Khulna University

Khulna University
খুলনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Other name
KU
MottoLearn, Lead and Live
TypePublic
Established31 August 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-08-31)
AccreditationAssociation of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim
Academic staff
443
Administrative staff
601
Students9,265
Undergraduates7,500
Postgraduates1,200
120
Other students
445
Address
Sher E Bangla Road, Gollamari
, ,
9208
,
Bangladesh

22°48′07″N 89°31′59″E / 22.802°N 89.533°E / 22.802; 89.533
CampusUrban, 106 acres (43 ha)
LanguageEnglish, Bengali
Colors   
Brown and sky blue
Websiteku.ac.bd

Khulna University (Bengali: খুলনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public research university at Gollamari in Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It was established in 1991.

It is near the river Moyur, beside the Sher-e Bangla Road (Khulna-Satkhira highway). The academic programs of Khulna University started on 31 August 1991 with 80 students in four disciplines.[2] As of 2023, the university has 29 disciplines under eight schools.[3]

  1. ^ "List of Public Universities". University Grants Commission. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Khulna University". Khulna University. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "History". ku.ac.bd. Retrieved 21 July 2023.