Premier University, Chittagong

Premier University, also known as PU, is a private university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001.HistoryThe ex-mayor of Chittagong City Corporation, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, conceived the idea of establishing a center of excellence for higher education and learning in Chittagong and initiated a needs assessment in 1998. A project proposal for Premier University was submitted to the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh in May 2001. The proposal was approved by the Government of Bangladesh under the Private University Act (1992), and the University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) (UGC) approved the curricula of Premier University.The university came into being on December 5, 2001 and launched its academic programs in January 2002.During the first years, the university offered a four-year Bachelor's and two-year Master's degrees in only a few subjects.CampusChittagong is a city adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. Premier University is in the city centre near Chittagong Medical College and close to Chittagong Railway Station and the central bus depot.Premier University has five buildings: two of them form the main campus, with the other ones (Business department building, Law department building) set off. Premier University started its functions at its own four-storied building at Probortak Circle northwest of Chittagong Medical College. Adjacent to it, construction of the seven-storied Arts and Engineering Faculty (including Architecture) building in Probortak and another huge multistoried building for Business Faculty in WASA have been completed.