Begum Rokeya University

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Begum Rokeya University of Rangpur
বেগম রোকেয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় রংপুর [1]
Logo of Begum Rokeya University.svg
Former names
University of Rangpur
Motto
জ্ঞানই শক্তি [2]
Motto in English
Knowledge is Power
Type Public
Established2008 (2008)
Endowment Publicly funded by Government (1 billion BDT per year excluding development funds)
Budget1 Billion BDT per year[ citation needed ]
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor Hasibur Rashid
Academic staff
203 (December 2015)
Administrative staff
623 (December 2015)
Students7,120 (December 2015)
Undergraduates 4,834 (December 2015)
Postgraduates 2,286 (December 2015)
Location,
Bangladesh

25°43′04″N89°15′33″E / 25.7179°N 89.2592°E / 25.7179; 89.2592 Coordinates: 25°43′04″N89°15′33″E / 25.7179°N 89.2592°E / 25.7179; 89.2592
CampusUrban, 75 acres (30 ha)
LanguageBengali, English
Affiliations University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
Website brur.ac.bd
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Begum Rokeya University of Rangpur (BRUR), formerly Rangpur University, [3] is a government-financed public university in Bangladesh. It is the only general categorised university in Rangpur Division and the second public university in the region. It was named after the feminist writer and social worker Begum Rokeya. It is the 30th public university of Bangladesh. It was established on 12 October 2008 under Begum Rokeya University Act, 2009 (2009–29).

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Campus

The university is between Rangpur Cadet College and Carmichael College in Rangpur. It covers an area of 75 acres (30 ha). The university has constructed four academic building and started class from August 2011 in the main campus. Currently, the university has 21 departments and almost 7,000 students. It contains three student halls (two male and one female). There is a library and a cafeteria on the campus.

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Rear View of Campus, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
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Campus of Begum Rokeya University at Night, Rangpur

History

Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. A popular demand for a kind of university that can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. In 2001, the then Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, laid the foundations of Rangpur University of Science and Technology. However, later on the establishment was cancelled.

It was not until August 2007 when Fakhruddin Ahmed, chief advisor of the Caretaker Government, agreed in principle to establish a full-fledged university in Rangpur. [4] Fakhruddin Ahmad, in a historic cabinet meeting held in Rangpur on 2 February 2008, took the decision to establish a university in Rangpur. The Rangpur University Ordinance was approved by the cabinet on 15 June 2008. [5] M. Lutfar Rahman was appointed the first vice-chancellor on 20 October 2008. Two days later Hossain Zillur Rahman, the then education and commerce advisor to the Caretaker Government formally inaugurated the university.

Administration

Administrative officers

Academics

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Academic Building 1 & 2 of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
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Academic Buildings of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs

Post Graduate programs

Other programs

Faculties and departments

BRUR has 21 departments under six faculties.

Faculty of Arts

  • Department of Bangla
  • Department of English
  • Department of History and Archaeology

Faculty of Social Science

  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Gender and Development Studies
  • Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Department of Public Administration

Faculty of Business Studies

  • Department of Accounting and Information Systems
  • Department of Management Studies
  • Department of Marketing
  • Department of Finance and Banking

Faculty of Science

  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Statistics

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences

  • Department of Geography and Environmental Science
  • Department of Disaster Management

Admission

BRUR enrolls undergraduate students. Students who want to get admitted need to pass and compete on the merit list in the admission test which is highly competitive. Admission tests are arranged by the university under authority of admission council for all faculties.

Statistics based on academic year 2014–15 admission:

Grading system

The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on a credit system. Result scale is out of 4. 80℅-100%= 4. Per course includes 3.00 credits and at last semester there is a compulsory thesis for each student including 6 credits.

Central Library and Information Center

The Central Library and Information Center (CLIC) of Begum Rokeya University was established on 12 October 2008 with an aim to support the instructional and research programs of the university. The vice-chancellor opened all activities of CLIC on 19 November 2009.

Initially, CLIC started functioning at the temporary campus of the university (Teachers' Training College, Rangpur). It was shifted to the permanent campus on 19 March 2011. This library and information centre has large reading rooms with huge resources such as books, journals, periodicals etc. The director is Porimol Chandra Barman. [10]

Institute

Dr. Wazed Research and Training Institute. MPhil & PhD degrees are offered under this institute. The institute is one of the few institutes exclusively designed for MPhil and PhD programs in the country. It also offers MPhil leading to PhD.

Bengali New Year Celebration at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Bengali New Year Celebration Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.jpg
Bengali New Year Celebration at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Political organisations

Residential halls

For male students

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Male Student Halls of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

For female students

Infrastructure

Monuments

Academic

Administration

Facilities

List of vice-chancellors

NameFromTo
M. Lutfar Rahman20 October 2008 [5] 7 May 2009
Mohammad Abdul Jalil Miah7 May 2009 [11] 5 May 2013
A.K. M. Nurun Nabi6 May 2013 [12] 5 May 2017
Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah1 June 2017 [13] 9 June 2021
Md Hasibur Rashid9 June 2021 [14] Present

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