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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
TypePublic, Coeducational
Established1947 (In 2007 BUET celebrated 60 years of engineering education in Bangladesh)
ChancellorPresident Mohammad Zillur Rahman
Vice-ChancellorDr AMM Safiullah
Academic staff
500
Students5500
Address
Palashi,Dhaka-1000
,
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
CampusUrban, 76.85 acres (0.31 km²)
Websitewww.buet.ac.bd

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ([বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bangladesh Prokoushol O Projukti Bishshobiddalôe] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) or BUET as it is commonly known, is a Public Engineering University in Bangladesh. It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region, and is regarded as the top university for technical education in Bangladesh. The medium of instructions is English.[1]

Every year, about 965 students get enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate program to study engineering, architecture, planning and science in this institution. The total number of teachers is about 500. The University has continued to expand over the last three decades. This includes the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence.

History

Dhaka Survey School was established in 1876 as a survey school for training surveyors. at Nalgola, in Old Dhaka to train surveyors for the then Government of Bengal of British India.[2] Later, generous grants from Nawab Ahsanullah, a renowned Muslim patron of Education and member of the Nawab family of Dhaka enabled it to expand as a full fledged engineering school. Ahsanullah School of Engineering offered three-year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In recognition of the generous financial contribution from the then Nawab of Dhaka, it was named after his father Khwaja Ahsanullah. It was moved to its present premises in 1912.

After the partition of India in 1947, it was upgraded to Ahsanullah Engineering College, as a Faculty of Engineering under the University of Dhaka, offering four-year bachelor's courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.

In 1962, it was renamed as East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET). A partnership with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (renamed Texas A&M University in 1963) was forged, and professors from A&M came to teach and to formulate the curriculum. During this period, EPUET offered courses in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Chemical engineering, and Architecture.

After the liberation war of 1971, Bangladesh became independent, and EPUET was renamed to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Several more departments to offer graduate and undergraduate courses in different subjects like:Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Industrial & Production Engineering, Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering were included in the university at different times.

In 2007, BUET celebrated 60 years of engineering education in Bangladesh by arranging a series of programs and events.
According to Top Study Links university rankings 2010, BUET is ranked top most university in Bangladesh [3].

Campus

Language movement monument in front of BUET
Dr. M.A. Rashid Building

The BUET campus is in the capital city of Dhaka. It has a modest-size campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. At present the campus occupies 76.85 acres (311,000 m²) of land. The academic area is confined in and around the old campus occupying 30.24 acres (122,000 m²) of land defined by Shahid Sharani, Bakshi Bazar road and the Asian Highway. This area accommodates five faculties, three institutes, the administrative building, the central library, main sports facilities, the auditorium complex, the BUET Club and eighty two small units of residential accommodation of teachers, staff and employees and the Vice-Chancellor's quarter.

Academics

Faculties and departments

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building at BUET
Civil engineering building
Architecture building
Old Academic Building

Institutes

Library

BUET central library has a great compilation of books, journals, periodicals and monographs of the relevant engineering fields. Central library has a collection of over 132,000 volumes and 218 current periodical subscription. Per year 1500 volume is added in this library.[4] It has also a free internet browsing facility and rental library program. There are also departmental library in each department and hall library in each residence halls.

Admissions

Undergraduate admission test in BUET is one of the intensive written examination in Bangladesh as it only offers a limited number of seats in each academic year. After completion of higher secondary level (HSC) education, a student can submit his application for undergraduate admission if s/he fulfills the minimum requirements. Students with certain percentages in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination are allowed to take the admission test. The screening process allows 6000 students to sit for the admission test from a pool of approximately 40,000[citation needed] applicants. After the admission test, only about 885 students get admitted to this prestigious institution. This rigorous screening ensures the quality of students enrolled every year. However, for admission to M.S. and Ph. D. programs candidates are required to appear in interviews and/or written tests.

There are 26 seats for foreign students in undergraduate level. The pre-requisite qualification for admission is H.S.C. or GCE A level or its equivalent with good grades in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Tuition and other fees per year is US$1000 (one thousand US dollar) and approximate cost for food, lodging etc. is US$100 (one hundred US dollar) per month. Maximum 10 students from a single country are allowed for admission.[5]

Undergraduate enrollment

Student life

Halls of residence

Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall.
BUET Auditorium
Sher-e-Bangla Hall, BUET

Student dormitories (called halls in BUET) are one of the features in campus life. There are eight residence halls to provide housing for BUET students. The Shahid Smriti Hall is reserved for young teachers who do not have an official quarter in the campus and for the graduate students. The Chatri Hall is for female students, and the remaining six halls are for male students studying in the undergraduate level.These halls were built in different periods of time. Designs of these halls bear the history and architecture of different time. Administrative head of a residence hall is its provost, usually chosen from the senior teachers of different faculties. 3 Assistant Provosts are also appointed in the hall administration. Most of the halls are named after several eminent figures in the history of Bangladesh. These are listed below:

  • Titumir Hall
  • Ahsanullah Hall
  • Chatri Hall
  • Dr. M. A. Rashid Hall
  • Nazrul Islam Hall
  • Sher-e-Bangla Hall
  • Suhrawardy Hall
  • Shahid Smriti Hall

Student organizations

  • BUET Chess Club
  • BUET Debating Club
  • BUET Drama Society
  • BUET Film Society
  • BUET Photographic Society[2]
  • Satyen Bose Club (Science Club)
  • BUET Rover Group
  • BUET Literary Society
  • Kantha BUET (Recitation Group)
  • Badhan BUET Zone (voluntary blood donors' association)
  • Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA)
  • Association of Computer and Electrical Students (ACES)
  • Urban and Regional Planning (URP)Students'Association of BUET (USAB)
  • Association of Industrial and Production Engineers, Bangladesh (AIPEBD)
  • Murchona BUET
  • Safety Movement BUET
  • BUET Environmental Watch
  • BUET Journalist Society
  • BUET Gamers' Association
  • IEEE BUET Student Branch[3]

Notable achievements

Directorates, centers and others

  • Directorate of Advisory, Extension and Research Services (DAERS)
  • Directorate of Students’ Welfare (DSW)
  • Directorate of Planning and Development (P&D)
  • Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE)
  • Centre for Energy Studies (CES)
  • Centre for Environmental and Resource Management (CERM)
  • Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research (CBER)
  • Accident Research Centre (ARC)
  • Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC)
  • International Training Network Centre (ITN)
  • Bangladesh Network Office for Urban Safety (BNUS), BUET

since 1998, achieving the 11th position in the whole world in 2000. In 2008, BUET ranked 31st in ACM ICPC final held in Banff, Alberta.[6]

Distinguished alumni

A large number of BUET alumni are working in the industry and academia both in Bangladesh and outside Bangladesh. Structural Engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, who designed John Hancock Center (100-story) and Sears Tower (108-story), the tallest building in the United States since its completion in 1974, obtained bachelor's degree in Engineering from University of Dhaka Engg Faculty,[7] which later became BUET.[8]

Notes and references

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology". Banglapedia, National Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  3. ^ http://topstudylinks.com/Top-Universities-in-Bangladesh-c112.aspx
  4. ^ BUET central library
  5. ^ http://www.buet.ac.bd/?page_id=732
  6. ^ ACM ICPC 2008 Final results
  7. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  8. ^ History of BUET in Official BUET Website

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