Begum Rokeya University

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
বেগম রোকেয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, রংপুর[1]
Former names
 University Of Rangpur
Motto জ্ঞানই শক্তি[2]
Motto in English
 Knowledge is Power
Type Public
Established 2008 (2008)
Endowment Publicly Funded by Government (1 Billion BDT per year excluding Development funds)
Budget 1 Billion BDT per year
Officer in charge
 Vice Chancellor
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah
Academic staff
 203 (December 2015)
Administrative staff
 623 (December 2015)
Students 7,120 (December 2015)
Undergraduates 4,834 (December 2015)
Postgraduates 2,286 (December 2015)
Location Rangpur, Bangladesh
25°43′04″N 89°15′33″E / 25.7179°N 89.2592°E / 25.7179; 89.2592Coordinates: 25°43′04″N 89°15′33″E / 25.7179°N 89.2592°E / 25.7179; 89.2592
Campus Urban , 75 acres (30 ha), Adjacent to Carmichael College and Rangpur Cadet College
Language Bengali,English
Affiliations University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
Sports Cricket,Football,Kabaddi
Website brur.ac.bd

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), formerly Rangpur University,[3] is a government-financed public state university in Bangladesh. It is the only general categorised university in Rangpur Division and also the second public university in the region. The university has been named after the feminist writer and social worker Begum Rokeya. It is the 30th public university of Bangladesh. It was established on 8 October 2008 under Begum Rokeya University Act, 2009(2009–29).

Campus

The university is located between Rangpur Cadet College and Carmichael College in Rangpur. It covers an area of 75 acres (30 ha). The university has constructed four academic building and started class from August 2011 in the main campus. Currently, the university has twenty-one departments and amount of student is almost seven thousand. It contains three student halls (including two male and one female). There is a library and a cafeteria in the campus.

Campus Rear of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
Campus of Begum Rokeya University in Night, Rangpur

History

Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. A popular demand for a kind of university which can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. In 2001, the then Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina laid the foundations of Rangpur University of Science and Technology. However, later on the establishment was cancelled. It was not until August 2007 when Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government, agreed in principle to establish a full-fledged university in Rangpur.[4] Finally, Fakhruddin Ahmad, in a historic cabinet meeting held in Rangpur on 2 February 2008, took the decision to establish a University in Rangpur. The Rangpur University Ordinance was approved by the cabinet on 15 June 2008.[5] M. Lutfar Rahman was appointed the first vice-chancellor on 20 October 2008. Two days later Hossain Zillur Rahman, the then Education and Commerce Advisor to the Caretaker Government formally inaugurated the university.

Administration

Md. Abdul Hamid
President, The People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Professor Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah

(Vacant)

Administrative Officers

Md. Ibrahim Kabir[6]

(Vacant)

Dr. Abu Kalam Md. Farid Ul Islam [7]

1.Komolesh Chandra Sarkar
Provost,Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall.

2.Dr. Shafiqur Rahman
Provost,Sohid Mukhtar Elahi Hall. [8]

3.Dr. Sharifa Saloa Dina
Provost, Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall. [9]

Academics

Academic Building 1 & 2 of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
Academic Buildings of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Courses offered

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs


Other Programs

Faculties and departments

BRUR has 21 departments under 6 faculties.

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Social Science

Faculty of Business Studies

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences

Admission

BRUR enrolls undergraduate students. Students who want to get admission into BRUR need to pass and compete on the merit list in the admission test which is highly competitive. Admission tests are arranged by the University under authority of admission council for all faculties.

Statistics Based on Academic Year 2014–15 Admission :

Total application : 90,402[10] Total Seats Available : 1,258 Average applicant to seat ratio is 72:1. Acceptance rate : 1.39%

Grading system

The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on credit system. Resuit scale is out of 4. 80℅-100%= 4. Per course includes 3.00 credits and at last semester there is also a compulsory thesis for each student including 6 credits.

Central Library and Information Center

The Central Library and Information Center (CLIC) of Begum Rokeya University was established on 12 October 2008 with an aim to support the instructional and research programs of the University. The vice-chancellor of the University opened all activities of CLIC on 19 November 2009. Initially, CLIC started functioning at the temporary campus of the University (Teachers' Training College, Rangpur). It was shifted to the permanent campus on 19 March 2011. This library & Information centre has large reading rooms with huge resources such as books, journals, periodicals etc. Director: Dr. Porimol Chandra Barman [11]

Institute

Dr. Wazed Research Institute

Organizations and clubs

Bengali New Year Celebration Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Political organisations

Residential halls

Halls for male students

Male Student Halls of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Halls for female students

Infrastructures

Monuments

Academic

Administration

Facilities

List of vice-chancellors

Name From To
M. Lutfar Rahman 20 October 2008[5] 7 May 2009
"Mohammad Abdul Jalil Miah 8 May 2009[13] 7 May 2013
A.K. M. Nurun Nabi 8 May 2013[14] 5 May 2017
Professor Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah 1 June 2017[15] Present

References

  1. ↑ http://www.brur.ac.bd
  2. ↑ www.infobuzz24.com
  3. ↑ "Begum Rokeya University begins academic activities". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rangpur University Launched". Star Campus. The Daily Star. 15 April 2009.
  5. 1 2 "New Rangpur University gets VC". bdnews24.com. 20 October 2008.
  6. ↑ http://www.the-prominent.com/news-campus-article-5930/
  7. ↑ https://www.jagonews24.com/m/campus/news/319072
  8. ↑ http://ournewsbd.com/%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%96%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%87%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b9%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87/
  9. ↑ https://www.jagonews24.com/m/campus/news/319072
  10. ↑ বেগম রোকেয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ভর্তি পরীক্ষার কেন্দ্রের নাম ও ঠিকানা. Lekha Pora (in Bengali).
  11. ↑ https://www.jagonews24.com/m/campus/news/319072
  12. ↑ http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/culture/2016/12/06/94712.html
  13. ↑ "Prof Jalil made Begum Rokeya University VC". The Daily Star. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Nurun Nabi new VC of Rokeya Univ". bdnews24.com. 6 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "বেগম রোকেয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ভাইস চ্যান্সেলর নিয়োগ আদেশ। |Ministry of Education- | শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার". moedu.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
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