Metropolitan University, Sylhet

Metropolitan University (মেট্রোপলিটন ইউনিভার্সিটি) or MU is a private university in Sylhet and was established in 2003 by a social worker, Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, with the approval of the Ministry of Education under the Private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998).

Achievements
Metropolitan University has been approved and accredited by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.

Besides, Metropolitan University is an Institutional Member of the Association of Management Development Institution in South Asia (AMDISA) and the Member of Association of Management Development Institution in Bangladesh.

The Chairman of Accreditation Service of International College (ASIC), Moris Dimok, inspected Metropolitan University on 6 October 2014 and expressed satisfaction by observing the atmosphere of university. On 19 December 2009, Ataul Karim, Vice President (Research), Old Dominion University, US paid a visit to Metropolitan University. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Technology of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet also visited the Project Fair of Metropolitan University.

The university has four schools and six departments. These are:

List of vice-chancellors

 * Md. Saleh Uddin (former)
 * Mohammad Jahirul Hoque (present)

School of Science & Technology
There are three engineering departments. Both departments are currently offering B.Sc.(Engg.) degree. The dean is Md. Nazrul Haque.

Departments

 * Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
 * Department of Software Engineering (SE)
 * Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)

School of Business & Economics
This is the business school of the university. Currently two departments are running under the school. The dean is Md. Taher Billal Khalifa.

Departments

 * Department of Business Administration
 * Department of Economics

School of Humanities & Social Sciences
The dean is Suresh Ranjan Basak.

Departments

 * Department of English

School of Law & Justice
The dean is M. Rabiul Hossain.

Departments

 * Department of Law and Justice

Undergraduate course
University offers the following undergraduate programmes:
 * B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Science & Engineering.
 * B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
 * B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics
 * B.A. (Hons) in English
 * Bachelor of Business Administration
 * LLB (Hons)

Graduate course
The following degree programmes are available for graduate students:
 * M.Sc. in Management Information System
 * M.A. in English
 * Master of Business Administration
 * Executive Master of Business Administration
 * LLM

Short course
Metropolitan University offers two short course. These are:
 * Android Application Development
 * Micro-controller Programming

Academic calendar
MU runs two semesters in an academic year. These are as follows:

Institutes

 * Institute of Business & Information Technology (IBIT)

Research and publication
Almost all the departments of the university are active in research oriented works and projects. Both the teachers and students frequently published various kind of research article in various international journals and conferences. The university also published a journal called Metropolitan University Journal in every two year. Metropolitan University has its own online news portal MUnews24

Affiliation & collaboration
Metropolitan University is a member of and has active collaboration with the following institution/ organization:
 * 1) Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
 * 2) University Grant Commission
 * 3) Association of Commonwealth Universities
 * 4) Accreditation Service for International Colleges
 * 5) Birmingham City University
 * 6) British Council
 * 7) Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia|Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)
 * 8) Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh|Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh (AMDIB)

Scholarships
Metropolitan University offers various scholarship schemes to financially support the meritorious students. A student may avail the scholarship by his/her previous performance or current performance.

Metropolitan University offers the following scholarships to the meritorious students:
 * University Gold Medal
 * University Merit Scholarship
 * Chairman's Scholarship
 * Vice Chancellor's Scholarship