Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman
The invention of electricity in 1920 was a giant step forward in human civilization. Over time, through tireless work, perseverance and research, electricity has transformed human lives, making significant contributions in building a smart nation. The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been playing a pivotal role in producing skilled engineers and graduates who are successfully leading the power, electronics, communication, and control engineering sectors in Bangladesh.
With the aim of creating electronics experts, the Department of Applied Physics (AP) was established in September 1965, in the University of Dhaka. Later, in 2008, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology was established and in 2015, the department was renamed as Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). The current syllabus of the department is aligned with the international standard and covers a wide spectrum of topics that cater to the needs of the job market as well as research. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (former AP) is the largest and oldest department of this faculty. The department is situated at a very beautiful campus - in the first three-storied building at the entrance of the World-Heritage Curzon Hall.
Currently, the number of students of this department is more than 300 and the number of faculties is more than 24. Apart from the teachers currently at station, more than 12 teachers are pursuing their Ph.D. in renowned universities of the world. B.Sc. (Undergraduate), M.Sc. (Graduate), and Ph.D. courses are being offered in this department. The department has all the necessary laboratories for electrical and electronic engineering subjects. The total number of students admitted in both B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs is 70. Every year more than 100,000 students participate in the entrance exam of ‘Science Unit’ of the university and only the top 70 get admitted to this department.
Besides academic activities, the students of this department are pioneers in co-curricular (e.g.- Cricket, Football, Debating, Electronics competition, etc.) activities. The department has an active and very strong Alumni Association (DU APECE-EEE Alumni Association) that regularly provides various assistance to the department, and scholarships to poor and meritorious students. The department also has vibrant student chapters of professional bodies like IEEE and Optica.
The prospects of the graduates from this department are bright. The demand for environment friendly power generation, more sophisticated electrical and electronic devices, cheaper and smarter products can only be met by world class electrical engineers. This requirement presents tremendous amount of job opportunities both at home and abroad for our graduates. After completing B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from this department, students are employed in various government and non-government institutions and universities of the country and outside the country.
I cordially welcome all students and researchers to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - I welcome you all to a campus of World- Heritage.