Khulna University of Engineering and Technology

Infobox_University
name=Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
established=1969


image_size=100px
type=Public, Coeducational
chancellor=Professor Dr Yazuddin Ahmed
vice_chancellor=Dr Professor Md. Nawsher Ali Moral
city=Khulna
country=Bangladesh
students=1887
faculty=132
campus=Urban, 101 acres
website= [http://www.kuet.ac.bd/ www.kuet.ac.bd]

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology or KUET, formerly known as "BIT, Khulna", is one of the best Engineering Universities in Bangladesh. About two thousand students are enrolled in
undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and science in this institution. The total number of teachers is over 130. The University has continued to expand with the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence, teachers dormitory, engineering section building etc.

Location

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology Campus is situated at Fulbarigate, 11 km north from the Khulna city and by the side of the Khulna-Jessore highway.

Campus

The university campus extends over an area of 101 acres. Tastefully laid out with beautiful plantation and with buildings of various nature and stature, clean and wide roads the campus presents a spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty. The campus is fully residential providing comfortable social life. The campus provides several essential amenities for community living like mosque, medical center, shopping center, bank, post office, auditorium and playing fields etc.

History

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), started functioning from September 2003, is one of the five technological Universities in Bangladesh having an objective of achieving excellence in higher education, research and development in engineering and technology. This university was established as Khulna Engineering College in 1974, the college was later converted to a degree awarding autonomous institution called Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Khulna in July 1986 through an ordinance (No. XXI, 1986) of Government of Bangladesh. With a view to providing more opportunity and autonomy for the improvement in the quality of higher education and research in engineering and technology, the Institute was upgraded and renamed as Khulna University of Engineering and Technology in September 2003 under the “Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Act, 2003”.

The university is financed by the Government through the University Grants Commission. The university is an autonomous statutory organization of the Government of Bangladesh functioning within the “Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Act, 2003”. There are various statutory bodies like Syndicate, Academic Council, Finance Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Committee for Advance studies and Research, different Academic Committees etc. for policy and decision making on different aspects of the university under the frame work of the Act.

At present there are 132 faculty members, 143 postgraduate students and 1744 undergraduate students of which 15 foreign students. KUET offers B. Sc. Engineering degree in undergraduate program as well as M. Sc. Engineering, M.Phil. & Ph.D degree in postgraduate program.

There are several national and international research projects running in KUET. Among them in the Department of Civil Engineering European Commission (EC) funded four projects are running now successfully.

Faculties and departments

* Faculty of Civil Engineering
**Dept. of Civil Engineering (CE)
**Dept. of Chemistry (CHEM)
**Dept. of Mathematics (MATH)
**Dept. of Physics (PHY)
**Dept. of Humanities (HUM)
* Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
**Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
**Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
**Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)
* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
**Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
**Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)
**Dept. of Energy Technology
* Others
**Dept. of Leather Engineering (LE)--Will start shortly

Halls of residence

Student dormitories (called "halls" in KUET) are important features in campus life. There are six residential halls to provide housing for KUET students. Among them the "Rokeya Hall" is for women, and the remaining five halls are for men studying in the undergraduate level.Administrative head of a hall is its provost and Assistant Provost, usually chosen from the more senior teachers of different faculties. Usually the halls have a single provost in contrast to Amor Ekushey Hall, which is administrated by two provosts. The halls are mostly named after national heroes and leaders. These are listed below:

*Khan Jahan Ali Hall
*Dr.M. A. Rashid Hall
*Fazlul Haque Hall
*Lalan Shah Hall
*Amar Ekushey Hall
*Rokeya Hall

The Syndicate of the University

**Chairman
*Prof. Dr. Nawsher Ali Moral, Vice-chancellor (Acting)

**Member

*Prof. Dr. B.C. GhoshDeanFaculty of Electrical & Electronic EngineeringKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKhulna-9203.

*Prof. Dr. Muhammed AlamgirDeanFaculty of Civil Engineering,Khulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKhulna-9203.

*Additional SecretaryMinistry of Education, People's Rep. of Bangladesh

*ChairmanMongla Port Authority,Mongla, Bagerhat

*Managing DirectorBangladesh Cables Shilpa Ltd., Khulna

*Divisional CommissionerKhulna Division, Khulna

*Prof. Dr. Saiful IslamDean, Engineering & Science FacultyAmerican International University Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka.

*Vice-ChancellorKhulna University, Khulna.

*Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul KarimURP DisciplineKhulna University, Khulna

*ChairmanSecondary & Higher Secondary Education Board, Jessore.

*Prof. Dr. Muhammed AlamgirFaculty of Civil EngineeringKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKhulna-9203

*Prof. Dr. Kh. Aftab UddinDirector's of Student WelfareDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKhulna-9203.

*Prof. Dr. Md. Nasim UddinDirector's of Research and DevelopmentDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKhulna-9203

**Member Secretary
*Engr. Md. Mokbul HossainRegistrar Khulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKhulna-9203

Achievements

Students from KUET work all over the country and abroad in many renowned companies. They are now the leaders in technology fields. Many engineers from this university have internationally recognized papers and many BS(Eng.)thesis papers are actually of very high quality. Many student project from this university has earned fame for their functionality and low cost.Actually this university is a great field of innovation and excellence.

External links

* [http://www.kuet.ac.bd Official KUET Web Site]
* [http://kuetalumni.com/ Un-official KUETAlumni Web Site]
* [http://kuetians.atspace.com/ KUETIANS Information Site]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kuetians/ Un-official web for KUET students in yahoo groups]