Premier University, Chittagong


Premier University, also known as PU, is a private university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001.

History

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, and the University Grants Commission approved the curricula of Premier University.
The university came into being on 5 December 2001 and launched its academic programs in January 2002. During 2019, the university arranged its second Convocation.
During the first years, the university offered a four-year bachelor's and two-year master's degrees in only a few subjects.

Campus

Laboratories

is the vice-chancellor of the university 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.

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:

Department of Law

The department of Law offers the following undergraduate and postgraduate degrees:

Department of Mathematics

The department offers a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.

Department of Architecture

The department offers a Bachelor of Science in architecture.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The department was established in 2002. It offers a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering.

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The department offers a Bachelor of Science in electrical and electronic engineering.

Faculty of Arts

Department of English

The department of English offers the following degrees:

Department of Economics

The Department of Economics offers the following degrees:
Students participate in: