Eastern University (Bangladesh)

Eastern University
ইস্টার্ন ইউনিভার্সিটি বাংলাদেশ
Other name	EU
Motto	Distinction in Education
Type	Private
Established	2003; 21 years ago
Accreditation	IEB,BBC,PCB
Chairman	Md. Maniruzzaman Molla
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Shahid Akhtar Hossain
Academic staff	231 (130 are full time)
Total staff	320
Students	11793 as of (2013)
Address	Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town Khagan, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka,Bangladesh., Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus	Urban, 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Colors	; Dodger blue, yellow and white
Affiliations	University Grants Commission(UGC)
Website	www.easternuni.edu.bd

The Eastern University (Bengali: ইস্টার্ন ইউনিভার্সিটি) is a private university located in Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka-1345.The Eastern University was established in 2003 under the Private University Act 1992, and later on approved under Private University Act of 2010. The university was set up by Eastern University Foundation - a non-profit, non-political and philanthropic organization. Its founders include academics, chartered accountants, engineers, industrialists and retired civil servants. The Foundation has 30 members. The governance of Eastern University is carried out as per the Private Universities Act of 2010 by several bodies: Board of Trustees, Syndicate, Academic Council, Curriculum Committee, Finance Committee, Teacher Selection Committee and Disciplinary Committee.

Campus

The university campus is located on Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka-1345. The university campus covers about 8 acres of land.

Faculties and departments

The university has five faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Life Science. The Faculty of Arts has two departments – the Department of English and the Department of Applied Linguistics and ELT (English Language Teaching). The Faculty of Business Administration has four major areas, namely, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Human Resource. The Faculty of Business Administration at Eastern University has come up with the BBA Program in Islamic Finance, Banking and Insurence. A few social science courses are also offered by the faculty. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology has three departments, namely the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Civil Engineering. The Faculty of Law has an undergraduate and postgraduate program. The Faculty of Life Science - The Department of Pharmacy. Approval of the Department of Textile Engineering is under consideration by UGC.

List of vice- chancellors

Professor Dr.A.K.Fazlul H. Shah (3 April 2003 - 1 May 2006)
Professor Dr.Rahim B.Talukdar (2 May 2006 - 31 July 2010)
Professor Dr.Abdur Rab (1 August 2010 - 5 September 2010)
Professor Dr.A.K.M.Saiful Majid (6 September 2010 - 5 September 2011)
Professor Dr.Md.Nurul Islam (6 September 2011 - 30 September 2013)
Professor Dr.Abdur Rab (1 October 2013 - 31 October 2017)
Professor Dr.Md.Nurul Islam (5 November 2017 - 25 May 2018)
Professor Dr.Engr.Aminul Hoque (26 May 2018 - 31 October 2018)
Shahid Akhtar Hossain (1 November 2018 – present)^[3]

Academics

Programmes

Faculty of Business Administration

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Approval for the B.Sc. in Textile Engineering is under consideration by UGC. Other programs to be launched include Post-Graduate Diploma in Environment and Climate Change

Faculty of Law

Bachelor of Law (Hons.)
Master of Laws (1-year program)

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English
Master of Arts in English Language and literature
Masters in English language teaching (ELT) (1-year program)
Masters in English language teaching (ELT) (2-year program)

Faculty of Life Science

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Curriculum

Eastern University follow the North American model of the curriculum in the fields of Business Administration, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the UK model in Law and English. The academic program is pursued through a curriculum that includes splitting up of an academic year into two semesters: the Spring and the Summer.

Session

The academic session of EU is a two-semester cycle: Spring and Summer.

Faculty members

The university has 231 full-time and part-time faculty members out of which 47 are Ph.D. including a visiting professor from the United States.

Academic exchange/link programs

The university has signed MOUs with universities abroad for credit transfer of students with financial support, student exchange, faculty exchange, research collaboration and assistance in setting up new programs. Following is a list of such universities and institutions:

Research and publications

The university has a research center known as the Centre for Research and Development. In addition to facilitating research studies and consultancy projects, it organizes research, seminars and training on research methodology. The university publishes a biannual refereed journal - The Eastern University Journal.

Notable alumni

Literature, media and entertainment

Sabnam Faria, actress and model
Mumtaheena Toya, actress and model
Bobby Haque, actress, model and film producer

Footnotes

Citations

External links

Official website

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