Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
মাওলানা ভাসানী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Type Public
Established 1999 (1999)
Chancellor President Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor Md. Alauddin
Academic staff
 56
Students 2000
Location Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh
24°14′07″N 89°53′30″E / 24.2352°N 89.8918°E / 24.2352; 89.8918Coordinates: 24°14′07″N 89°53′30″E / 24.2352°N 89.8918°E / 24.2352; 89.8918
Website mbstu.ac.bd

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) (Bengali: মাওলানা ভাসানী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government-financed public university of Bangladesh. It is named after the charismatic, legendary political leader of the country Mawlana Bhashani. The medium of instruction is English.

Every year, about 700 students get enrolled in undergraduate programs to study in this institution. The total number of teachers is about 80. The University has continued to expand over the last few years. This includes the construction of new academic building, several halls for the students etc.

History

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) was founded in 1999. Md. Yousuf Sharif Ahmed Khan was appointed as its first vice-chancellor in November 2002. Classes began in October 2003 with 5 teachers and 83 students. Initially the university had just two departments, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The following year two more departments were added, Criminology and Police Science (CPS) and Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM).[1]

In the 2005-2006 academic session, three more departments were opened: Textile Engineering (TE), Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (BGE), and Food Technology & Nutritional Science (FTNS).[2][3][4] In the 2010-2011 academic session, four more departments were added: Business Administration, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. In 2012, Mathematics and Statistics split into two departments.[5][6][7]

Between 2013 and 2015, MBSTU was the scene of several violent clashes allegedly involving the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). University staff were beaten, payments were extorted, buildings were vandalized, classrooms were set on fire, and in May 2015 a student was killed, which caused Vice Chancellor Mohammad Alauddin to temporarily close the university.[8][9][10]

Campus

The university campus is located at Tangail, a city about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of the capital, Dhaka. MBSTU campus is situated at Santosh, which is in the southwestern part of Tangail. It has a modest-size campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. The campus occupies about 57 acres (0.23 km2). This area accommodates four faculties, the administrative building, the central library, five student halls, sports field etc. The historic Darbar Hall (auditorium), built under the direct supervision of Mawlana Bhashani himself, a dighi (big pond) named after the mystic guru, Pir (saint/wali) Shah Zamaan, the Mazaar (Shrine) of Mawlana Bhashani, a mosque and several other institutions are also present within the university premises.

Besides these, the university also owns some land in Hradkhola, Santosh, where the residence facility for the teachers' has been proposed to be constructed.

Administration

A statue on the Bangladesh Liberation War, located at the center of MBSTU Campus

Vice-Chancellor

Md. Alauddin

Registrar

Md. Touhidul Islam

Deans

Academics

Like other universities outside Dhaka, MBSTU has had difficulty attracting and retaining experienced professors for positions below the top-tier administrative posts like vice-chancellor and registrar. As of 2014, its 56 teaching staff were mostly lecturers, with only one full professor and three associate professors.[11]

Faculties and departments

Faculty of Engineering

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is a relatively new paradigm for scientific research and engineering design in which large-scale simulation, data analysis, and high performance computing play a central role. CSE is inherently interdisciplinary, requiring expertise in advanced computing technology as well as in one or more applied disciplines.The CSE Graduate Option Program at the Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University fosters and coordinates interdisciplinary, computationally oriented research and education across all fields of science and engineering, and prepares students to work effectively in such an interdisciplinary environment. All faculty members affiliated with CSE have regular faculty appointments in one of the participating departments.

Students electing the CSE Option as part of their graduate educational program become proficient in computing technology, including numerical computation and the practical use of advanced computer architectures, as well as in an applied discipline in science or engineering. Such proficiency is gained, in part, through courses that are specially designed to reduce the barriers to interdisciplinary study. Thesis research by CSE students has a major computational component and is actively advised by faculty members from multiple departments.

Faculty of Life Science

Faculty of Business Studies

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Social Science

Academic calendar

The academic year and session is generally divided into two semesters. One semester is composed of 18.4 weeks. Classes run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm five days a week (Saturday through Wednesday).[12] The session usually starts after completion of the second semester. A full-time undergraduate course consists of four sessions or eight semesters. A regular examination is held at the end of each semester besides class tests for continuous assessment of progress.

Admission

B.Sc. admission in MBSTU is now very competitive, determined in part through a highly competitive admission test. After completion of the higher secondary level (HSC) education, a student can submit an application for undergraduate admission test if he or she fulfills the minimum requirement. Students with a minimum grade in mathematics, physics, chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination are allowed to appear in the admission test.

For admission to M.S. and PGD programs, candidates are required to appear in admission test or interviews.

As of 2016, about 2000 students are enrolled.[1]

Campus life

Students get the opportunity to visit interesting places on educational tours every now and then.

The students live in five halls. Three of the halls are for the gents and two are for the ladies. Several multistory halls with all kinds of modern facilities are under process of deployment.

The official activities are maintained by the Administrative Department of MBSTU, which is divided into several sub-departments. MBSTU has a health care center to provide care to the students. There is a Physical Education Department, which organizes departmental sporting events and runs the gymnasium to facilitate the students to keep sound health.

Cultural activities such as Ekushey February (International Mother Language Day), Shwadhinota Dibosh (Independence Day), Bijoy Dibosh (Victory Day), Mawlana Bhashani's birth and death anniversaries, Pohela Boishakh (the first day of the Bengali calendar), Boshonto Boron (the first day of spring in the Bengali calendar) etc., are celebrated annually.

Besides these, the university also arranges seminars, symposia, workshops etc., with local and international experts aiming at exchanging views and upgrading knowledge.

Library

The central library is in a significant point of the campus with a calm and relaxing environment, essential for the readers to engage themselves in their studies. A vast collection of course-oriented books along with reference books as well as books that are beyond the courses offered by the university. The library collection is sufficient enough for any student of any department to acquire knowledge on his subjects. The central library is equipped with photocopying machines.

The central library is proposed to emerge into an electronic library soon so that it can run more flexibly and the students can get the chance to take the advantage of the library to the fullest.

Besides the Central Library, every department has its own seminar library to fulfill the demands of the students and teachers. Every department's Seminar Library has a vast collection of books on topics within and beyond the academic courses of that department.

Halls of residence

There are five halls to provide residential accommodation and non-residential attachments for MBSTU students. A provost/superintendent and an assistant provost is appointed for every hall administration. The halls are listed below:

Male halls

Female halls

Health services

The medical center of MBSTU offers free medical services and medicines to students, teachers and staff of the university, and to family member of the teachers and staff. It has its own ambulance service ready round the clock for any serious need.

Student organizations/clubs and societies

Alumni association

To organize its former students, MBSTU has its own Alumni Association like all other universities. Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Alumni Association (MBSTUAA) started its official journey in 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 "History of MBSTU". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  2. ↑ "Department of TE". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  3. ↑ "Department of BGE". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  4. ↑ "Department of FTNS". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  5. ↑ "Department of Chemistry". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  6. ↑ "Department of Mathematics". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  7. ↑ "department of Physics". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  8. ↑ "Chhatra League and staff collide in MBSTU". Dhaka Tribune. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "BCL men vandalise MBSTU over Facebook status". Dhaka Tribune. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mawlana Bhashani university closed after a student dies in 'Chhatra League' clash". bdnews24.com. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Wadud, Mushfique (24 January 2014). "Professors unwilling to leave capital". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Campus Life". Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University.
  13. ↑ "Home". Rotaract Club of Mawlana Bhashani Tangail. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
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