Comilla University (COU) is an educational establishment that is located at Comilla. Its Educational Institute Identification Number or EIIN, is 136597. On 08 February, 2006, it was first put into operation. The alternative name for Comilla University (COU) is কুমিল্লা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (সিওইউ).
The Comilla University is a public university in Bangladesh. This university located at Salmanpur, Kotbari, Comilla, Bangladesh. The university was created on 50 acres (20 ha) of land at Shalban Vihara, Moynamoti. Comilla University is associated by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh.
The executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) sanctioned a project for the establishment of twelve science and technology universities in Bangladesh during 2001 and one of these was planned to be established in Comilla. But instead, the government granted a general university and its charter in Comilla on 8 May 2006, as the 26th public university under which the university is being operated.
The university officially started its journey on 28 May 2007, through an orientation program for the 2006–07 academic year with 300 students and 15 teachers enrolled in 7 departments under 4 faculties.
Department of English under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.
Department of Economics and Public Administration under the Faculty of Social Science.
Department of Mathematics under the Faculty of Science.
Three departments (Accounting & Information Systems, Marketing, Management,) under the School of Business.
The Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) was inaugurated in the 2008–09 session. The Department of Bangla, Department of Anthropology and the Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) were inaugurated in the 2009–2010 session. Three new departments (Chemistry, Physics, and Statistics) have been opened in the academic session 2010–2011. From the academic session, 2013–14 three more departments (Archeology, Finance and Banking, Pharmacy) have been inaugurated. Comilla University (COU) has more than four thousand (400) students in various batches, 120 teachers and 100 staffs devoted to conducting teaching and research.
Comilla University started with 7 functional departments. Now there are a total of 21 departments Under 6 faculties. To see faculties and department info click faculty on the left sidebar. To see also notice click notice on the left sidebar.
