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RUET gets Pro-VC after 12 long years
Professor Akhtar Hossain of the Department of Civil Engineering has been appointed as the new Pro-Vice Chancellor (Pro-VC) of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET).
The appointment was announced in a notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education with the approval of the Chancellor of the university.
The information was announced in a notification signed by the Deputy Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Saiful Islam, today.
The appointment has been made in accordance with Section 21(1) of the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology Act, 2003, with the approval of the President and Chancellor of the university.
According to the notification, Prof Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain will serve as Pro-VC for four years from the date of his joining or until his scheduled date of retirement, whichever comes first.
It also states that he will receive salary, allowances and other benefits as determined by the rules.
During his tenure, he will have to exercise the powers vested in the Pro-Vice Chancellor and perform his duties in accordance with the laws and regulations of the university.
The notification also mentions that the President and Chancellor may cancel this appointment at any time in the public interest, if necessary.
Prof Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain is a senior teacher in the Department of Civil Engineering at RUET. He has long been involved in teaching, research and administrative activities at the university.
Concerned parties have expressed hope that his appointment will further accelerate the administrative activities of the university.
It is worth mentioning that the last person to serve as Pro-VC at RUET was Prof Dr. Mortuza Ali of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). He was appointed as Pro-VC on October 12, 2010 and completed his four-year term on October 11, 2014.
After that, the post of Pro-VC at the university remained vacant for almost 12 years. With the appointment of a new Pro-VC after this long time, an important vacancy in the administration of RUET has been filled.
Those concerned with the university believe that under the leadership of the new Pro-VC, more momentum will come to education, research, administrative coordination and ongoing development activities.
In particular, the appointment to this post, which had been vacant for a long time, will play a helpful role in making the university's policy-making activities more effective and coordinated, reports BSS.