Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
রাজশাহী প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Motto ঐশী জ্যোতিই আমাদের পথ প্রদর্শক
Motto in English
 Heaven's Light is Our Guide
Type Public, Engineering
Established 1964
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohd. Rafiqul Alam Beg
Academic staff
 254[1]
Students 2600 approximately[2]
Undergraduates 2400 approx
Postgraduates 200 approx
Location Bangladesh Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Campus urban, 152 acres (0.61 km²)
Nickname RUET
Website www.ruet.ac.bd

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (Bengali: রাজশাহী প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (Rajshahi Prokoushol o Projukti Bishshobidyalôy)) or RUET (Bengali : রুয়েট), formerly known as BIT Rajshahi, is the second oldest engineering university in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1964 as a faculty of Engineering under the University of Rajshahi.

About 3000[2] students are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and science programs with over 200[1] faculty members.

Location

RUET is on the north side of Rajshahi-Natore-Dhaka road at Talaimari, Kazla, 4 kilometers east of the education city of Bangladesh, Rajshahi, on 152 acres (0.62 km2) of land. Known as green campus with a large varieties of trees, the campus is by the side of the Padma River and Rajshahi University.

History

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) was founded in 1964 as a faculty of engineering with Professor Ahmad Ullah as its first principal, under the University of Rajshahi providing four-year bachelor's degrees in Civil, Electrical and Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. However, the institution could not achieve its goal because of the complicated management system: The administration was controlled by the Ministry of Education; academic curriculum by the University of Rajshahi; and the infrastructural development and maintenance by the Public Works Department. To circumvent these problems, several committees and commissions were formed since 1973. On the recommendation of these committees/commissions and having considered the practical aspects, autonomy was given to the four engineering colleges to make them centers of excellence of technology. A 15-member high-powered committee was formed, headed by Professor Dr. Wahid Uddin Ahmed, the then vice chancellor of BUET.

The consistent effort of this committee ultimately led to the establishment of four engineering colleges to Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT) in July 1986. But due to limited autonomy and some constitutional inadequacies of the BIT ordinance, the expected progress of the institutions could not be achieved. This ultimately necessitates re-framing the institutes as full-fledged universities. Due to the development of Engineering Education, it was appropriate to convert the four BITs to engineering and technological universities. The parliament passed the university bill that ultimately paved the way to commence the activities of university from 1 September 2003. The name of the BIT became Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET).

Faculties and departments[3]

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Academic support units

Administrative Building

The Administrative Building is three-storied tall. It accommodates the offices of vice-chancellor, registrar and department heads. Rupali Bank (RUET Branch), post office and laboratories of Physics and Chemistry departments are in this building.

Facilities[3]

The university provides educational and related facilities to give students the ability to plan, administer and manage the latest technologies to decrease the gap between developed and developing countries. A brief description of them is given below.

Libraries

Central Library

The central library is walking distance from the academic buildings and student residences. It is in a compact building with limited built-in facilities to provide teaching aids such as reading facility, borrowing of books, journals, etc. to the students and teachers of RUET. Consistent with the academic curricula, the contents of the central library are updated consistently to keep up with technological trends.

Rental Library

Apart from the central library, each degree-awarding department has its own rental library that rents books to students.

Student health service

An on-campus medical center provides primary and basic health care to the students free of charges. Two full-time MBBS doctors and other staff provide the care. For specialized consultation on complicated cases, the center refers the patients to specialists.

Computer Center

The university has a central computer center providing computing and Internet facilities to the students and faculty members. The center often offers short training courses and presently with the department of CSE the central computer center is arranging CISCO local academy program.

There is also an Internet centre in the library where high-speed free wifi Internet (WPA2 PSK) is available.

There is an ICPC lab for the students of the CSE department where interested students can practice programming and get support from the seniors. Student of other departments can join if they are interested in programming by contracting a CSE professor. The ICPC lab was established to support to those who participate in programming contests like ICPC regional contest, National Programming Contest etc. Anyone who is interested in programming has much support.

Directorate of Student Welfare

The Directorate of Student Welfare is responsible for the activities related to the physical, social and other aspects of student welfare. These include arrangement of supervision of halls of residence, programs for physical education, games and sports, supervision of the programs of co-curricular activities of students through the Central Student Union and through the students union of the halls of residence. It is also responsible for providing health services through the student health center.

The Central Students Union (most of its members are elected by the students) maintains and aids new students in their introduction to the RUET as well as in looking after their problems.

The student unions of the residential halls also arrange their individual co-curricular activities, literary competitions etc. and help the hall administration for its proper management.

