OVERVIEW
In order to prepare potential and productive persons in industry, academia, as well as in government sector, in the undergraduate programs of the department of CSE, an excellent environment of teaching, learning, and research in computing and IT has been maintained from the initial stage of the department. The faculty members are enriched in diversified fields and are involved in updated research work. To provide quality, cutting-edge educational experiences, the department aims to provide students with strong conceptual foundations, and also expose them to the forefront of the developments in the field of computing. The department’s other vision includes providing state-of-the-art computer education and training to all students at SFMU to bring them to the level of knowledge and ability. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering maintains well-equipped laboratories for undergraduate research work. To pursue creative research and new innovations in Computer Science and Engineering and across disciplines in order to serve the needs of industry, government, society, and the scientific community by expanding and contributing to the body of knowledge in the field.
Already three batches have graduated from this department. At present, more than 100 students are studying in four batches in the department.
MESSAGE FROM HEAD
I warmly welcome you to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib University, Jamalpur. The CSE Department is working tirelessly to build skilled IT professionals to meet the challenges of the 21st century and build the 'Digital Bangladesh' announced by the Government of Bangladesh. We are committed to produce highly qualified and all-rounded graduate possessing fundamental knowledge of computing and information technology who can provide leadership and service to Bangladesh and the world. We promote a philosophy of learning with the development of a computer science and engineering student and provide a stimulating academic research environment for individuals who would be capable to work in both industry and academia, and would be the leaders in the demonstration of professional skills and in the development of new technology for the benefit of society.
Despite our multifaceted limitations, we have tried to design our course curriculum in such a way that our graduates can take their place as skilled IT professionals in the software industry, telecom industry, web and multimedia industry at home and abroad. The department is also focused on enhancing the analytical skills of students through regular participation in Programming Contests. We are always on the lookout to introduce our students to the latest software, apps and programming languages to keep them abreast of the ever-changing modern technology.
Finally, we like to say, despite being located our university in a peripheral district headquarters like Jamalpur, we are committed to provide world class education to our students in this sector.
DEPARTMENT HISTORY
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) under the Faculty of Science, started its academic activities from January, 2015 with the seat capacity of 30 students per session with the aim of quality education as well as cutting edge researches in the branches of Computer Science and Engineering. The vision of the department is to produce skilled computer professionals for the betterment of the world and to nourish the technology. The department regularly offers 4 Years (8 Semester) undergraduate (B.Sc. Engineering Degree) programs. Currently, the number of undergraduate student intake is 30 per academic session (Winter and Summer).
The department has well equipped different laboratories and a system development center to increase the expertise of students practically along with theoretical knowledge. The teacher-student relationship is especially commendable. Proper learning environment best fosters the competency of the students. The main strength of the department is the talented faculty members who are dedicated in teaching and research. The faculty members conduct researches in distinguishing fields and outcomes are regularly published in different national and international prestigious journals and conferences.
The department provides an excellent research environment for it’s under graduate students to flourish in complemented by superior teaching. The faculty members are devotedly doing research works with their under graduate students. After finishing graduation, a significant portion of students are admitted in top ranking national and international universities and pursue their postgraduate degree and in advanced research. On the other hand, the graduates from the department are recruited by different IT industries.
The department of CSE arranged the 1st seminar in the history of this University at 11th March, 2015. The department regularly arranges Co-curricular activities such as workshops/seminars, training, and practical demos. The organization of the department, namely SFMU Computer Club is also active in organizing Co-curricular and Extra-curricular activities. It organizes programming contests regularly through to prepare the students for the ACM collegiate and other competitive programming contests. The SFMU Archers ICPC programming team participated in different programming contest such as IUBAT-IUPC programming contest-2016, NDUB CSE FEST-IUPC programming Contest-2017 and Daffodil International University-ICPC programming contest-2019 and achieved significant result. The SFMU Computer Club is also devoted to organize the sports and cultural activities of this department.