The Eastern University 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

Academics

Programmes

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

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.

Academic exchange/link programs

The university has signed MOUs with universities abroad for credit transfer of students with financial support, student exchange, faculty exchange, research collaboration and assistance in setting up new programs. Following is a list of such universities and institutions:

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

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