Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Established 1962 see history below
Type Public
Chancellor Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed
Vice-Chancellor Dr AMM Safiullah
Faculty 350
Students 4000
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
Address Palashi,Dhaka-1000
Telephone 880.2.966 5650-80
Campus Urban, 76.85 acres (0.31 km²)
Website www.buet.ac.bd

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangla: বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bangladesh Prokoushol Bishshobiddalôe) or BUET is a Government Engineering University in Bangladesh. It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region, and is regarded to be among the top universities for technical education.

About five thousand students are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate studies engineering, architecture, planning and science in this institution. The total number of teachers is over 400. The University has continued to expand over the last three decades with the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence etc.

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[edit] History

Language movement monument in front of BUET
Language movement monument in front of BUET

BUET was established in the late 19th century as a survey school for training surveyors. Dhaka Survey School was established at Nalgola, in Old Dhaka in 1876 to train surveyors for the then Government of Bengal of British India. 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 Khawja Ahsanullah. It moved to its present premises in 1912.

Dr. M.A. Rashid Building
Dr. M.A. Rashid Building

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)'.

[edit] Campus

The BUET campus is in the heart of the capital city of Dhaka. It has a compact campus with halls of 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, two institutes, the administrative building, the central library, main sports facilities, the auditorium complex, the BUET Club and eighty two units of residential accommodation of teachers, staff and employees and the Vice-Chancellor's bungalow.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Faculties and departments

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building at BUET
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building at BUET
Civil engineering building
Civil engineering building
Architecture building
Architecture building
  • Faculty of Architecture & Planning
    • Dept. of Architecture (Arch)
    • Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning (URP)
    • Dept. of Humanities (Hum)
  • Faculty of Civil Engineering
    • Dept. of Civil Engineering (CE)
    • Dept. of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)
  • Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    • Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
    • Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
  • Faculty of Engineering
    • Dept. of Chemical Engineering (Ch. E)
    • Dept. of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
    • Dept. of Chemistry (Chem)
    • Dept. of Mathematics (Math)
    • Dept. of Physics (Phys)
    • Dept. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
    • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
    • Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME)
    • Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)

[edit] Admissions

Undergraduate admission in BUET is very much competitive. After completion of higher secondary level(HSC) education, a student can submit his application for undergraduate admission if he fulfils the minimum requirement. Students with a minimum percentage in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination are allowed to appear in the admission test. The formidable screening process allows only 4500 - 5000 students to sit for the admission test out of approximately 40,000 applicants. After the intricate admission test, the best 825 students get the opportunity to study in this prestigious institution. However, for admission to M.S. and Ph. D. programs candidates are required to appear in interviews.

[edit] Student life

[edit] Halls of residence

Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall.
Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall.

Student dormitories (called halls in BUET) are important features in campus life. There are eight residential 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 postgraduate students. The Ladies 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 times. Different architectural designs of different ages are prominent in the construction of these halls.

Administrative head of a hall is its provost, usually chosen from the senior teachers of different faculties. 3 Assistant Provosts are also in the authority of the Halls.

Most of the halls are named after prominent personalities in the history of Bangladesh. These are listed below:

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

[edit] Activities

[edit] Distinguished Alumni

A large number of BUET alumni are working in the industry and academia both in Bangladesh and outside Bangladesh. Famous BUET alumni and former faculty members include Structural Engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan[citation needed], who designed John Hancock Center (100-story) and Sears Tower(108-story) , the tallest building in the United States since its completion in 1974.

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List of Public Universities in Bangladesh - edit

University of Dhaka | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Rajshahi University | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Chittagong University | Jahangirnagar University | Government Saadat College | Bangladesh National University | Islamic University | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Khulna University | Bangladesh Open University | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Agricultural University | Shere Bangla Agricultural University | Patuakhali University of Science and Technology | Hazi Dinesh University of Science and Technology | Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology | Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology | Khulna University of Engineering and Technology | Jagannath University | Comilla University | Kabi Nazrul Islam University | Noakhali Science and Technology University | Mawlana bhashani science & technology University
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