Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology (BAUET) () is a Government and UGC approved private university operated by the Bangladesh Army. It was established in accordance with the Private University Act (PUA) 2010. The university is situated in Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
Background
BAUET started its journey when the Honorable Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina planned to establish institutions of higher learning governed by the armed forces (primarily, the army) in the rural areas of Bangladesh to impart quality tertiary education within reasonable cost. As planned, the Prime Minister gave necessary directions to initiate the establishment of three universities in Saidpur, Natore and Cumilla. Accordingly, the foundation plaque of BAUET was unveiled on 15 August 2014 by Zunaid Ahmed Palak, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Natore-3 constituency and Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh.
Campus
The university campus is located within the Qadirabad Cantonment. It currently occupies an estimated area of 20 acres. However, there are plans to expand the present land area and procurement of land is currently ongoing. There is a 2-story administrative building, a 8-story academic building and a 5-story annex building in the campus. The academic building alone contains about of floor space. There are also several grocery shops, a large canteen, a garage and a parking lot inside the campus. There is a large auditorium with a capacity of 1,000 people for holding various programs and events of the university on the top floor of the annex building.
Faculties and departments
There are currently 5 engineering and 3 non-engineering departments running under 4 faculties at BAUET. These departments mostly offer undergraduate programs as of now with a plan of offering more post-graduate and research programs in the near future. There are also plans to establish more engineering and non-engineering departments under new faculties within the shortest possible time. All of the programs of BAUET are approved by the UGC. The structure of the faculties and offered degrees are as follows:
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (B.Sc. in CSE) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (B.Sc. in EEE) Department of Information and Communication Engineering (ICE) Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Engineering (B.Sc. in ICE) Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (ETE) (Proposed) Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (B.Sc. in ETE)
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering (CE) Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.Sc. in CE) Department of Architecture (Proposed) Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
Faculty of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc. in ME) Department of Apparel Manufacturing Engineering (AME) (Proposed) Bachelor of Science in Apparel Manufacturing Engineering (B.Sc. in AME)
Faculty of Business Studies
Department of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.)
Faculty of Science and Humanities
Department of English
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature (B.A. in ELL) Master of Arts in English Language and Literature (M.A. in ELL) Department of Law and Justice Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) Department of Physics (Proposed) Bachelor of Science in physics (B.Sc. in physics) Department of Mathematics (Proposed) Bachelor of Science in mathematics (B.Sc. in mathematics) Department of Economics (Proposed) Bachelor of Social Science in Economics (B.S.S. in economics) Department of Sociology (Proposed) Bachelor of Social Science in Sociology (B.S.S. in sociology)