Presidency University, Bangladesh

Pr university in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Presidency , Bangladesh

প্রেসিডেন্সী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Other name

| PU
Motto|

Knowledge and Wisdom

Type| Private
Established| 21 July 2003
Affiliation| University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)
Vice-Chancellor| Md. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury

Academic staff

| 155

Total staff

| 102
Students| 3000
Undergraduates| 2500
Postgraduates| 500
Location|

Presidency University Area, Gulshan Thana, Gulshan Thana, Dhaka - 1212

Bangladesh

23°47′47″N 90°25′02″E﻿ / ﻿23.7964°N 90.417338°E﻿ / 23.7964; 90.417338
Campus| Urban, 47 acres (19 ha)
Colours|  Red and blue
Website| www.presidency.edu.bd

Presidency University, Bangladesh (Bengali: প্রেসিডেন্সী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ) is a private research university with a campus in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Presidency University has four schools containing eight departments with a strong emphasis on research-based education. The Gulshan campus was established in 2003. More than 3000 students are currently enrolled. The number of faculty members teaching at the university is nearly 300.[1] [2] [3]

## History

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The Presidency University Foundation, a group of 30 teachers, leaders of business and industry, and retired government officers, came together and petitioned the government for a permit to establish and operate Presidency University. On July 21, 2003, the Ministry of Education (MoE) of the government of Bangladesh, in keeping with the Private University Act 1992, authorized the establishment and operation of Presidency University. Thereafter, Presidency University opened its door to students in September of 2003.

The principal sponsor of Presidency University is Mr. Muslehuddin Ahmad, a former secretary and ambassador of Bangladesh. Indeed it is he who first came out with the proposal to establish a private university in Bangladesh in 1988. On the basis of an article, The Private University in Bangladesh, an initial proposal, by Junaid K. Ahmad, which was published first on February 2, 1988 in Bidesh Bangla, a magazine published in California.

## Campus

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The university's campus is located in Gulshan-2 Residential Area in Dhaka under the Gulshan Thana.

## Academic departments

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The university departments are organized into five schools.

### School of Engineering

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* Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
* Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
* Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
* Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE)

### School of Business

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* Department of Business Administration

### School of Liberal Arts & Humanities

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* Department of English

### School of Social Sciences

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* Department of Economics

### School of Law

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* Department of Law and Justice

## Academic semester

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The academic duration of PU has both two & three semesters a year:

* Spring semester: January–April
* Summer semester: May–August
* Fall semester: September–December

## Lab facilities

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### CSE/EEE/ETE

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* Computer Lab
* Outstanding Courses
* Physics Lab
* Chemistry Lab
* Electrical Circuits Lab
* Electronics Lab
* Electrical Machine Lab
* Measurement & Instrumentation Lab
* High Voltage Engineering Lab
* Power Electronics Lab
* Analog Electronics Lab
* VLSI Lab
* Computer Networks Lab
* Digital Signal processing Lab
* Software Engineering Lab
* Microprocessor and Interfacing Lab
* Digital Logic Designing Lab
* Control Systems Lab
* IC Fabrication Lab(Analog & Digital)
* Communication Engineering Lab including
* Digital Communication Lab
* Optical Fiber Communication Lab
* Wireless Communication Lab
* RF Communication Lab
* Microwave Engg. Lab

### Civil Engineering

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* Computer Lab
* Physics Lab
* Chemistry Lab
* Environmental Engg. Lab
* Fluid Mechanics Lab
* Engineering Drawing, Designing & CAD Lab
* Engineering Materials Lab
* Structural Mechanics Lab
* GIS Lab
* Geotechnical Engineering Lab
* Open Channel Hydraulics Lab
* Water and Waste Water Quality Lab
* Highway Materials and Traffic Engg. Lab
* Quantity surveying Lab

## List of vice-chancellors

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* Mohammed Muniruzzaman (Ex- Acting VC)
* Md Abdul Mannan Chowdhury (2024-present)

[4]

## Publications

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* Presidency University Journal (PUJ: ISSN 2224-7610)
* SPOTLIGHT (স্পটলাইট)

## References

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1. ^ "University Details: Presidency University". University Grants Commission. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. ^ "Presidency University Celebrates 10th Anniversary". The Daily Star. 4 August 2013.
3. ^ "Presidency University launches Journal of Engineering". The Daily Star. 18 August 2013.
4. ^ "Vice Chancellor". Presidency University.

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