Khulna University
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| Established: | 1991 |
| Type: | Public, Coeducational |
| Chancellor: | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Prof. Dr. Md. Saifuddin Shah[1] |
| Location: | Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.ku.ac.bd |
Khulna University (Bengali: খুলনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university[1] situated at Gollamari, by the river Moyuree, beside the Khulna-Satkhira highway. It is one of the divisional public universities of Bangladesh. Khulna university has 16 disciplines under five school.
[edit] History
The university came into being in 1987 in the name of University of Khulna; and the Khulna University Act was passed in the Bangladesh National Parliament in July 1990.[2] Accordingly the University started its journey through the inauguration of academic activities with only 80 students in four Disciplines on 25 November 1991. Khulna University bears a distinct significance due to its location in a divisional headquarters, which is the third largest metropolitan city of Bangladesh. The Mongla Port and the Khalishpur Naval Base are also located in Khulna.
Standing on the estuary of the Bhairab and the Rupsha rivers, the city that was established in 1884 now contains about 1.8 million people. It is also a divisional headquarters and location of the second international sea port, Mongla Port. The Sundarbans tropical mangrove forest and World Heritage site is a few hours by boat.
[edit] Aims and Objectives
- To impart technology-based and need oriented higher education befitting the age
- To generate the skilled based manpower in order to exploit, utilize and conserve available resources for sustainable development of the region and the country as a whole, keeping the process and impact of the globalization in mind
- To offer the quality education and to maintain the highest academic standard in line with the international standard of education
- To undertake fundamental and applied research in the relevant field of knowledge
- To produce capable manpower to contribute to fulfill the global demands by equitable participation
[edit] Information
The academic program of the University commenced in August 1991 with four disciplines: Computer Science and Engineering, Architecture, Business Administration, and Urban and Rural Planning. In the following year, Forestry and Wood Technology and Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology disciplines started their academic activities. Now there are sixteen disciplines under five schools. It is the only university in Bangladesh where student politics is not allowed. There is also no session jam which has created a stable facility of study.
The medium of instruction is English. The academic year lasts from July to June.
[edit] Schools
There are five schools in Khulna University which have 16 disciplines. They are as follows- · Science Engineering and Technology School · Life Science School · School of Management and Business Administration · School of Arts and Humanities · School of Social Science
[edit] Science, engineering and technology school
- Architecture [visit: http://www.ku.ac.bd/arch]
- Computer Science and Engineering(the second university to open this discipline in Bangladesh)[visit: http://www.cseku.ac.bd]
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Mathematics
- Urban and Rural Planning
[edit] Life science school
- Agrotechnology
- Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering was launched in the tertiary level of studies for the first time in Bangladesh in 1995. It was opened as Biotechnology Discipline, later on it was renamed as Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline.
- Environmental Science
- Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology
- Forestry and Wood Technology
- Pharmacy
- Soil Science
Khulna University was first to introduce multidisciplinary subjects in the field of life sciences. Integration of technological aspects in biological sciences for human welfare was prime concern. Each subject introduced was unique and first of its kind in Bangladesh. The students from the life science school are now doing well all over Bangladesh and abroad.
[edit] Management and business administration school
The discipline is the pioneer of introducing Business Administration study in Bangladesh. From the discipline 12 batches has already passed out and they are serving in all the leading corporate houses both at home and overseas.
- Business Administration
[edit] Social science school
- Economics
- Sociology
[edit] Arts and humanities school
- English
The university has bilateral program with Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
[edit] Disciplines of the university
- Agrotechnology (AT)
- Architecture Discipline (Arch)
- Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline (BGE)
- Business Administration Discipline
- Computer Science And Engineering Discipline (CSE)
- Economics Discipline
- Electronics and Communication Engineering Discipline (ECE)
- English Discipline
- Environmental Science Discipline (ES)
- Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology Discipline (FMRT)
- Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline (FWT)
- Mathematics Discipline
- Pharmacy Discipline
- Soil Science Discipline
- Sociology Discipline
- Urban and Rural Planning Discipline (URP)
[edit] : : Architecture Discipline : :
Architecture Discipline is one of the first four Disciplines opened at Khulna University, which formally launched its academic activities under SET School in 1991. The curriculum of Architecture Discipline aims at the highest degree of professionalism and provides the students with broad-based knowledge in various aspects of man, his society, his physical environment and the technological development round the world. The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program of the Discipline is designed for a period of five years, which is based on both theoretical and sessional works and strongly biased towards design and practice with due emphasis on learning through doing rather than through instructions. 
[edit] : : Computer Science and Engineering Discipline : :
CSE discipline of KU is one of the earliest Computer science department in Bangladesh which has been successfully provided a good number of graduates through out the last decades. Student passed from this department are working all over the world in various international organaizations, research labs and universities. Every year a national seminar on information technology has been held in the university. Many national as well as International renowned faces participated the seminars. Various software fares have been held in the campus premises.
CSE discipline also runs the PGDIT (post graduate diploma in information technology) program.
Students of CSE has operated a computer club named CLUSTER. And CLUSTER arranged seminar, programming contest and published publication. The CSE KU alumni is a social organization of the ex-students.
[edit] Environmental science
Environmental Science as an undergraduate program is a relatively new concept in this country. Khulna University, in its pioneer attempt, opened this discipline and developed a curriculum for a four year program leading to Bachelor of Environmental Science Degree since 1996-97. In addition, this discipline offers undergraduate, graduate program including other short term courses since 2003-04.
