- Source: Presidency University, Bangladesh
Presidency University, Bangladesh (Bengali: প্রেসিডেন্সী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ) is a private research university with a campus in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Presidency University has Four schools containing eight departments with a strong emphasis on research-based education. The Gulshan campus was established in 2003. More than 3000 students are currently enrolled here. The number of faculty members teaching at the university is nearly 300.
History
The Presidency University Foundation, a group of 30 teachers, leaders of business and industry, and retired government officers, came together and petitioned the government for a permit to establish and operate Presidency University. On July 21, 2003, the Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), in keeping with the Private University Act 1992, authorized the establishment and operation of Presidency University. Thereafter, Presidency University opened its door to students in September of 2003.
The Principal Sponsor of Presidency University is Mr. Muslehuddin Ahmad, a former Secretary and Ambassador of Bangladesh. Indeed it is he who first came out with the proposal to establish a private university in Bangladesh in 1988. On the basis of an article, The Private University in Bangladesh, an initial proposal, by Junaid K. Ahmad, which was published first on February 2, 1988 in Bidesh Bangla, a magazine published in California, USA.
Campus
The university's campus is located in Gulshan-2 Residential Area in Dhaka under the Gulshan Thana. It is one of the growing largest private universities in Bangladesh in terms of quality of education.
Academic Departments
The university departments are organized into Five (5) schools.
= School of Engineering
=Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE)
= School of Business
=Department of Business Administration
= School of Liberal Arts & Humanities
=Department of English
= School of Social Sciences
=Department of Economics
= School of Business
=Department of Economics
Academic semester
The academic duration of PU has both two & three semesters a year:
Spring semester: January–April
Summer semester: May–August
Fall semester: September–December
Lab facilities
= CSE/EEE/ETE
=Computer Lab
Outstanding Courses
Physics Lab
Chemistry Lab
Electrical Circuits Lab
Electronics Lab
Electrical Machine Lab
Measurement & Instrumentation Lab
High Voltage Engineering Lab
Power Electronics Lab
Analog Electronics Lab
VLSI Lab
Computer Networks Lab
Digital Signal processing Lab
Software Engineering Lab
Microprocessor and Interfacing Lab
Digital Logic Designing Lab
Control Systems Lab
IC Fabrication Lab(Analog & Digital)
Communication Engineering Lab including
Digital Communication Lab
Optical Fiber Communication Lab
Wireless Communication Lab
RF Communication Lab
Microwave Engg. Lab
= Civil Engineering
=Computer Lab
Physics Lab
Chemistry Lab
Environmental Engg. Lab
Fluid Mechanics Lab
Engineering Drawing, Designing & CAD Lab
Engineering Materials Lab
Structural Mechanics Lab
GIS Lab
Geotechnical Engineering Lab
Open Channel Hydraulics Lab
Water and Waste Water Quality Lab
Highway Materials and Traffic Engg. Lab
Quantity surveying Lab
List of vice-chancellors
Mohammed Muniruzzaman (Ex- Acting VC)
Prof.Dr.Md Abdul Mannan Chowdhury (2024-Present)
Publications
Presidency University Journal (PUJ: ISSN 2224-7610)
SPOTLIGHT (স্পটলাইট)
Library
Notable alumni
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Meghnad Saha
- Benggala
- Britania Raya
- Joko Widodo
- BRICS
- Hari Ibu
- Konferensi Asia–Afrika
- Perang Dingin
- Anupam Ghatak
- Amartya Sen
- Presidency University, Bangladesh
- Presidency University
- Presidency University, Kolkata
- List of universities in Bangladesh
- Presidency (disambiguation)
- List of English-medium schools in Bangladesh
- President of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh
- Bengal Presidency
- Presidency of Ziaur Rahman
