Southeast University (Bangladesh)

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Southeast University
Logo of Southeast University
Motto	Meeting the challenges of Time
Type	Private
Established	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Affiliation	UGC, IEB, IAB, PCB
Chairman	Md. Rezaul Karim
Chancellor	Shahabuddin Chuppu, Honorable President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	AFM Mafizul Islam
Academic staff	474
Students	12,000
Address	251/A & 252, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh 23°46′09″N 90°24′18″E / 23.7692668°N 90.4049922°E / 23.7692668; 90.4049922
Campus	Urban, 56,700 sq ft (5,270 m)
Colors	Yellow
Website	www.seu.edu.bd

Southeast University (Template:Lang-bn) or SEU is a private university in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established under the Private University Act, 1992 approved by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Its permanent campus is in 251/A & 252, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. SEU ranked 10th among Top Private universities in Dhaka Tribune's Private University Ranking 2019.

In 2022 the university was ranked number one in the SCImago Institutions Rankings for Bangladesh.

History and administration

Southeast University (SEU) was established in June 2002 as a private university under the Private University Act 1992. The president of Bangladesh is the chancellor. The university is run by a number of statutory bodies as required under the provisions of the Private University Act, 1992.

List of vice-chancellors

Prof. Dr. AFM Mafizul Islam ( present )

Programs

Southeast University offers the following undergraduate, post graduate programs and diploma courses:

Campus View

Inside View of SEU
New Building, SEU.

School of Science & Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering
Bachelor of Pharmacy

School of Business Studies

Bachelor of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (Regular)
Master of Business Administration (Executive)
Master of Business Administration (only for BBA students)

School of Arts and Social Science

1 year Master of Laws: 1 year LL.M
2 year Master of Laws: 2 year LL.M
4 year Bachelor of Laws: LL.B (Hons)
2 year Bachelor of Laws: LL.B (Pass)
Bachelor of English (Hons)
Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies
Master of Arts in Islamic Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Bangla Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Master of Development Studies

Diploma courses

Diploma in Communicative English
Postgraduate Diploma in World Trade Organization

Distance education

The distance education programs were discontinued to be compliant with the directives of Bangladesh Ministry of Education.

Library

Southeast University is linked with journal publishers through an international organisation named INASP/PERii. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) is acting as the coordinating body. This facility is IP based and work only within SEU campus. The SEU library offers regular services such as circulation, reference, counseling, indexing, bibliographical documentation, back up services, retrospective searches etc.

Southeast University has a library equipped with books on the academic programs offered as well as on research and extracurricular activities. The total collection of books and journals at is about 15000. The space area of the library is 6,500 square feet (600 m). It is a central library of the university rendering services to the students and faculty.

Terms and grading

Southeast University is modeled on the North American Open Credit system. It maintains tri-semester (term) year with the exception of the Department of Pharmacy which maintains a bi-semester year. Southeast University semester timeline is as follow:

Spring: January - April (starting on the second Sunday of January)
Summer: May - August (starting on the second Sunday of May)
Fall: September - December (starting on the second Sunday of September)

Letter grades indicating the quality of course work completed are interpreted as follows:

Class Intervals of Scores	Letter Grade	Grade Points
80 – 100	A+	4.00
75 - 79	A	3.75
70 – 74	A-	3.50
65 – 69	B+	3.25
60 – 64	B	3.00
55 - 59	B-	2.75
50 – 54	C+	2.50
45 – 49	C	2.25
40 – 44	D	2.00
Less than 40	F	0.00

Traditional class equivalent as per MOE, GOB, notification dated 02.06.2009: GPA 3.00-4.00= 1st class GPA 2.25-2.99= 2nd class GPA 1.65-2.24= 3rd class

Scholarships opportunities

SEU offers partial to full tuition fee waiver based on outstanding HSC or A-Level result. But the result based waiver is not applicable in case of break of study. Also each semester the top ranked students from every department based on semester GPA gets partial financial assistance. Limited need based financial assistance program is available for students with more than 3.00 semester GPA. Children of Freedom Fighters are eligible for full tuition waiver & it remains valid in the subsequent semesters if the semester result is within the requirement.

Affiliations and membership

SEU has international relations and affiliations with other associations and universities around the world. SEU has international collaboration or MoU signed with these universities:

University of Manchester, UK
Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, China
Wuhan Textile University, China
Shinshu University, Japan
Kunming University of Science and Technology, China

The university is member of some prestigious professional bodies including:

Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC)
Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)
Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh (PCB)

Notable people

Faculty

Syed Alamgir, businessman

Shahriar Manzoor, Bangladeshi competitive programmer and computer scientist

Alumni

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim (Dhallywood actress)
Pritom Hasan (actor)
Keya Payel (actress)

Md. Saiful Hoque (Writter)

References

"The Vice Chancellor Office". Southeast University.
Introduction. "UGC Annual Report 2016". Retrieved 2017-11-17.
University Details. "University Grants Commission". www.ugc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
Shegufta Hasnine Surur (25 May 2019). "Private University Rankings 2019: A winning formula for picking the best school". Dhaka Tribune.
"University Rankings - Bangladesh 2022". www.scimagoir.com.
"The Vice Chancellor Office". Southeast University.
"Southeast University Closes Distance Education". Star Campus. 4 October 2009.
"Southeast University Library".
"Southeast University". Southeast University. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
"Degree Requirements". Southeast University.
"Southeast University". Southeast University. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
সাউথইস্ট ও যুক্তরাজ্যের ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনিভার্সিটির মধ্যে চুক্তি [Agreement between Southwest and Manchester University of the United Kingdom]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-09-12.
Southeast University (2015-05-26), MoU signed at Ganobhaban between SEU and Wuhan Textile University -ATN BANGLA, archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2018-05-08
"Southeast University Chases Excellence". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
"List of Accredited Program of the various Universities".
"Southeast University : Architecture Department". Southeast University. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
"Bachelor of Pharmacy". www.pcb.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
"Syed Alamgir made new MD of Akij group Ventures". The Business Standard. 2 March 2021.
"Shahriar Manzoor is a professor at South East University". SEU Official Website. 28 March 2023.
"It was not easy to finish studies while working in the media: Mim". The Daily Star. 21 July 2022.
Milton, Emdadul Haque (7 April 2022). ব্যক্তিগত জীবন নিয়ে মাতামাতি আমার পছন্দ না: কেয়া পায়েল. Samakal (in Bengali).

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