[edit] Electronics and communication engineering
This subject of this university was first offered in 1997. This discipline is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. Presently it is the top ranked discipline of this university.[citation needed] Beside regular study curriculam it conducts a project fair every year at the world telecommunication day. The students bring their electronics based projects in the fair. Among them best ones are selected and rewarded. This discipline currently has a seminar library, a digital electronics lab, an electrical lab, a computer lab. Soon it will have a communication lab facility.
[edit] Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology Discipline
The greater Khulna region, the south west part of Banglasdesh has been characterised by a unique blend of aquatic habitats; fresh, brackish and marine waters supporting a wide diversity of biological and physical resources. Situated a few kilometres away from the Bay of Bengal this region is blessed with Sunderbans, the world largest mangrove forest crisscrossed by numerous creeks and canals.
Understanding the potential of such resources to the prospects of the country, the Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology Discipline was established in 1992 with a mandate to establish an avenue for research and academic programs in all aspects of fisheries for the first time in the country. Over the last fourteen years the FMRT Discipline has experienced substantial growth resulting in an international reputation for training and research in a number of areas, particularly with respect to coastal aquaculture and mangrove ecosystem.
The course followed in the Discipline is a multifaceted one having provisoins for education in biology, ecology, culture and post harvest fisheries. The course, in addition, involves socio-economics, statistics, GIS and remote sensing, computer application etc. The teaching staffs of the Discipline possess speacialised knowledge in the areas of fish biology, marine science, aquaculture, fisheries management, genetics and fish breeding, ecology, oceanography and post harvest technology. With all the expertise and facilities that have gone into formulating a balanced fisheries curriculum, the graduate of the FMRT Discipline themselves are worthy for the development of integrated and sustainable fisheries in the country. The Discipline has been on steady growth with manpower being trained from overseas and new facilities being added. Considering the demands of the sectors and having been attained the thresold of expert capabilities, the FMRT Discipline is now preparing to launch Ph.D. course in addition to B.Sc and M.S. ones currently being offered.
Though the principle aim of the Discipline is to carry on providing technically best qualified graduates in Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology, the inner vision is to make efforts for building this institution as a centre of excellence in the country. Throughout the world tyhis day, the keenest attraction has been given in the exploitation of the fisheries resources in the coastal and marine waters in a sustainable manner; the Discipline vows for taking future challenges with its courage and magnitude. [visit:http://www.fmrtku.org/] [visit:http://fmrt04.googlepages.com/]
[edit] Urban and rural planning
The physical environment is the platform of all human activities, to accommodate which it is constantly been modified in order to ensure social desirability, economic feasibility, and ecological sustainability of human intervention, the need for planning for the built environment, ranging from a narrow lane to a large region is an unquestionable. In the backdrop of scarcity of land and other resources and high product of mutually interacting social, political, cultural, economic and technological factors needs skilled planners for managing it and guiding its change in desired direction.
The Urban and Rural Planning (URP) discipline the earliest academic discipline in the country to in part planning education at under graduate level, was established in Khulna University in 1991 with a view to producing qualified planners. It is one of the four disciplines with which Khulna University started its academic programme. The urban and rural planning discipline offers a four years undergraduate degree in urban and rural planning. This discipline is now offer master’s degree programme in urban and rural planning.
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[edit] Urban and rural planning discipline at a glance
- Degree programs: BURP, MURP
- Laboratories: Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS)
- Library: Seminar Library
- Research Center: Planning and Development Research Center (PDRC)
- Discipline Journal: Plan Plus
- Discipline's official web: [3]
[edit] Soil science
As Bangladesh is an agricultural country. For National development agriculture is a weapon but there are some lack of utilization of the Soil of Bangladesh. From there, Soil science Discipline has opened at Khulna University. The Head of this Discipline is Md. Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan. Soil Science start its journy from the year 1999.Three batchs already passing out to serve the country. But Govt. Do not take any necessary steps to implement this knowledge of soil science to our poor farmers.
[edit] Business Administration Discipline
The introduction of Business Administration Discipline at Khulna University in 1991 was the first ever institution in Bangladesh to offer a 4-year bachelor degree in Business Administration (BBA). The School is devoted to advance, promulgate and patronize formal business education, training and research. The school is committed for the development of management practices in the country as well as in the South Asian region. This commitment is reflected through its active participation in management development forums namely AMDIB (Association of Management Development Institutions of Bangladesh) and AMDISA (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia ). The regular arrangement of Management Training Program for the Bangladesh Naval Officers since 1995 is the evidence that justifies the commitment. This school introduced regular MBA program in 2002. The School has also introduced the EMBA program at the beginning of the year 2005 to cater to the needs for the business executives of the region to be better equipped with the knowledge of business. The academic program such as, BBA, MBA and EMBA are designed to meet the present needs and responsibilities of business managers. The programs stress the practical orientation along with theoretical education, which are essential in today's market place where business is globalized.
English Discipline
Khulna university is a technology-oriented university that has shortly included English Literature and Language in its curriculum. English Discipline came into existence in 1998, but the academic activities started from 1999. At the very beginning, university authority felt a necessity to establish a Language Centre to relish the curriculum needs of the students. Later, to give the efforts a full scale, English Discipline is brought into its existence. This discipline aims at the exalted study of culture, society and literature and the proper contribution to other discipline's courses. In Bangladesh, English Literature is a celebrated curriculum chosen by the students, and English Discipline of Khulna University has given a dimension to this study. This discipline is GPA-oriented, it maintains a very up-to-date curriculum, and tries to contribute through its theoratical basics.
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