Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) is one of the best engineering universities in Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna district of the Khulna division of southern Bangladesh. Formerly it was called Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna and earlier, Khulna College of Engineering. About 6,000 students are studying undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and science here. The number of teachers here is more than 556. Besides, there are 132 officers and 425 employees. The university campus is 14 km from Khulna city. To the north, it is located at Fhulbarigate on the Jessore-Khulna highway.

History:

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) was established in 1986 as Khulna Engineering College under the Faculty of Engineering of Rajshahi University. The organization started its journey on 3rd June 1984 under the direction of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Later to ensure the better academic and research capabilities and environment, it is converted to an autonomous institute called Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Khulna in July 1986. To meet the demands of the days in the academic and research arena, the institute was upgraded and renamed as Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) in September 2003.

Khulna College of Engineering:

Khulna Engineering College started its journey in 1984 with only 9 teachers and 120 students. In Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 40 students were admitted, one of whom was a student. Later, 1 more female student and 15 male students were added from other colleges through migration.

Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna:

In 1986, it was upgraded from Khulna College of Engineering to Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Khulna, which was governed by the Council of BIT. The Chairman of this Council was the Humble Minister of Education of the Government of Bangladesh. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering was started in 1999 with 60 students. In 2001, two departments were introduced with the aim of awarding postgraduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management and undergraduate degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering. During his stay at BIT, Khulna, a total of 2563 students including 913 students in Civil Engineering, 904 students in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 629 students in Mechanical Engineering obtained BSc in Engineering degree. Besides, 12 students obtained MSc degree. Convocations were organized in 1999 and 2003

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology:

After being upgraded from BIT to University in 2003, it started its educational activities in a fully autonomous manner. The Department of Energy Technology was introduced at the postgraduate level in 2006, after which it was renamed as Energy Science and Engineering. Graduation teaching in this department started from 2016. The Department of Energy Biomedical Engineering was introduced at the postgraduate level in 2006 and the undergraduate course in this department was introduced in 2014. The departments of Urban and Regional Planning, Leather Engineering, Textile Engineering in 2012, Building Engineering and Construction Management in 2013, Architecture, Materials Science and Engineering were opened in 2016.The Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT) was opened in 2010 for higher research, the Institute of Disaster Management (IDM) in 2013 and the Institute of Environment and Power Technology (IEPT) in 2016.

Location:

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology is located at Fulbarigate in the north-western region of Khulna, the third largest departmental city in the south-western region of Bangladesh. The campus is located 6 km away from Zero Point in Khulna City. The communication system from campus to city is very good. It is located 12 km from the district bus terminal and 10 km from the Khulna Railway. It is located on 101 acres of land.

Faculty and Departments:

KUET has a total of 20 departments under 3 faculties. Among them, bachelor’s degrees are awarded from 16 departments.