Chittagong University

The University of Chittagong is a public university situated at Hathazari Upazila (Thana) of the district of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The university was established in 1966. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and a pioneer in Microcredit theory in Economics, and the 2006 winner of Nobel Prize in peace, started his first experiments from this campus at the neighbouring village of Zobra. Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam, a noted mathematician and physicist, is another faculty member. The university is located in a remote place from the city (22 km north of City of Chittagong. Therefore, it has shuttle trains service from 7:00 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. for students. There are bus services for the faculties and other staffs.
The University of Chittagong is surrounded by hills, and is bisected by a small stream. The campus also hosts a Buddhist temple named Bishwa Shanti Pagoda, which also serves as a residence hall for the university's Buddhist students.
Degrees offered
The university offers 4 Year Bachelor of Science (Honours) (B.Sc.), 1 Year Masters of Science (M.Sc.), both thesis and course work based, under the faculty of Science. The medium of instruction of this Faculty is English. Also, Post Graduate Degree (PGD) in Computer Science and Information Technology are offered.
It offers 4 Year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and 1 Year Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees under the faculty of Business Administration, 4 Year Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) and 1 Year Masters of Social Science (MSS) degrees under the Faculty of Social Science, 4 Year Bachelor of Arts (BA) and 1 Year Masters of Arts (MA) degrees under the faculty of Arts, 4 Year LLB and 1 Year LLM degree under the Faculty of Law. Chittagong University is the pioneer to offer 4 year BBA, BSc(Hons) in Forestry, Environmental Sciences, and Marine Science in Bangladesh. The university also offers 1 Year MS, 2 Year MPhil and 3 Year PhD degree by research.
Central Library
Library is a prime requisite for successful implementation of academic programmes of the University. The Chittagong University Library functions in order to fulfil the aims and objectives of its parent body University. It is situated in the University campus which is about 20 km. away from Chittagong City.
The functioning of the Chittagong University Library was launched in the month of November in 1966. It started with a 1imited staff and only with 300 volumes of books in the stock. It was housed in a temporary building covering a floor area of 1200 sft.
At the end of 1973, the library was shifted temporarily to present administrative building. In 1990 the library was shifted to its own building which is the largest and magnificent library building in Bangladesh. It is a two storied building with mezonine floor and total floor area of the library is 56,700 sft. It is situated in the central point of the University Campus having been surrounded by halls of residence and different faculty buildings.
Faculty and departments
With a modest beginning of 4 departments in 1966, the University of Chittagong has grown to 8 individual faculties, 35 departments, 3 institutes and 3 research centres. It has 3 affiliated Medical colleges under the Faculty of Medicine and 1 Veterinary Medicine College under the faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary medical college has recently been upgraded into a separate University. As such the number of faculties at present is 7. Current student enrolment is more than 15,000. Following is a list of faculties and the related departments.
Faculty of Science
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statistics
Department of Physics
Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Research Centre for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (RCMPS)
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Microbiology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Department of Soil Science
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Arts
Department of Bengali
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Islamic History and Culture
Department of Philosophy
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Arabic
Department of Oriental Languages
Department of Islamic Studies and Culture
Department of Communication and Journalism
Nazrul Research Centre
Faculty of Social Science
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Public Administration
Department of Anthropology
Department of International Relations (IR)
Department of Home Economics
Institute of Development Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
Department of Accounting and Information System
Department of Management Studies
Department of Marketing
Department of Finance and Banking
Bureau of Business Research
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Chittagong Medical College
Comilla Medical College
Other affiliated colleges
Chittagong Home Economics College Chittagong University Laboratory School and College