Metropolitan University, Sylhet

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Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
File:MU Logo.svg
Motto Enter to Learn, Exit to Lead
Type Private, Engineering
Established 3 May 2003
Chairman Dr. Toufique Rahman Chowdhury
Chancellor President Md. Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Md. Saleh Uddin
Academic staff
 137
Undergraduates 3697
Postgraduates 421
Location
Sylhet

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Campus Zindabazar, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
Colors Blue, Ree & Gray
              
Nickname MU
Affiliations University Grants Commission Bangladesh,
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website metrouni.edu.bd

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Metropolitan University (Bengali: মেট্রোপলিটন ইউনিভার্সিটি) or MU is a private university in Sylhet and was established in 2003 by an social worker, Dr. Toufique Rahman Chowdhury with the approval of the Ministry of Education under the Private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998).

Achievements

Metropolitan University has been approved and accredited by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.[1]

Besides, Metropolitan University is an Institutional Member of the Association of Management Development Institution in South Asia (AMDISA) and the Member of Association of Management Development Institution in Bangladesh.

The Chairman of Accreditation Service of International College (ASIC),[2] Moris Dimok inspected Metropolitan University on 6 October 2014 and expressed satisfaction by observing the atmosphere of University. On 19 December 2009, Ataul Karim, Vice President (Research), Old Dominion University, US paid a visit to Metropolitan University. Prof. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Technology of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet also visited the Project Fair of Metropolitan University.[3]

The university has four schools and six departments. These are:[4][5]

School of Science & Technology

About

This school is the most successive school of this university so far. There are two engineering departments under the school. Both department are currently offering B.Sc.(Engg.) degree.

Dean

Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmul Haque.

Departments

  • Department of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

School of Business & Economics

About

This is the business school of the university. Currently two departments are running under the school.

Dean

Prof. Dr. Md. Taher Billal Khalifa

Departments

  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Economics

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Dean

Prof. Dr. Suresh Ranjan Basak

Departments

  • Department of English

School of Law & Justice

Dean

Prof. Dr. M. Rabiul Hossain

Departments

  • Department of Law

Courses

Undergraduate course

University offers the following undergraduate programmes:[6]

  • B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Sci. & Engg.
  • B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electric & Electronics Engg.
  • B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics
  • B.A. (Hons) in English
  • Bachelor of Business Administration
  • LL.B

Graduate course

The following degree programmes are available for graduate students:[7]

  • M.Sc. in Management Information System
  • M.A. in English
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Executive Master of Business Administration
  • LL.M

Short course

Metropolitan University offers two short course. These are:[8]

  • Android Application Development [9]
  • Micro-controller Programming [10]

Academic calender

MU runs three semesters in an academic year. These are as follows:

Semester Duration
Spring January - April
Summer May - August
Autumn September - December

Convocation

Convocation Year
1st Convocation [11] 2010
2nd Convocation [12] 2015

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Institutes

  • Institute of Business & Information Technology (IBIT) [14]

Research and publication

Almost all the departments of the university are active in research oriented works and projects. Both the teachers and students frequently published various kind of research article in various international journals and conferences. The university also published a journal called Metropolitan University Journal in every two year. Metropolitan University has it s own online news portal MUnews24 [15]

Affiliation & collaboration

Metropolitan University is a member of and has active collaboration with the following institution/ organization: [16]

  1. Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
  2. University Grant Commission
  3. Association of Commonwealth Universities
  4. Accreditation Service for International Colleges
  5. Birmingham City University
  6. British Council
  7. Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)
  8. Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh (AMDIB)

Scholarships

Metropolitan University offers various scholarship schemes to financially support the meritorious students. A student may avail the scholarship by his/her previous performance or current performance. [17]

Metropolitan University offers the following scholarships to the meritorious students:

  • University Gold Medal
  • University Merit Scholarship
  • Chairman's Scholarship
  • Vice Chancellor's Scholarship

Footnotes

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