Saiful Islam (academic)

For other people named Saiful Islam, see Saiful Islam (disambiguation).
Saiful Islam
Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Assumed office
June 22, 2016
Personal details
Nationality Bangladeshi
Education Ph.D. (EE)
Alma mater Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Cambridge University
Occupation university academic, professor

Saiful Islam is a Bangladeshi academic. He is the current and the 13th Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).[1]

Education

Islam earned his bachelor's and master's in Electrical Engineering from BUET in 1975 and 1977 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University in 1986.[2]

Career

Islam started his teaching career as a Lecturer of the Department of Electrical Engineering of BUET in May 1975. He became a Professor in 1988. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering during 1995–1997.[2]

From August 2013 until June 2016, Islam worked as the Pro-vice-chancellor of Primeasia University, a private university in Dhaka, after he was appointed by the President of Bangladesh.[2]

On June 22, 2016, Islam was selected as the 13th Vice-chancellor of BUET. The post was vacant since Khaleda Ekram had died on May 24, 2016.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Prof Saiful Islam made new VC of BUET while DU gets two pro-VCs". bdnews24.com. June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Vice Chancellor of BUET". buet.ac.bd. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dr Saiful new Buet VC". The Daily Star. June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.


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