Chittagong University
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চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | Chittagong University |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational |
| Established | 18 November 1966 |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid |
| Vice-Chancellor | Shireen Akhter[1] |
Academic staff | 862[2] |
Administrative staff | 311 (Male 277, Female 34)[2] |
| Students | 24,283 (Male 15,598, Female 8,685)[2] |
| Location | 22°28′12″N 91°47′25″E / 22.469928°N 91.790405°E |
| Campus | Rural, 1,754 acres (7.10 km2) |
| Nickname | CU (চবি) |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Website | cu |
The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, CU in short) is a public university in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. This university has a campus of 1,754 acres (7.10 km2). It is ranked 2nd among the universities in Bangladesh by Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[3]
Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry in Chittagong City.[4] It has around 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "DU VC reappointed; CU, BU get new VC". The Daily Star. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "University of Chittagong at a Glance". cu.ac.bd. University of Chittagong. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Bangladesh". Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
- ↑ Administrator. "List of Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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