Bangladesh University of Business and Technology

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বিজনেস অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) or BUBT is a private university in Bangladesh, located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh University of Business & Technology
বাংলাদেশ ব্যবসা ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Other name
BUBT
Motto
একাডেমিক শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ
Motto in English
Committed to Academic Excellence
TypePrivate, Research
Established2003 (2003)
Accreditation
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident of Bangladesh
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Muhammed Fayyaz Khan
Dean
  • Prof. Syed Anwarul (FoAHSS)
  • Prof. Dr. Syed Masud Husain (FoB)
  • Prof. Dr. Ali Ahmed (FoEAS)
Academic staff
550+
Administrative staff
400+
Students10,000+
Undergraduates9,600+
Postgraduates400+
Address
Plot # 77-78 Road # 9 Rupnagar Residential Area
,
Mirpur
,
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23.8065°N 90.3522°E / 23.8065; 90.3522
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.bubt.edu.bd

BUBT was founded in 2003 under the Private University Act 1992[1] 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 at the Dhaka Commerce College campus, the founder organization of BUBT, but shifted its activities in 2019. Now, it is running all its programs at its own campus at Rupnagar R/A, Mirpur 2. In 2011, UGC has ranked BUBT as one of the best eight private universities. BUBT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3]

Campus

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) is situated at Rupnagar, Mirpur-2, Dhaka, adjacent to Dhaka Commerce College, the National Zoo, Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium with four spacious buildings and with all facilities for higher education. It is surrounded by a good number of educational institutions in an excellent academic atmosphere. The campus of BUBT has excellent communication links from all parts of Dhaka City as well as from outside the city by cars, buses, taxies, rickshaws, etc.

Scholarships and waivers

There are provisions for scholarships, stipends, and tuition fee waivers for the students in BUBT.

  1. Scholarships, stipends and fee waivers are awarded to a minimum of 6% of students of the university on the basis of need and merit.
  2. 100% fee waiver is awarded to the sons and daughters of Freedom Fighters.
  3. For Undergraduate Programs, special tuition fee waivers ranging from 25% to 100% is given for the first year (three semesters) based on the total GPA of the SSC and the HSC examination results.
  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% tuition fee waiver.
  6. Tuition fee waiver is available for sibling.

List of vice-chancellors
  • Prof. Dr. Md. Fayyaz Khan (present).[4]

Academics departments

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

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

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. M (One-year 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.

Students Life

Student organizations

There are a number of student organizations in the university.

  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺.
  • 𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗧 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿.

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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