University of Chittagong

University of Chittagong
চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Seal of the University of Chittagong
Other name	Chittagong University
Established	1966
Type	Public, Coeducational
Chancellor	President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Dr.Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury
Academic staff	726
Administrative staff	1900
Students	22000
Location	Chittagong, Bangladesh
Campus	Rural, 1,754 acres (7.10 km²)
Nickname	CU
Affiliations	University Grants Commission, Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	www.cu.ac.bd

The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public, multidisciplinary, research university located in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh, 22 kilometres north of Chittagong city. The university was established in 1966. It is one of the largest universities by campus area in Bangladesh, and has approximately 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.^[1]

University of Chittagong at a glance
Inauguration	18 November 1966
Location	Zobra village, Hathajari upajila, Chittgong 22 kilometer from Chittagong city
Area	1,754-acre (7.10 km2)
Academics
Academic Faculties	7
Academic Departments	52
Research Centers	5
Affiliated Institutes	6
Affiliated Colleges	8
Degrees Awarded
Undergrad	BA, MA, B.Ed, BSc, MSc, MS, BBA, MBA, LLB, LLM, M.Ed, BSS, MSS, M.B.B.S.
Postgrad	M.Phil., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H
Residence
Hall	10
Types	Male:6, Female:3, Coed:1
Staff
Teaching Staff	726
Other Staff	Officer:296, 3rd Class Staff:478, 4th Class Staff:1180

History 1
Academic 2
- Departments 2.1
- Faculties and Departments 2.2
- Faculty of Science 2.3
- Faculty of Engineering 2.4
- Faculty of Biological Sciences 2.5
- Faculty of Arts 2.6
- Faculty of Social Science 2.7
- Faculty of Business Administration 2.8
- Faculty of Law 2.9
- Affiliated colleges 2.10
Institutes 3
Facilities 4
- Central Library 4.1
Notable faculty members 5
Convocation 6
- Honorary doctorates 6.1
See also 7
References 8
External links 9

History

Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Professor A R Mallick (1918–97) and two other employees in a house in Chittagong City.^[2] The Chittagong University Ordinance, which formally established the school, was enacted on 25 September 1966. The ordinance also made Professor Mallick the university's first Vice Chancellor, a role which he assumed on 9 October 1966.^[3]

The university opened on 28 November 1966 with Master of Arts program classes for 200 students in the Departments of Bengali, English, History, and Economics. The Departments of Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Education were later incorporated as separate departments in colleges outside the university.^[3]

Academic

Departments

View from the Arts Faculty

Faculties	7^[4]
Departments	41^[5]
Institutes	5^[6]
Research centers	5^[7]

Faculties and Departments

Faculty of Science

Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statistics
Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry

Faculty of Engineering

Department of Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering (APECE)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Microbiology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Department of Soil Science
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Department of Psychology
Department of Pharmacy

Faculty of Arts

Department of Sanskrit
Department of Bengali
Department of English
Department of Pali
Department of History
Department of Philosophy
institute of Fine Arts
Department of Islamic History & Culture
Department of Islamic Studies
Department of Arabic & Persian
Department of Linguistic

Faculty of Social Science

Department of Anthropology
Department of Communication & Journalism
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Public Administration
Department of Sociology
Department of Information Science & Library Management
Department of International Relations (IR)
Department of Home Economics
Department of Urban & Rural Development

Faculty of Business Administration

Department of Accounting
Department of Finance
Department of Management
Department of Marketing studies
Department of Human Resource Management
Department of Banking & Insurance

Faculty of Law

Department of Law

Affiliated colleges

Begumgonj Textile Engineering College, Noakhali
Textile Engineering College, Chittagong
Chittagong Home Economics College
Chittagong University School and College
Eastern Medical College

Institutes

Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Institute of Fine Arts
Institute of Modern Language
Social Science Research Institute
Institute of Educational Research & Training

Facilities

Central Library

The Chittagong University Library is situated on the university campus, and since 1990, has been housed in its own building of 56,700 square feet. The library is managed by a 14-member Library Committee. The library collection consists of about 350,000 books and over 40,000 bound journals.^[8]

The Central Shaheed Minar

Notable faculty members

Jamal Nazrul Islam, theoretical physicist and mathematician. Ex-Professor, Mathematics Department. Ex-Professor Emeritus and founding Director of Research Center for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (RCMPS).
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, 2006 winner of Nobel Prize in peace. Former professor of Economics Department; initiated a microcredit program in the adjacent area of Jobra.

Convocation

Abdus Salam

Jamal Nazrul Islam

Honorary doctorates

Abdus Salam, the 1979 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (Doctor of Science, 1981)^[9]
Jamal Nazrul Islam, a physicist, mathematician, astronomer and cosmologist (Doctor of Science, 2008)^[10]

References

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External links

Official website
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
Society for Leadership Proliferation
Department of Marketing Studies & International Marketing
Department of Physics

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Rajshahi division	Pabna University of Science & Technology University of Rajshahi Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology

Rangpur division	Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University Begum Rokeya University

Sylhet division	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet Agricultural University

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