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BGC Trust University Bangladesh
BGC Trust University Bangladesh (Bengali: বিজিসি ট্রাস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ, full form: Begum Gul Chemonara Trust University Bangladesh) is a private university in Bangladesh, established in 2001. The university is 34 km from the port city Chittagong at a place popularly known as BGC Biddyanagar by the side of the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway. The main campus in Chandanaish, spread over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land, consists of a private university, a private medical college, a 1,000-bed hospital, a nurses' institute, a dental college, a college of physiotherapy and an IT institute.[citation needed] The current vice-chancellor (VC) of the university is Dr. A.F.M. Aowrangazab.[1] HistoryBGC Trust was founded by Engr. Afsar Uddin Ahmad. BGC Trust University is approved by the Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.[1] Faculties and departments
StudentsBGC Trust University began in 2001 with 500 students. Now it has grown to more than 10,600.[citation needed] There are students from Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Ranghamati, Khagrachari, Comilla, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Jessore, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal etc. Academic programs
(Major in Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Management Information System, Accounting, International Business)
List of vice-chancellors
SemestersThe academic year of the BGC Trust University Bangladesh has two semesters. The duration of each semester is six months.[3]
Grading systemThe Universal Grading System introduced by the University Grant Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh followed by the BGC Trust University Bangladesh. The total numerical marks obtained by a student in each course will be converted into Letter Grade (LG) and Grade Point (GP). According to the Grade Point, the GPA (Grade Point Average) and CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) will be calculated. The conversion of Letter Grade and Grade Point will be as follows:[4]
ClubsEach department of this university has different clubs.[5] For the students, these clubs regularly conduct different types of curricular and co-curriculum activities and organize various events inside and outside the campus. Journalism and Communication Society (JACS) is one of them of Department of Journalism and Media Studies. LibraryThe BGC Trust University library has 50,000 books, a collection of print journals and other publications, and subscriptions to international academic journals. The library location at BGC Biddayanagar Campus. Health servicesThe Medical Center of the BGC Trust University, located near the BGC Trust Medical College and Hospital, offers medical service and pathological examinations to students, teachers, and staffs of the university and also to family members of the teachers and staffs. The center provides service round the clock, seven days a week, with 50 doctors. The center has a dental unit, eye unit, x-ray department and two ambulances. The center has a 500-bed accommodation so that students suffering from contagious diseases like chicken pox, mumps etc. may be taken care of in isolation. IT facilitiesBGC Biddayanagar is a WiFi campus. The ICT Center of BGCTUB has an Internet bandwidth (uploading and downloading) from 4 Mbit/s/4 Mbit/s to 30 Mbit/s/30 Mbit/s. This service is provided by BTCL through direct optical connectivity. CafeteriaThere are faculty cafeterias on the campus of BGC Trust University Bangladesh. This place is regarded as the hub of an intellectual center of the university and most famous of them is Bangha Bondhu Freedom square center. TransportBGCTUB has transport services for students. Students can travel to the campus by bus from the city. It takes 50–60 minutes to reach the campus from Chittagong city. See alsoReferences
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