Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bangladesh Prokoushol Bishshobiddalôe) or BUET is a Government Engineering University in Bangladesh. It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region, and is regarded to be among the top universities for technical education. The medium of instructions in this top graded university is English. Many international students prefer this university for offering high standard of education and low expense.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links BUET_logo. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... Fakhruddin Ahmed is a noted Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of Bangladesh Bank. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bengali: Ḍhākā; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...

About five thousand students are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate studies engineering, architecture, planning and science in this institution. The total number of teachers is over 400. The University has continued to expand over the last three decades with the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence etc. Freshman Year redirects here. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Section of the dome of Florence Cathedral. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... “Instructor” redirects here. ... A decade is a set or a group of ten, commonly a period of 10 years in contemporary English, or a period of 10 days in the French revolutionary calendar. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ...

In 2007, Webometrics ranked this university 1st in Bangladesh and 24th in the Indian subcontinent in their World Universities Ranking^[1] based on electronic publication, scientific results and international activities^[2].

History

BUET was established in the late 19th century as a survey school for training surveyors. Dhaka Survey School was established at Nalgola, in Old Dhaka in 1876 to train surveyors for the then Government of Bengal of British India. Later, generous grants from Nawab Ahsanullah, a renowned Muslim patron of Education and member of the Nawab family of Dhaka enabled it to expand as a full fledged engineering school. Ahsanullah School of Engineering offered three-year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In recognition of the generous financial contribution from the then Nawab of Dhaka, it was named after his father Khawja Ahsanullah. It moved to its present premises in 1912. Cadastre (a French word from the Late Latin capitastrum, a register of the poll-tax) is a register of the real property of a country, with details of the area, the owners and the value. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Diploma from Mexico City College, 1948 (in Latin) A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... Mechanical engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... Nawab (Urdu: نواب ) was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ...

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In 1962, it was renamed as East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET). A partnership with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (renamed Texas A&M University in 1963) was forged, and professors from A&M came to teach and to formulate the curriculum. During this period, EPUET offered courses in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Chemical engineering, and Architecture. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas. ...

After the liberation war of 1971, Bangladesh became independent, and EPUET was renamed to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)'. Combatants Mukti Bahini India Aided By Soviet Union Pakistan Aided By United States Commanders • Col. ...

Campus

Language movement monument in front of BUET

Dr. M.A. Rashid Building

The BUET campus is in the heart of the capital city of Dhaka. It has a compact campus with halls of residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. At present the campus occupies 76.85 acres (311,000 m²) of land. The academic area is confined in and around the old campus occupying 30.24 acres (122,000 m²) of land defined by shahid sharani, Bakshi Bazar road and the Asian Highway. This area accommodates five faculties, two institutes, the administrative building, the central library, main sports facilities, the auditorium complex, the BUET Club and eighty two units of residential accommodation of teachers, staff and employees and the Vice-Chancellor's bungalow. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 1360 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 1360 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ... Procession march held on 21 February 1952 in Dhaka. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1232x1632, 1422 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1232x1632, 1422 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... The Asian Highway (AH) project is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations ESCAP to improve the highway systems in Asia. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... “Instructor” redirects here. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ...

Academics

Faculties and departments

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building at BUET

Civil engineering building

Architecture building

• Faculty of Architecture & Planning
  • Dept. of Architecture (Arch)
  • Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning (URP)
  • Dept. of Humanities (Hum)
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Dept. of Civil Engineering (CE)
  • Dept. of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)
• Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  • Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
• Faculty of Engineering
  • Dept. of Chemical Engineering (ChE)
  • Dept. of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
  • Dept. of Chemistry (Chem)
  • Dept. of Mathematics (Math)
  • Dept. of Physics (Phys)
  • Dept. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
  • Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME)
  • Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)

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Admissions

Undergraduate admission in BUET is very much competitive. After completion of higher secondary level(HSC) education, a student can submit his application for undergraduate admission if he fulfils the minimum requirement. Students with a minimum percentage in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination are allowed to appear in the admission test. The formidable screening process allows only 4500 - 5000 students to sit for the admission test out of approximately 40,000 applicants. After the intricate admission test, the best 825 students get the opportunity to study in this prestigious institution. However, for admission to M.S. and Ph. D. programs candidates are required to appear in interviews.

International students must submit satisfactory TOEFL or IELTS score as a proof of their English proficiency as a basic requirements for admission.

Student life

Halls of residence

Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall.

Student dormitories (called halls in BUET) are important features in campus life. There are eight residential halls to provide housing for BUET students. The Shahid Smriti Hall is reserved for young teachers who do not have an official quarter in the campus and for postgraduate students. The Ladies Hall is for female students, and the remaining six halls are for male students studying in the undergraduate level. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 826 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 826 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... “Instructor” redirects here. ...

These halls were built in different times. Different architectural designs of different ages are prominent in the construction of these halls.

Administrative head of a hall is its provost, usually chosen from the senior teachers of different faculties. 3 Assistant Provosts are also in the authority of the Halls. Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... “Instructor” redirects here. ...

Most of the halls are named after prominent personalities in the history of Bangladesh. These are listed below:

• Ahsanullah Hall
• Ladies Hall
• Dr. M. A. Rashid Hall
• Nazrul Islam Hall
• Sher-e-Bangla Hall
• Suhrawardy Hall
• Titumir Hall
• Shahid Smriti Hall

Activities

• BUET participated in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest every year since 1998, achieving the 11th position in the whole world in 2000.
• BUET participated in the IEEE Myron Zucker Student Design Contest in 2001, placed first,Chicago, USA.
• BUET participated in The 2003 International Future Energy Challenge in 2003 and was awarded Honorable Mention award.
• BUET participated in the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest ABU ROBOCON 2005 Beijing and was awarded the Panasonic Award.
• BUET participated in The 2005 International Future Energy Challenge in 2005 and was awarded Honorable Mention award.
• BUET student won the 2006 IEEE[1] Region 10 Student Paper Contest.
• BUET won the Student Enterprise Award in 2007 from IEEE[2]

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Institutes and Centers

There are total nine institutes and centers in BUET.

• Institute of Information & Communication Technology (IICT)
• Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT)
• Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)
• International Training Network Centre (ITN)
• Centre for Energy Studies (CES)
• Center for Environmental & Resource Management (CERM)
• Center for Biomedical Engineering Research (CBER)
• Bureau of Research, Testing & Consultation (BRTC)
• Accident Research Centre (ARC)

Distinguished Alumni

A large number of BUET alumni are working in the industry and academia both in Bangladesh and outside Bangladesh. Famous BUET alumni and former faculty members include Structural Engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan ^{[citation needed]}, who designed John Hancock Center (100-story) and Sears Tower(108-story) , the tallest building in the United States since its completion in 1974. A Bangladesh postal stamp honoring Fazlur Rahman Khan. ... Several buildings bear this name, all built by John Hancock Insurance and named after John Hancock. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Notes and references

External links

• Official BUET Web Site