Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building of BUET | |
| Type | Public engineering university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1876: Dhaka Survey School 1908: Ahsanullah School of Engineering 1947: Ahsanullah Engineering College, University of Dhaka 1962: EPUET 1971: BUET |
Academic affiliations | UGC |
| Endowment | ৳ 1.024 billion (2015-16) ($ 13 million)[1] |
| Chancellor | President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder |
Academic staff | 579(February 2020)[1] |
Administrative staff | 1,338 (February 2020)[1] |
| Students | 9,234 (February 2020)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 5,636 (February 2020)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 3,598 (February 2020)[1] |
| Location | , Bangladesh |
| Campus | Urban, 91.37 acres (36.98 ha)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Nickname | BUET (বুয়েট) |
| Website | buet |
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is a public university of Bangladesh. It is the oldest engineering university of the country. It has been ranked 5th among the Asian universities in the QS World University Ranking 2024.
Campus[change | change source]
Faculties and departments[change | change source]
BUET has 18 departments under five faculties:[2]
- Faculty of Architecture and Planning:
- Department of Architecture (Arch)
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
- Department of Humanities (Hum)
- Faculty of Civil Engineering:
- Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
- Department of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)
- Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering:
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
- Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME)
- Faculty of Engineering:
- Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE)
- Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
- Department of Chemistry (Chem)
- Department of Mathematics (Math)
- Department of Physics (Phys)
- Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)
- Department of Glass and Ceramic Engineering (GCE)
Institutes[change | change source]
There are six institutes in BUET. They are:[3]
- Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)
- Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT)
- Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT)
- Accident Research Institute (ARI)
- BUET-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety (BUET-JIDPUS)
- Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering (INPE)
Research Centers[change | change source]
- Centre for Energy Studies (CES)
- Centre for Environmental and Resource Management (CERM)
- Biomedical Engineering Centre (BEC)
- Bureau of Research, Testing & Consultation (BRTC)
- International Training Network Centre (ITN)
- Bangladesh Network Office for Urban Safety (BNUS)
Directorates[change | change source]
- Directorate of Advisory, Extension and Research Services (DAERS)
- Directorate of Students’ Welfare (DSW)
- Directorate of Planning and Development (P&D)
- Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology". University Grants Commission (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Departments". Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Institutes". Retrieved 2015-12-16.
Other websites[change | change source]
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