University of Chittagong

University of Chittagong

চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Crest of University of Chittagong
Latin: Universitas Chittagong
Other name	Chittagong University
Type	Public, research
Established	18 November 1966; 57 years ago (18 November 1966)
Accreditation	Association of Commonwealth Universities
Affiliation	University Grants Commission
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Md. Abu Taher
Academic staff	974[1]
Administrative staff	311 (male 277, female 34)
Students	27,550 (est.) [male 18,000 (est.)] [female 9,500 (est.)] [2]
Location	Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh 22°28′12″N 91°47′25″E / 22.4699°N 91.7904°E / 22.4699; 91.7904
Campus	Rural, 2,312.32 acres (9.3576 km2)[2]
Website	cu.ac.bd

The University of Chittagong (also known as Chittagong University, abbreviated as CU; Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public research university located in Hathazari, Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 August 1966. It is one of the oldest universities in Bangladesh.^[3] Its 2,312.32 acres (935.76 ha) campus is the largest among universities in Bangladesh.^[4] It is one of the four autonomous by the act universities of Bangladesh.