Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University ( bn, বঙ্গমাতা শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government financed public university of
Bangladesh. It is the 40th public university of Bangladesh and the first science and technology university in
Mymensingh division.
History
Former State Minister of Textile and Jute Ministry, Mr.
Mirza Azam
Mirza Azam (born 13 September 1962) is a Bangladeshi politician and Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League . He has been elected Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) six times and has served as State Minister for Textiles and Jute. He ...
M.P. applied to Honorable Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina to establish a public university named Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University at Melandaha upazila in Jamalpur district. On 30 January 2017 Bangladesh government agreed in principle to the Acts for the Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University in
Melandaha Upazila
Melandaha ( bn, মেলান্দহ) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Melandaha is located at . It has 79,390 households and total area 258.32 km2. It is bounded by Islampur upaz ...
of
Jamalpur District."Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University Bill-2017" was passed unanimously in the National Parliament on 20 November 2017. Then this university was gazetted on 28 November 2017.
On 19 November 2018, President
M Abdul Hamid as well as chancellor of the university appointed imminent educationist
Syed Samsuddin Ahmed
Syed Samsuddin Ahmed is a prominent academic from Bangladesh. He is the founder vice chancellor of Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University (BSFMSTU). Prior to this position, Ahmed worked as a senior professor of the ...
as the first vice chancellor of BSFMSTU. Initially, 133 students took admission, enrolling in four subjects under four faculties of the university. The departments are as follows: Mathematics, under the Faculty of Science, Management, under the faculty of Business Administration, Social Work, under the Faculty of Social Science and Computer Science and Engineering, under the Faculty of Engineering. Academic session of 1st batch began in March 2019.
In the second academic year, the university has opened Electrical and Electronic Engineering and after that the university has been shifted to permanent campus which was previously known as 'Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College' and fisheries department is now under the faculty of science of the university .Further development project plan (DPP) is on the list of ADP and will soon get the ECNEC sanction with a budget around 2000 crore BDT.
Academics
Faculties and Departments
The university's 7 departments are organized into 4 faculties.
Laboratory facilities
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department has six modern laboratories.
# Programming Lab
# Software Engineering Lab
# Networking Lab
# Circuit Analysis Lab
# Analog and Digital Electronics Lab
# Communication Lab
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department has eight (8) modern laboratories.
# Electrical & Measurements and Instrumental Lab
# Analog and Digital Electronics Lab
# Programming & Computer Lab
# Electrical Machine Lab
# Analog & Digital Communication Lab
# VLSI Design & Simulation Lab
# Power System & Protection Lab ( On Tender )
# Switchgear & Control System Lab ( On Tender )
Fisheries department has five laboratories including very expensive 'Genetic Analyzer Machine Lab'.
# Fisheries Management Lab
#Fisheries Lab I
# Fisheries Lab II
# Genetic Analyzer Machine Lab
# Fisheries Lab III
#Bio-diversity Lab
Other departments also use Computer Lab, English Lab, Physics Lab for basic computer learning, scientific experiments and communication development.
Accommodation
For male:
Mirza Azam Hall ( 3 Storied )
For female:
Nurunnahar Begum Hall ( 4 Storied )
For stuffs :
Dormitory Building ( 2 Storied )
Transportation
3 Bus for Students
3 Micro-bus for Teachers and Staffs
Other facilities
Central Library ( With Computer and Wifi )
Central Cafeteria
Medical Centre
Bank (Janata Bank)
Central Field
CCTV Covered Campus
Each Department's Seminar Library
Internet Connection ( Ethernet ) in Each Classroom
Electrical Substation 150KVA
Organizations and clubs
Bangamata Debating Society
BSFMSTU Robotics Club
BSFMSTU Computer Club
BSFMSTU Photographic Society
Blood Donation BSFMSTU
Other activities and features
The university has opened IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell). Outcome-based education (OBE) is also ensured here in this university with the help of renowned professors from top-ranked public universities in Bangladesh. Seminars, cultural programs, sports, journals, magazine publication and departmental tours are some of the regular co-curricular activities here.
Campus View
The campus is well organized and clean. Currently the campus is meeting up every basic need of an university.
Vice Chancellor
List of vice-chancellors
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Syed Samsuddin Ahmed
Syed Samsuddin Ahmed is a prominent academic from Bangladesh. He is the founder vice chancellor of Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University (BSFMSTU). Prior to this position, Ahmed worked as a senior professor of the ...
(19 November 2018 – 18 November 2022)
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Md.Kamrul Alam Khan (12 December 2022 - present)
References
External links
University Grants Commission of BangladeshBangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
{{Govt. Science and Technology Universities in Bangladesh
Public engineering universities of Bangladesh
2018 establishments in Bangladesh
Universities and colleges established in the 2010s