The Eastern University () is a private university located in Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Eastern University was established in 2003 under the Private University Act 1992, and later on approved under Private University Act of 2010. The university was set up by Eastern University Foundation.
The university campus is located on Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka-1345. The university campus covers about 8 acres of land.
The university has five faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Law an Faculty of Life Science]. The Faculty of Art has one departments â the Department of English. The Faculty of Business Administration has four major areas, namely, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Human Resource. The Faculty of Business Administration at Eastern University has come up with the BBA Program in Islamic Finance, Banking and Insurance. A few social science courses are also offered by the faculty. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology has three departments, namely the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Civil Engineering. The Faculty of Law has an undergraduate and postgraduate program. The Faculty of Life Science - The Department of Pharmacy. Approval of the Department of Textile Engineering is under consideration by UGC.
Approval for the B.Sc. in Textile Engineering is under consideration by UGC. Other programs to be launched include Post-Graduate Diploma in Environment and Climate Change
Eastern University follow the North American model of the curriculum in the fields of Business Administration, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the UK model in Law and English. The academic program is pursued through a curriculum that includes splitting up of an academic year into two semesters: the Spring and the Summer.
The academic session of EU is a three-semester cycle: Spring, Summer and Fall.
The university has 231 full-time and part-time faculty members out of which 47 are Ph.D. including a visiting professor from the United States.
The university has a research center known as the Centre for Research and Development. In addition to facilitating research studies and consultancy projects, it organizes research, seminars and training on research methodology. The university publishes a biannual refereed journal - The Eastern University Journal.
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