Royal University of Dhaka

Royal University of Dhaka
রয়েল ইউনিভার্সিটি অব ঢাকা
Type	Private
Established	2003 (2003)
Affiliation	University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)
Chairman	Momtaz Begum
Chancellor	President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Md. Mosharrof Hossain
Academic staff	35
Location	Banai, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23°47′34″N 90°24′24″E / 23.7928°N 90.4066°E / 23.7928; 90.4066Coordinates: 23°47′34″N 90°24′24″E / 23.7928°N 90.4066°E / 23.7928; 90.4066
Website	royal.edu.bd

Royal University of Dhaka (RUD) (Bengali: রয়েল ইউনিভার্সিটি অব ঢাকা) is a non-profit, non-sectarian, private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The University Grants Commission (UGC) approved the academic programs on July 30, 2003, and on August 30, 2003 the Ministry of Education approved RUD under the Private University Act, 1992.^[1] RUD started functioning in 2004. Dr. Momtaz Begum, a philanthropist and social worker, is the founder chairperson. RUD operates at two campuses: the city campus and the permanent campus. The city campus is situated at Dhaka (House No-2, Road No-10, Block-E, Banani) and the permanent campus is located at Bashghari, Bhairab.

Academics

RUD is a private institution of higher education offering four years undergraduate degrees in Business Administration (BBA), Hotel Management & Tourism (HMT), Economics, English, Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), and Education (B.Ed). Its post-graduate programs are Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Computer Science and Engineering (MSCSE), and Library Science and Education (M.Ed).

Faculty of Science & Engineering

B.Sc. in CSE (day/evening)
B.Sc. in CSIT (day/evening)
M.Sc. in CSE

The following major/concentrations are offered at the RUD CSE program:

Software Designing and Development
Web Solutions
Data Communication
Networking
Hardware Maintenance

Faculty of Business Administration

BBA (day/evening)
MBA (day/evening)
Executive MBA

The following major/concentrations are offered at the RUD BBA program:

Human Resource Management
Business Economics
Finance
Marketing
Accounting

Faculty of Arts & Social Science

BA in English
Bachelor of Hotel Management & Tourism (BHMT)
Bachelor of Arts in Education (B. Ed)
Master of Arts in Education (M.Ed.)
Master of Science in Library Management & Information Science (MSLMIS)

The department of English is one of the departments of RUD. The department was established with a view of offering instruction in English at the undergraduate level. The syllabus of BA (Honors) creates a balance between literature and linguistics.

Student life

RUD has the following nine student clubs:^[2]

Business Club
Computer Club
Cultural Club
Debate Club
Film & Drama Club
Photography Club
Social Welfare Club
Sports Club
Tourism Club

Footnotes

↑ "Private University Act, 1992". Südasien-Institut.
↑ "Student Clubs". Royal University of Dhaka.

External links

Official website

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