Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
	Electrical and Computer Engineering Building of BUET
Type	Public engineering university
Established	1876: Dhaka Survey School; 1908: Ahsanullah School of Engineering; 1947: Ahsanullah Engineering College, University of Dhaka; 1962: EPUET; 1971: BUET
Academic affiliations	UGC
Endowment	৳ 1.024 billion (2015-16) ; ($ 13 million)
Chancellor	President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder
Academic staff	579(February 2020)
Administrative staff	1,338 (February 2020)
Students	9,234 (February 2020)
Undergraduates	5,636 (February 2020)
Postgraduates	3,598 (February 2020)
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus	Urban, 91.37 acres (36.98 ha)
Language	English
Website	buet.ac.bd

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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is a public university of Bangladesh. It is the oldest engineering university of the country. It has been ranked 5th among the Asian universities in the QS World University Ranking 2024.

Campus

Faculties and departments

BUET has 18 departments under five faculties:^[2]

Faculty of Architecture and Planning:
- Department of Architecture (Arch)
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
- Department of Humanities (Hum)
Faculty of Civil Engineering:
- Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
- Department of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)
Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering:
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
- Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME)
Faculty of Engineering:
- Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE)
- Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
- Department of Chemistry (Chem)
- Department of Mathematics (Math)
- Department of Physics (Phys)
- Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)
- Department of Glass and Ceramic Engineering (GCE)

Institutes

There are six institutes in BUET. They are:^[3]

Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)
Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT)
Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT)
Accident Research Institute (ARI)
BUET-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety (BUET-JIDPUS)
Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering (INPE)

Research Centers

Centre for Energy Studies (CES)
Centre for Environmental and Resource Management (CERM)
Biomedical Engineering Centre (BEC)
Bureau of Research, Testing & Consultation (BRTC)
International Training Network Centre (ITN)
Bangladesh Network Office for Urban Safety (BNUS)

Directorates

Directorate of Advisory, Extension and Research Services (DAERS)
Directorate of Students’ Welfare (DSW)
Directorate of Planning and Development (P&D)
Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE)

Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology Media

This image represents various parts of the area of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). This image was captured from ECE Building, BUET.
West wing of the Civil Engineering Building
Mechanical Engineering Building
Entry approach of the Department of Architecture, BUET
Aerial view of the plinth level of the Architecture Building
Registrar Building established in 1930
Old Academic Building,BUET, Dhaka.
this is the playground where we play football after classes
Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall