the United States formalise RUAA USA.
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2012
Ireland chapter
RUAA Ireland is launched in Dublin.
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2013
Canada chapter
RUAA Canada is established in Toronto.
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2014
Middle East chapter
Alumni in the Gulf form RUAA Middle East.
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2016
European Union chapter
Country representatives across Europe unite as RUAA EU.
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2018
Asia chapter
RUAA Asia is formed, linking India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong.
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2019
School alumni organisations
The four RU school alumni organisations (SBE, SEPS, SHLS, SHSS) are formalised within RUAA UK.
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2021
Regional chapters
London, Manchester and Scotland chapters extend RUAA beyond Bristol.
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2024
20 years of RUAA
Twenty years of legacy celebrated with a global virtual reunion across 20+ countries.
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2026
Global restructuring & RUAA Global
The Global Advisory Board, Global Chapters & Country Coordination and ruaa.example.org launch as one global family.
One association, many chapters
RUAA Global
The hub. Home of the Global Advisory Board, the global calendar and at-large members in countries without a chapter.
RUAA Bangladesh
The founding central committee with 4 school alumni organisations and 3 regional chapters.
Country chapters
7 chapters abroad, each with its own elected committee, events and newcomer support.
Part of the RU family?
Join RUAA through your local chapter and reconnect with classmates around the world.