City University, Bangladesh


City University, or CU, is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002. The language of instruction of City University is English. The university offers undergraduate and master's degrees in the fields of business administration, mechanical engineering, computer science and engineering, textile engineering, electrical & electronics engineering, law, English, etc.

History

The school was founded in 2002 in the Blue Ocean Tower, with the approval of the University Grants Commission and the Government of Bangladesh's Ministry of Education. City University got the Permanent Certificate from Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on 23 October 2013.
The university started with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and School of Business where they offered a Bachelor of Science and Engineering, Masters and Bachelor of Business Administration and later grew with the addition of Department of English, Textiles Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with the approval of the University Grants Commission.
Since 2002, City University had Eight thousand students.

Campuses

The university has multiple campuses within Dhaka.

Permanent Campus

The permanent campus is in Ashulia, Savar, in Dhaka District. City University started its permanent campus in 2011 with a huge area of land covered with green trees and grass, referred to as "the green campus". All classrooms are totally digitalized and have projectors. The laboratory is up-to-date. City University has a large playground for playing different types of games and has a large hall room for all types of official and cultural occasions. The permanent campus covers with a playground, cafeteria, golf course, girls' and boys' hostel, and other facilities.

City campus

The city campus is located in Panthapath, near Bashundhara City. Its previous campus was in Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The campus relocated on 1 November 2014 in Panthapath near Bashundhara City to a modernized building. The new campus has a large cafeteria, a smart car parking system, and a large conference room. All classrooms are totally digitalized with projectors. The laboratory is up-to-date.

Library

The library has comprehensive collections to meet the needs of its users and is located in two campuses, one is in the main campus at Khagan, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka and the other one is at the city campus in Panthapath, Dhaka. The library provides services designed to support students, faculty members, researchers, and staff members. All members are encouraged to examine, consult, borrow and browse through any book, journal, printed/non-printed materials, on-line resources, and receive other services of the library.

Academic semesters

Four month semester

The university consists of 4 Faculties and 10 Departments.
;1. Faculty of Science & Engineering
;2. Faculty of Business & Economics
;3. Faculty of Arts & Social Science
;4. Faculty of Agriculture
In addition to academic work, opportunities for co-curricular and extracurricular activities abound for students & mdash; the objective being to help students to develop all-rounded personalities. The university has a range of students clubs to promote activities in different areas.

Publications

The university publishes two journals: Alok Bicchuron and AloKon.

Student clubs and communities

The current vice chancellor is Shah-E-Alam.

List of Vice Chancellors