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Metropolitan University (Bengali: মেট্রোপলিটন ইউনিভার্সিটি) or MU is a private university in Sylhet and was established in 2003 by a social worker, Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, with the approval of the Ministry of Education under the Private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998).
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| Motto | Committed to excellence |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 3 May 2003 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
Academic affiliations | |
| Chairman | Toufique Rahman Chowdhury |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mohammad Jahirul Hoque |
Academic staff | 137 |
Administrative staff | 74 |
| Undergraduates | 3,700 |
| Postgraduates | 421 |
| Location | 24.930182°N 91.973063°E |
| Campus | Bateshwar, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| Colors | Blue, red & gray |
| Website | metrouni |
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. 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]
There are three engineering departments. Both departments are currently offering B.Sc.(Engg.) degree. The dean is Md. Nazrul Haque.
Departments
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Software Engineering (SE)
- Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
This is the business school of the university. Currently two departments are running under the school. The dean is Md. Taher Billal Khalifa.
Departments
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Economics
The dean is Suresh Ranjan Basak.
Departments
- Department of English
The dean is M. Rabiul Hossain.
Departments
- Department of Law and Justice
Undergraduate course
University offers the following undergraduate programmes:[8]
- B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Science & Engineering.
- B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
- B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics
- B.A. (Hons) in English
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- LLB (Hons)
Graduate course
The following degree programmes are available for graduate students:[9]
- M.Sc. in Management Information System
- M.A. in English
- Master of Business Administration
- Executive Master of Business Administration
- LLM
Short course
Metropolitan University offers two short course. These are:[10]
MU runs two semesters in an academic year. These are as follows:
| Semester | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | January - June | |
| Summer | July - December |
- Institute of Business & Information Technology (IBIT) [17]
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 its own online news portal MUnews24 [18]
Metropolitan University is a member of and has active collaboration with the following institution/ organization:[19]
- Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
- University Grant Commission
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Accreditation Service for International Colleges
- Birmingham City University
- British Council
- Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia|Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)
- Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh|Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh (AMDIB)
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.[20]
Metropolitan University offers the following scholarships to the meritorious students:
- University Gold Medal
- University Merit Scholarship
- Chairman's Scholarship
- Vice Chancellor's Scholarship
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