The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, CU, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university situated at the suburban area of Hathazari, Chittagong district, Bangladesh. The university was established in 1966. The campus is 22 km north of Chittagong city. The University of Chittagong is surrounded by hills, and bisected by a small stream which made this university a famous tourist spot across the country.It is a multidisciplinary research university. The university ranks among the top public and private universities of Bangladesh. Currently, it is the third largest University in Bangladesh with more than 20,000 students and about 800 faculty members.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who used to be a faculty member of this university, the founder of Grameen Bank, the pioneering figure in Microcredit theory of Economics, and the 2006 winner of Nobel Prize in peace, started his first microcredit experiments from this very campus at the neighbouring village of Zobra. Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam, a notable mathematician and physicist.
| University of Chittagong at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Inauguration | 18 November 1966 |
| Location | Zobra village, Hathajari upajila, Chittgong 22 kilometer from Chittagong city |
| Area | 1,754-acre (7.10 km2) |
| Academics | |
| Academic Faculties | 7 |
| Academic Departments | 38 |
| Research Centers | 5 |
| Affiliated Institutes | 6 |
| Affiliated Colleges | 8 |
| Degrees Awarded | |
| Undergrad | BA, MA, BSc, MSc, MS, BBA, MBA, LLB, LLM, BSS, MSS, M.B.B.S. |
| Postgrad | M.Phil., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H |
| Residence | |
| Hall | 10 |
| Types | Male:6, Female:3, Coed:1 |
| Staff | |
| Teaching Staff | 726 |
| Other Staff | Officer:296, 3rd Class Staff:478, 4th Class Staff:1180 |
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