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Leading University

লিডিং ইউনিভার্সিটি
Motto	A Promise to Lead
Type	Private university
Established	2001 (2001)
Academic affiliation	University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) (UGC)
Chancellor	President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Qazi Azizul Mowla
Academic staff	159
Administrative staff	94
Students	4,688
Undergraduates	1000
Postgraduates	531
Location	Sylhet, Bangladesh 24°52′11″N 91°48′17″E / 24.8697°N 91.8048°E / 24.8697; 91.8048
Campus	Urban 5 acres
Language	English
Colors	Red and green
Website	lus.ac.bd

Leading University (Template:Lang-bn),commonly known as LU is a private university of Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992. The campus of LU is located in Ragib Nagar, Kamal Bazar, South Surma, Sylhet.

Academics

Faculties and Departments

Leading University has Eleven academic departments:

• Faculty of Modern Science:
  • Department of Architecture (Arch)
  • Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
  • Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
  • Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  • Department of Public Health (PH)
• Faculty of Business Administration:
  • Department of Business Administration (BuA)
  • Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)
• Faculty of Social Science:
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Islamic Studies (IS)
• Faculty of Arts and Modern Language:
  • Department of English
  • Department of Bangla

Programs

• Undergraduate

The university offers the following undergraduate programs:

• • Bachelor of Architecture (IAB Accreditation)
  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
  • B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science & Engineering
  • B.Sc. (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • BBA (Hons)
  • LL.B (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Tourism & Hospitality Management
  • B.A. (Hons) in English
  • B.A. (Hons) in Bangla
  • B.A. (Hons) in Islamic Studies

• Postgraduate

LU offers the following postgraduate programs:

• • MBA (Regular)
  • MBA (Executive)
  • M.A. in English (Preliminary and Final)
  • M.A. in Islamic Studies
  • LL.M
  • Master of Public Health
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering

Student Life

• Clubs
  • Leading University Computer Club (LUCC)
  • CE Family
  • Leading University Electronics Club (LUEC)
  • Leading University Social Service Club (LUSSC)
  • Leading University Cultural Club (LUCC)
  • Leading University Debating Club (LUDC)
  • Leading University Model United Nation (LUMUN)
  • Leading University BNCC
  • Leading University Sports Club (LUSC)
  • Leading University Photographic Society (LUPS)
• Musical Band
  • ORPHEUS
  • BANNED COMMUNITY

Convocations

First:

Second:2013

Third: 2019

List of vice-chancellors

Following is the complete list of the vice-chancellors.

1. Mr. Mohammad Nurunnabi Chowdhury (21 March 2002 - 20 March 2006)
2. ABM Shahidul Islam (01 August 2006 - 18 October 2009)
3. Md. Kismatul Ahsan (15 September 2011 - 14 September 2015)
4. Md. Qumruzzaman Chowdhury (01 March 2016 - 29 February 2020)
5. Qazi Azizul Mowla (01 March 2021 - present)

References

1. ৪১তম বার্ষিক প্রতিবেদন [41st Annual Report]. University Grants Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
2. Private University Act, 1992
3. "Faculty". Leading University.
4. "VC". Leading University.

• Private Universities in Bangladesh

• Architecture schools in Bangladesh
• Private universities in Bangladesh
• Educational institutions established in 2001
• Education in Sylhet
• 2001 establishments in Bangladesh
• Universities and colleges in Bangladesh
• Dakshin Surma Upazila