| Comilla University | |
|---|---|
| Motto | For better Education |
| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | President Mohammad Zillur Rahman |
| Provost | 3 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Amir Hossen Khan |
| Dean | 3 |
| Academic staff | 85 |
| Admin. staff | 24 (First Class Officer) |
| Students | 2146 |
| Undergraduates | running |
| Postgraduates | MBA (evening) |
| Doctoral students | proposed |
| Location | Comilla, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Salmanpur,Koatbai |
| Website | www.cou.ac.bd |
Comilla University (Bengali: কুমিল্লা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university located at Kotbari, Comilla, Bangladesh.[1] The university was constructed on 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land at Lalmai Bihar, Moynamoti.[2] Comilla University is affiliated by University Grants Commission Bangladesh.
Professor Dr. Golam Mowlah is the founder vice-chancellor of Comilla University who served the until he was removed on July 30 2008 and Zulfikar Ali, a professor of mathematics, was given the charge.[3] The next vice-chancellor of Comilla University, Dr. A.K.M. Zehadul Karim declared his resignation on 7 October 2009 after violence.[4] Professor Amir Hossen Khan, a professor of Physics department of Jahangirnagar University, was appointed as VC on 22 November 2009.[5] The chancellor of the university is Honorable President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman.
It started with seven departments. Now there are a total of fourteen (14) departments including Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting & Information Systems (AIS), Marketing, Management Studies, Economics, Public Administration, Anthropology, Bengali, and English.
Its campus is declared as smoking and politics free.
Detailed About us....CoU The inhabitants of Comilla had a demand to establish a public university on the soil of Comilla for a long period of time. Although Comilla University was supposed to be established in 1962, the people from all walks of life had to wait for more than 40 years. The executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved one project for Establishment of twelve science and Technology Universities in the country during the period of 2001 and one of these was planned to be established in Comilla. But instead, the parliament of Independent Bangladesh granted a general university and its Charter in Comilla on May 8, 2006 as the 26th public university under which the university is being operated.
This University formally started its journey on May 28, 2007 through orientation program of 2006-07 academic year with 300 students & 15 teachers enrolled in seven departments under four faculties. Department of Mathematics under the Faculty of Science, Department of English under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Department of Economics and Public Administration under the Faculty of Social Science and three departments ( Accounting & Information Systems, Management, Marketing) under the School of Business. Every year new subjects are being ntroduced to boast up higher education and research to keep pace with the internationalandscape and modern world. Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was introduced in 2008-09 session and department of Bangla, department of Anthropology & department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)) was introduce in 2009-2010 session. Three new departments (Physics, Chemistry and Statistics) have been opened in the running academic session 2010-2011. At present Comilla University is running with more than two thousand students in different batches, 85 teachers and 75 stuffs devoted to conducting teaching and research.