Games and sports facilities

The sports center of the RUET provides excellent facilities to students for acquiring physical and mental fitness that is indispensable for a healthy mind and body. The university maintains a beautiful playground, rugby field, tennis lawn and basketball court. The sports center arranges a very colorful athletic competition every year.

For improvement of the standard of games and sports, regular coaching and grooming by experts is arranged. The university arranges inter-year, inter-departmental football, cricket and basketball and baseball and squash and volleyball competition. Teacher- and student-friendly games are also arranged.

Halls of residence[3]

Student dormitories (called halls) are important features in campus life. There are seven residential halls (one in under construction). One is known as Ladies Hall (LH) for undergraduate women, and the remaining halls are for undergraduate men.

The administrative head of a hall is its provost, usually chosen from the more senior teachers. The halls are mostly named after national heroes and leaders. These[2] are listed below with their capacities:

Name of the hall Capacity
Shahid Lt. Selim Hall 350
Shahid Shahidul Islam Hall 225
Shahid Abdul Hamid Hall 225
Tin Shed Hall (extension of Shahid Sahidul Islam Hall) 100
Deshratna Sheik Hasina Hall 150
Shahid President Ziaur Rahman Hall 500
Bongobondhu Hall 400

Auditorium Complex and seminar hall

The university has an air conditioned Auditorium Complex with all modern facilities having a seat capacity of about 700, which is capable of holding conferences, seminars and other cultural programs. Besides this there are seminar and conference rooms with limited capacity in engineering degree awarding departments.

Students organization and co-curricular activities

Telecommunication Club

The Telecommunication Club encourages students of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering to extend their thinking, desire, expectation and invention to keep students up-to-date in all sides. The club provides free classes, seminars, workshops, books, papers and journals to involve with advanced technology analysis. To make an easy platform between past and present students of the department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, one can easily download theses and mini-theses paper from series of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the club site.

IEEE RUET Student Branch

On 16 September 2009 IEEE RUET Student Branch was established by enthusiastic and energetic teachers and students. This student branch is continuously organizing seminars, workshops, courses on topics related to electrical and electronics.[4] This IEEE RUET Student Branch helps students by bringing professionalism to them.

Robotic Society of RUET

The Robotic Society of RUET started in May 2006. It began with no huge investment but with a view to building a paragon of electro-mechanics. It organizes workshops, contests, seminars and more. RSR wants to play a vital role in the field of mechatronics and robotics. They are working to fulfill their goal.

The latest achievement of Robotic Society of RUET was to make the first kind of robot that understands Bengali voice command.[5]

RUET Debating Club (RUET DC)

RUET Debating Club (RUET DC) is one of the most popular organizations of RUET. The motto of the organization is "Our Debate, Our Dream." Its anniversary is 4 May 1991. Its main purpose is building the culture of debating among students to make them expert in debate, presentation and leadership.

RUSAS

RUSAS is the literary society of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, which formed in 2011.

The main purposes of this organization are discussing literature, publishing magazine and manifestation of hidden talent in literature. In 2012, RUSAS had arranged several writing competitions.

Photographic Society of RUET (PSR)

The Photographic Society of RUET was created in 2002. This club was formed to deliver the best photographic potential from the students of Rajshahi Engineering University & Technology. This society works to bring closer all the photographers of RUET. Current President : Pronay Kumar Bir

Awards

Education cost

Yearly academic cost is $40 (2800 Taka) (approx) in all departments. Admission cost is $190 (15,000 Taka) (approx) including academic cost (admission, session, registration and student fees), medical costs, library, sports, convocation (2500 Taka) and others expenditure and for one time in four years bachelor's degree.[6]

Food system

A view of RUET cafeteria

In RUET each student halls has dining for its resident students. Lunch and dinner cost 32 taka ($0.46 approx.). Breakfast varies between 10 and 20 taka ($0.15 and $0.28 approx.).

RUET has a cafeteria for the students, teachers and staff near the academic buildings. The cafeteria is well-furnished. It is divided in two portions: one is for teachers and staff and another is for students. Breakfast, tea, lunch and other foods are available in the cafeteria. The students, teachers and staffs benefit from the cafeteria during working hours.

Apart from this, student group discussion, cultural program are undertaken in the cafeteria as per convenience. Most students take their breakfast in the RUET cafeteria or outside restaurants.

Boshakhee and Boikali are restaurants (in front of RUET) are very popular with the students. In each dining, standard foods are served.

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "UGC Annual Report 2008". Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Official website". Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "RUET EEE Syllabus".
  4. ↑ "Star Campus".
  5. ↑ http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-07-13&nid=56779#.Uf1un5LWVrk
  6. ↑ "RUET Study Expenditure". Retrieved 2015-01-24.

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