Premier University (Bengali: প্রিমিয়ার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), also known as PU, is a private university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001.[1]
Contents
1 History
2 Campus
2.1 Accommodation
2.2 Library
2.3 Laboratories
3 Organization and administration
4 Academics
4.1 Faculty of Business Study
4.2 Faculty of Law
4.2.1 Department of Law
4.3 Faculty of Engineering
4.3.1 Department of Mathematics
4.3.2 Department of Architecture
4.3.3 Department of Computer Science and Engineering
4.3.4 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4.4 Faculty of Arts
4.4.1 Department of English
4.5 Faculty of Social Sciences
4.5.1 Department of Economics
5 Student life
6 References
7 External links
History
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Students enjoying the first convocation of Premier University
The ex-mayor of Chittagong City Corporation, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, conceived the idea of establishing a center of excellence for higher education and learning in Chittagong and initiated a needs assessment in 1998. A project proposal for Premier University was submitted to the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh in May 2001. The proposal was approved by the Government of Bangladesh under the Private University Act (1992), and the University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) (UGC) approved the curricula of Premier University.
The university came into being on December 5, 2001 and launched its academic programs in January 2002.
During the first years, the university offered a four-year bachelor’s and two-year master’s degrees in only a few subjects.
Campus
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PU campus
Chittagong is a city adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. Premier University is in the city centre near Chittagong Medical College and close to Chittagong Railway Station and the central bus depot.
Premier University has five buildings: two of them form the main campus, with the other ones (Business department building, Law department building) set off. Premier University started its functions at its own four-storied building at Probortak Circle northwest of Chittagong Medical College. Adjacent to it, construction of the seven-storied Arts and Engineering Faculty (including Architecture) building in Probortak and another huge multistoried building for Business Faculty in WASA have been completed.
The construction of another multistoried building for Law & Social Science Faculty in Hazari Lane is being completed. Premier University has build a new permanent campus at O.R. Nizam Road on about 1.668 acres of land area. The acquisition of premises near Foy’s Lake is planned. Premier University has procured 40 acres of land from Bangladesh Railway at Kumira popularly known as BR Sanitarium, for its permanent campus. Premier University has procured another piece of land (4.56 acres) at Pahartali.
Accommodation
Premier University has a hall for female students at Chadu Chowdhury Road, Sagorika.
Library
The departments of Law, English and Economics have the Seminar Library in addition to the Central library. The faculty of Business Studies has a library that can accommodate more than 200 readers at a time. All libraries are online-accessible and air-conditioned.
The university library was established in 2002. There are 1,00,000 books covering the subjects relating to the academic programmes and other co-curriculum disciplines.
There are journals, periodicals, research and thesis papers, reports, conference proceedings, handbooks, manuals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, CDs, and VCDs, which are treated as reference collections. These can only be used in the library. The collections are arranged by an automated cataloging system. The Central Library building is in its own administrative campus at Probartok Circle.
Premier University library uses open source library software, known as KOHA. It offers Wi-Fi run internet service. It is a fully air-conditioned and highly secured zone. It contains many old and valuable journals, thesis papers, documents, and books.
Laboratories
Computer Labs
Circuits and Electronics Lab
Machines and Power system Lab
Communication and Microprocessor Lab
Design Studio
PLC Lab
Physics Lab
Chemistry Lab
Simulation Lab
Organization and administration
Campus
Engineering campus
Anupam Sen is the vice-chancellor of the university[2] and has served since October 2006.
There are five faculties: Faculty of Business Study, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts, and Faculty of Social Science.[3]
Academics
Faculty of Business Study
The faculty has five departments: Department of Accounting, Department of Finance, Department of Human Resource Management, Department of Management, and Department of Marketing. It offers the following undergraduate and postgraduate degrees:[4]
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Bachelor of Mathematics. (From 2019)
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
The department of Law offers the following undergraduate and postgraduate degrees:[4]
Bachelor of Law (LLB)
Master of Law (LLM)
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mathematics
The department offers a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in mathematics.[4]
Department of Architecture
The department offers a Bachelor of Science in architecture.[4]
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The department was established in 2002.[5] It offers a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering.[4]
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The department offers a Bachelor of Science in electrical and electronic engineering.[4]
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
The department of English offers the following degrees:[4]
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English (BA in English)
Master of Arts in English (MA in English)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Economics
The Department of Economics offers the following degrees:[4]
Bachelor of Social Science (Honors) in economics
Master of Social Science in economics
Student life
Pu campus-05
Students participate in:
Premier University Cultural Club[6]
Premier University Business Club
Premier University Debating Society (PUDS)
Language Club
Photography Club
Programming Club
Robotics Club[7]
Premier University Networking Club (PUNC)
Premier University Computer Society
Blood Collection Club