Chittagong University facts for kids
চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
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Seal of the University of Chittagong
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Other name
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Chittagong University |
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Type | Public, Coeducational |
Established | 18 November 1966 |
Chancellor | President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid |
Vice-Chancellor | Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury |
Academic staff
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862 |
Administrative staff
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311 (Male 277, Female 34) |
Students | 24,283 (Male 15,598, Female 8,685) |
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Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh
22°28′12″N 91°47′25″E / 22.469928°N 91.790405°E |
Campus | Rural, 2,100 acres (8.5 km2) |
Nickname | CU (চবি) |
Affiliations | University Grants Commission Association of Commonwealth Universities |
The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, CU in short) is a public university in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. This university has a campus of 2,100 acres (8.5 km2). It is ranked 2nd among the universities in Bangladesh by Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry in Chittagong City. It has around 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.
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