Varendra University

Varendra University

বরেন্দ্র বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Seal of Varendra University
Type	Private
Established	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Founder	Mr. Hafizur Rahaman Khan[1]
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Ananda Kumar Saha (Acting) [2]
Academic staff	250[3]
Students	6500+
Location	Rajshahi , 6204 , Bangladesh 24°23′57″N 88°38′43″E / 24.3993°N 88.6452°E / 24.3993; 88.6452
Campus	Urban
Language	English
Colors	Brown, Gray, Black
Affiliations	University Grants Commission Bangladesh
Website	vu.edu.bd

Varendra University (VU) is a private university in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It obtained approval from the Ministry of Education on March 14, 2012, and from the University Grants Commission (UGC) on March 20, 2012, under the Private University Act of 1992 and was the first UGC approved private university in Rajshahi.^[4] The founder is Hafizur Rahman Khan, Chairman VU Trust.

There are 13 departments under four schools:^[5]

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering(CSE)
• Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering(EEE)
• Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering(NFE)

• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Public Health

• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Law & Human Rights

• Department of English
• Department of Economics
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Islamic History and Culture

The university facilitates online admission for the benefit of applicants from distant areas.^[6]

The permanent campus of Varendra University is situated at Chandrima, Paba, Rajshahi.

Air-conditioned classrooms with multimedia, broadband and Wi-Fi, UGC Digital Library, informative website, Education ERP, CCTV security system, generators, and water filters.

Varendra University has five libraries enriched with around 7000 books. Students benefit from the library facilities and have the option to finish their assignments/coursework with help from the books in the library.

Study tours, seminars, debates and contests, participation in national and international, competitions, career center, parents' day, social awareness activities for deprived people, observance of national days and celebrations, picnic, indoor/outdoor games, cultural program.

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