Comilla University
কুমিল্লা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
| Motto | শিক্ষাই শক্তি |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Education is power |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 2006 |
| Accreditation | |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Md Haider Ali |
Academic staff | 120 |
Administrative staff | 24 (First Class Officer) |
| Students | 7055 (According to CoU official website) |
| Location | , 3506 , Bangladesh |
| Campus | Rural, 244.19 acres (98.82 ha) (50 acres in Salmanpur & 194.19 acres in Rajarkhola) Kotbari, Cumilla |
| Language | English Bengali |
| Website | cou |
The Comilla University is a public university located at Kotbari, Comilla, Bangladesh. The university was constructed on 244.19 acres of land at Shalban Vihara, Moynamoti, Kotbari. Comilla University is affiliated with University Grants Commission, Bangladesh.
Golam Mowlah is the founder vice-chancellor of Comilla University who served until he was removed on 30 July 2008. Zulfikar Ali, a professor of mathematics, was given the charge as acting vice-chancellor. The next vice-chancellor of Comilla University, A.K.M. Zehadul Karim declared his resignation on 7 October 2009. Amir Hossen Khan, a professor of the physics department of Jahangirnagar University, was appointed as vice-chancellor on 22 November 2009. After expiration of the duration of Amir Hossen Khan then Ali Ashraf, a professor of the economics department and ex-president of Chittagong University Teachers Association has been appointed as the 5th vice-chancellor of Comilla University. He joined the university on 3 December 2013. Emran Kabir Chowdhury on January 31, 2018 joined as the 6th vice chancellor of Comilla University.
It started with 7 functional departments. Now there are a total of 19 departments Under 6 faculties including Information & Communication Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Pharmacy, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance and Banking, Accounting & Information Systems, Marketing, Management Studies, Mass Communication & Journalism, Law, Economics, Public Administration, Archeology, Anthropology, Bengali, and English.