Bangladesh University of Business and Technology

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ বিজনেস অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) or BUBT is a private university in Bangladesh, located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established under the Private University Act 1992.[1] BUBT is regulated by the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC).

Bangladesh University of Business & Technology
বাংলাদেশ ব্যবসা ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
MottoCommitted to Academic Excellence
TypePrivate
Established2003 (2003)
ChancellorPresident Abdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Dr. Fayyaz Khan
Location
Mirpur
,
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23.8065°N 90.3522°E / 23.8065; 90.3522
CampusUrban, Plot # 77-78 Road # 9 Ropnagar Mirpur-2, 1216 Dhaka, Bangladesh.
LanguageEnglish
NicknameBUBT
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission of Bangladesh
SportsCricket, Football and Others
Websitewww.bubt.edu.bd

BUBT was founded in 2003 under the authority of the Private University Act and was approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC)[2] and the Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh. It was modeled after North American universities. It started its operation in the Dhaka Commerce College campus, the founder organization of BUBT, in 2019 campus permanently shifted. Now It is running its all programs in its own campus at Rupnagar R/A, Mirpur 2. In 2011 UGC has ranked BUBT as one of the best eight private universities. Around 1,000 students were awarded with their graduate and post graduate degrees in the first convocation this year (2011). BUBT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3]

Campus

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) has a location in Mirpur, Dhaka, adjacent to Dhaka Commerce College, the National Zoo and the Botanical Garden. The administrative and academic activities of BUBT are carried out in a newly constructed south facing eleven stored spacious building having amenities for teaching and learning. The building will ultimately be raised to 20 levels having more than 150,000 squire feet space under the same roof.

Scholarships and waivers

There are provisions for scholarship, stipend and tuition fee waiver for the students in BUBT.

  1. Scholarships, stipends and fee waivers are awarded to a minimum of 6% students of the University on the basis of need and merit.
  2. 100 percent fee waiver is awarded to the sons and daughters of Freedom Fighters.
  3. For Undergraduate Programs special tuition fee waiver from 25% to 100% based on total GPA of the SSC and the HSC Examination results, is given for the first year (three semesters).
  4. For subsequent semesters tuition fee waiver is also given on the basis of the examination results of each semester at BUBT.
  5. Students of Dhaka Commerce College and  Principal Kazi Faruky School & College are allowed an additional 20 percent tuition fee waiver.
  6. Tuition fee waiver is available for sibling and spouse.

Academics departments

Faculty of Business
  • BBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and HRM )

Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • B. Sc. Engineering. in EEE for Diploma Engineers
  • B. Sc. in CSIT (Four-year Program)
  • B. Sc. in CSIT for Diploma Engineers
  • B. Sc. Engineering. in CSE (Four-year Program)
  • B. Sc. in Textile Engineering (Four-year Program)
  • B. Sc. in Textile Engineering for Diploma Engineers
  • B. Sc. Engineering. in CSE for Diploma Engineers
  • B. Sc. Engineering. in EEE (Four-year Program)

Faculty of Arts & Humanities
  • BA (Hons.) in English

Faculty of Social Sciences
  • B. Sc. (Hons.) in Economics
  • B. Sc. (Hons.) in Environment & Development Economics

Faculty of Law
  • LL. B (Hons.) (Four-year Program)

Faculty of Business
  • EMBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing & HRM)
  • MBM (Two year evening program)
  • MBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management & HRM)

Faculty of Arts & Humanities
  • M. A. in English (Two-year evening program)
  • M. A. in English Language Teaching (ELT)

Faculty of Social Sciences
  • M. Sc. in Economics (One-year evening program)

Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Science
  • M. Sc. in Mathematics (General: Two-year evening program)
  • M. Sc. in Mathematics (General: One-year evening program)
  • M. Sc. in Mathematics (Thesis: Two-year evening program)

Faculty of Law
  • LL. B (Two-year evening program)
  • LL. M (Two-year evening program)
  • LL. M (Evening program)

Academic calendar

BUBT follows a model of higher education consisting of semesters, courses, credit hours, continuous evaluation and letter grading. The academic year begins from October and runs through September of the following year. An academic year is divided into the following three semesters:

  • Fall : October - January
  • Spring : February - May
  • Summer : June - September

The semester duration is usually of fifteen weeks-thirteen weeks for classes and two weeks for final examination and result.

Student Clubs
  • BUBT IT Club
  • BUBT EEE Club
  • BUBT Textile Club
  • BUBT Language Club
  • Business Club of BUBT
  • Debating Club of BUBT
  • BUBT Photography Club
  • BUBT Cultural Club
  • BUBT Sports Club
  • Rover Scout

Footnotes
  1. Private University Act, 1992 Archived 2003-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. UGC Approved Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Official Website Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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