Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury

Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury (born 1 July 1955)[1] is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 17th Vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong.[2]

Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury
Chowdhury in 2015
18th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong
In office
2 June 2015 â€“ 15 June 2019
ChancellorPresident of Bangladesh
Preceded byAnwarul Azim Arif
Succeeded byShireen Akhter
Personal details
Born (1955-07-01) 1 July 1955
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
University of Tsukuba
Occupationuniversity academic, professor

Education and career

Eminent social scientist Professor Dr. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury was the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Chittagong (CU) from June 2, 2015 to June 15, 2018 for the tenure of four years. Prof Iftekhar, who had been serving as a pro-VC of CU from May 30, 2013, took charge as the VC on 16 June 2015.

He joined in the Sociology department of the university in 1982 and was working as a Professor from 1996. He completed his PhD from the University of Tsukuba, Japan in 1988. He, the former president of Chittagong University Teachers’ Association and the General Secretary of Bangladesh University Teachers Association Federation earlier, served as visiting professor of different international universities including University of Tsukuba, Osaka University and the University of Glasgow.[3]

References
  1. "Personal details of Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury". Chittagong University. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Prof Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury appointed Chittagong University VC". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. "Professor Dr. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury". Chittagong University Official Website.
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