# Eastern University (Bangladesh)

The Eastern University (Bengali: ইস্টার্ন ইউনিভার্সিটি) is a private university located in Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka-1345.The Eastern University was established in 2003 under the Private University Act 1992, and later on approved under Private University Act of 2010. The university was set up by Eastern University Foundation - a non-profit, non-political and philanthropic organization. Its founders include academics, chartered accountants, engineers, industrialists and retired civil servants. The Foundation has 30 members. The governance of Eastern University is carried out as per the Private Universities Act of 2010 by several bodies: Board of Trustees, Syndicate, Academic Council, Curriculum Committee, Finance Committee, Teacher Selection Committee and Disciplinary Committee.

## Campus

The university campus is located on Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka-1345. The university campus covers about 8 acres of land.

## Faculties and departments

The university has five faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Life Science. The Faculty of Arts has two departments – the Department of English and the Department of Applied Linguistics and ELT (English Language Teaching). The Faculty of Business Administration has four major areas, namely, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Human Resource. The Faculty of Business Administration at Eastern University has come up with the BBA Program in Islamic Finance, Banking and Insurence. A few social science courses are also offered by the faculty. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology has three departments, namely the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Civil Engineering. The Faculty of Law has an undergraduate and postgraduate program. The Faculty of Life Science - The Department of Pharmacy. Approval of the Department of Textile Engineering is under consideration by UGC.

## List of vice- chancellors

* A.K.Fazlul H. Shah (3 April 2003 - 1 May 2006)
* Rahim B.Talukdar (2 May 2006 - 31 July 2010)
* Abdur Rab (1 August 2010 - 5 September 2010)
* A.K.M.Saiful Majid (6 September 2010 - 5 September 2011)
* Nurul Islam (6 September 2011 - 30 September 2013)
* Abdur Rab (1 October 2013 - 31 October 2017)
* Md.Nurul Islam (5 November 2017 - 25 May 2018)
* Engr.Aminul Hoque (26 May 2018 - 31 October 2018)
* Shahid Akhtar Hossain (1 November 2018 – present)

## Academics
### Programmes
#### Faculty of Business Administration

* BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) Program
* MBA (Master of Business Administration) Program
* EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) Program

#### Faculty of Engineering & Technology

* B.Sc. CSE (Computer Science and Engineering)
* B.Sc. in CE (Civil Engineering)
* B.Sc. EEE (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Approval for the B.Sc. in Textile Engineering is under consideration by UGC. Other programs to be launched include Post-Graduate Diploma in Environment and Climate Change

#### Faculty of Law

* Bachelor of Law (Hons.)
* Master of Laws (1-year program)

#### Faculty of Arts

* Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English
* Master of Arts in English Language and literature
* Masters in English language teaching (ELT) (1-year program)
* Masters in English language teaching (ELT) (2-year program)

#### Faculty of Life Science

* Bachelor of Pharmacy

### Curriculum

Eastern University follow the North American model of the curriculum in the fields of Business Administration, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the UK model in Law and English. The academic program is pursued through a curriculum that includes splitting up of an academic year into two semesters: the Spring and the Summer.

### Session

The academic session of EU is a two-semester cycle: Spring and Summer.

### Faculty members

The university has 231 full-time and part-time faculty members out of which 47 are Ph.D. including a visiting professor from the United States.

## Research and publications

The university has a research center known as the Centre for Research and Development. In addition to facilitating research studies and consultancy projects, it organizes research, seminars and training on research methodology. The university publishes a biannual refereed journal - The Eastern University Journal.

## Notable alumni
### Literature, media and entertainment

* Sabnam Faria, actress and model
* Mumtaheena Toya, actress and model
* Bobby Haque, actress, model and film producer

## Footnotes

* About Eastern University
* International Academic Collaboration
Citations
* ↑ "Message from the Chairman".
* ↑ "Massage from VC".
* ↑ "vc".