Welcome to University of Chittagong

Imagine. Lead. Change.

Our History

The Chittagong University is situated on 2312.32 acres of beautiful hilly land in mauja Fatehpur under hathazari upazila, 22 km north of chittagong city. It was opened on 18 November 1966. Back in 1962, Mr. Mohammad Ferdaus Khan, Deputy Director of Public Instruction of East Pakistan, prepared a preliminary draft plan of Chittagong University. Prior to that the Chittagong University Movement Council was formed in 1961 with Badshah Mia Chowdhury, a distinguished social welfare worker of Chittagong, as president and professor Ahmad Hossain of Chittagong City College as convenor. Dr. muhammad shahidullah (1885-1969), Dr. muhammad enamul haq (1906-82) and some other intellectuals, educationists, political personalities, and social workers played leading roles in the site selection movement of 1962.

Vision

Creative endeavor for reaching a global height in higher education.

Mission

UMI: Impart superior knowledge, ereativity, and problem-solving abilities to students enabling them to become competent nation builders, community leaders, and global citizens. 

UM2: Instill in students the basic as well as advanced ingredients of cutting-edge research. 

UM3: Expand the frontiers of knowledge in partnerships with illustrious global universities and research organizations, and the industry. 

UM4: Promote professionalism, inclusivity, equal rights, ethical standards and diversity in modalities of education and to practice the sustainable development by way of co- and extra-curricular activities.

Dr. Muhammad Yeahia Akhter

Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Mohammed Shamim Uddin Khan

Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic)

Dr. Md. Kamal Uddin

Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration)

Recent News

Recent and Upcoming Events

IQAC Training Workshop Inaugurated at CU

The Training Workshop on "Oceanic Regional Modeling with CROCO-ROMS", organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the University of Chittagong, has officially commenced in the virtual classroom of the ICT Cell in the Faculty of Engineering. The workshop...

Read More

আইটিডি ইন্টারন্যাশনাল কনফারেন্সে চবির যোগাযোগ ও সাংবাদিকতা বিভাগ থেকে ১৭ গবেষণা প্রবন্ধ উপস্থাপন

চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের যোগাযোগ ও সাংবাদিকতা বিভাগের শিক্ষক, সাবেক ও বর্তমান শিক্ষার্থীসহ মোট ২৪ জন অংশ নিয়েছেন “The 3rd International Conference on Innovation and Transformation for Development (ITD-2024)” শীর্ষক ইন্টারন্যাশনাল কনফারেন্সে। তারা প্যানেল চেয়ার ও সেশন চেয়ারের দায়িত্ব পালনের পাশাপাশি মোট...

Read More

Faculties/Disciplines

Philosophy

Islamic History and Culture

Islamic Studies

Dramatics

Institute of Modern Languages

Institute of Fine Arts

Persian Language & Literature

Institute of Education And Research

Bangladesh Studies

Chemistry

Mathematics

Statistics

Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Forestry and Environmental Sciences

Jamal Nazrul Islam Research Centre for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Accounting

Management

Marketing

Human Resource Management

Banking and Insurance

Chittagong University Center for Business Administration

Bureau of Business Research

Economics

Political Science

Sociology

Public Administration

Anthropology

International Relations

Communication and Journalism

Criminology and Police Science

Development Studies

Social Science Research Center

Geography and Environmental Studies

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Microbiology

Soil Science

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Psychology

Computer Science & Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Physical Education and Sports Science

Marine Sciences

Oceanography

Fisheries

Paediatrics

Community Ophthalmology

Get in touch

Want to get in touch? We’d love to hear from you. Here’s how you can reach us…

Email

vccu66@cu.ac.bd
registrarcu66@cu.ac.bd
provc.admin@cu.ac.bd
info@cu.ac.bd

Call Us
Phone (PABX): 726311-14
2606001-10, 2606915-27
Fax: 88-031-2606014, 88-031-2606145
Office Hours
08:00 AM – 03.30 PM
Sunday – Thursday
Stay Connected
Scroll to Top