Welcome to the website of the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS) of North South University (NSU). The school has four departments, namely the Department of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Mathematics and Physics. The first three departments offer five undergraduate degrees, namely B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture), BSCEE (Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering), BSCSE (BS in Computer Science and Engineering), BSEEE (BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and BSETE (BS in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) and three Graduate degrees, namely MSCSE (MS in Computer Science and Engineering), MSEEE (MS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and MSETE (MS in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering).
We are proud that all our Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering as well as Architecture are fully accredited by the respective accreditation bodies of IEB (Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh) and IAB (Institute of Architects, Bangladesh). All programs offered by SEPS are designed following the most up-to-date outcome based curricula adopted from North American Universities in compliance with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
One of the major strengths of SEPS is its extremely qualified faculty members. From the very beginning, SEPS is very selective and has recruited the best quality faculty members having Masters or PhD degrees from internationally renowned universities, mostly from North America. Some of the faculty members have vast industry experience along with active professional engineering license i.e. P.E. (USA) or P.Eng. (Canada). The School is rich with 105+ full-time faculty members, each of them having at least one postgraduate degree from reputed foreign universities, and 65+ of them have PhDs. Reputed faculty members of other top public universities complement this core faculty pool through part-time engagement.
The high quality education given by these faculty members, full-fledged state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, a wonderful teaching-learning environment, rich infrastructure, resourceful library, most advanced curricula - all have resulted in an exponential growth of this School that has now 6500+ enrollment.
Through a vibrant learning culture for our students offered through programs, clubs, industry outreach and most up-to-date research activities of the faculty members and students, the SEPS of NSU stands out as an exceptionally good place in the country for engineering and architecture studies and research. Our alumni are placed as employees or graduate students or entrepreneurs nationally and globally almost in all types of prestigious institutes like Stanford University, Google, Microsoft, etc.
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Prof. Dr. Javed Bari, PE (USA)
Dean, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS)
The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS) has been a school of NSU since its inception. The growth of SEPS parallels with NSU’s rise to the top. SEPS, the second largest and the fastest growing school at NSU, provides knowledge and skill-based learning environment to its students in the fields of engineering, architecture and physical sciences. The school originally started its journey in 1993 as “School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)”. Later, the SEAS renamed as School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS) in 2014. At present, SEPS is the home of over 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students in its eight academic programs offered by four academic departments: Department of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Department of Mathematics and Physics (DMP). All the engineering programs under SEPS are accredited by the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) and the Architecture program is accredited by the Accreditation Standard of the Institute of Architects (ASIAB). The high quality education given by these faculty members, full-fledged state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, a wonderful teaching-learning environment, rich infrastructure, resourceful library, most advanced curricula - all have resulted in an exponential growth of this school.
The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences (SEPS) intends to be a center of excellence in innovation and technological entrepreneurship by building a knowledge and skill based learning environment for students in the field of engineering, architecture and physical sciences with adequate technical competency, social responsibility, communication skill and ethical standard.
SEPS will maintain international standard in terms of program curricula, instruction style, laboratory and research facilities, faculty recruitment and student intake. It plans for a paradigm shift in engineering education in the region that would emphasize more on innovation and creativity other than classroom teaching, along with better communication skill and ethical standard. For the purposes, it will emphasize on greater engagement of practical oriented study and research, industry relation, collaboration with reputed universities and research institutes worldwide, etc. To serve the society in a holistic manner, it strongly believes that better understanding of the societal need through adequate general education, addressing emerging issues like sustainability, technical leadership and entrepreneurship skill, etc are some important qualities to achieve by an engineer too. To gain national and global recognition, it will seek various accreditation and certification as required.
A summary of the programs currently offered and planned for offering in the future is shown in the following table.
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Department |
Currently Offered Programs |
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|
Program |
Credit Hours / Duration |
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
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Undergraduate Program: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (BS CSE)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BS EEE)
Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (BS ETE)
|
130 Credits / 4 Years |
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Graduate Program: Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (MS CSE)
Master of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MS EEE)
Master of Science in Electronics and Telecommunication Eng. (MS ETE)
|
33 Credits/ 2 Years |
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Minor: Minor in CSE Minor in ETE |
30 Credits |
|
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) |
Undergraduate Program: Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (BSCEE)
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149 Credits / 4 Years |
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Graduate Program: None. |
- |
|
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Department of Architecture (DA)
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Undergraduate Program: Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) |
176 Credits / 5 Years |
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Graduate Program: None |
- |
|
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Department of Mathematics and Physics (DMP)
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Undergraduate Program: None |
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Major: None |
- |
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Minor: Minor in Mathematics |
30 Credits |
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Over the past five years, the annual undergraduate student intake steadily grew from 1,100 to well over 1,500, while the graduate student intake stayed stable. The school is the fastest growing school of NSU in terms of student intake.
The existing and planned laboratory facilities of various departments of the school are shown in the following table.
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Department |
Existing Laboratories: Type, Numbers |
Planned New Laboratories: Type, Numbers (by 2023) |
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ECE |
Hardware = 9, Software = 11 |
Hardware = 8, Software = 4 |
|
CEE |
Testing = 6, Drawing = 1 |
Testing Lab = 1, Design Lab = 1, High Performance Computing Lab = 1 |
|
DA |
Design Studio = 13 Computer Lab = 1 Wood Workshop = 1 Building Material Lab = 1 |
Design Lab = 1, 3D Printing Lab = 1, Photography Lab = 1, Simulation Lab = 1 |
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DMP |
Physics Lab = 3 |
Physics Lab = 1 |
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Total number: |
46 |
New = 20, Total = 66 by 2023 |
Prof. Dr. Javed Bari, PE
Ph.D., Arizona State University, USA & PE (USA)
South Academic Building, SAC 618
Phone: +88 02 55668200, Ext: 1500, 1981
Email: javed.bari@northsouth.edu
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
Architecture
Ms. Shaila Joarder
MBEnv, University of New South Wales, Australia
South Academic Building, SAC 801
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext: 1861
Email: shaila.joarder@northsouth.edu
Civil and Environment Engineering
Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmul Islam
Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Japan
South Academic Building, SAC 731
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext –1982
Email: mohammad.islam@northsouth.edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Mohammad Rezaul Bari
Ph.D., University of Canterbury, New Zealand
South Academic Building, SAC 941
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1501, 1564
Email: rezaul.bari@northsouth.edu
Mathematics and Physics
Dr. Md. Sahadet Hossain
Ph.D., Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
South Academic Building, SAC 1039
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1504
Email: mohammad.hossain@northsouth.edu
DEPARTMENTS
Architecture
Civil and Environment Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mathematics and Physics
PROGRAMS
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at NSU offers the following undergraduate and graduate programs under its four departments.
Undergraduate
BS in Architecture
BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering
BS in Computer Science and Engineering
BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BS in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Graduate
MS in Computer Science and Engineering
MS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MS in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
PROF. DR. JAVED BARI, PE (USA)
Dean, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Phone: +88 02 55668200, Ext: 1500
Email: javed.bari@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 618
SHAILA JOARDER
Chair, Department of Architecture
Phone: +88 02 55668200, Ext: 1861
Email: shaila.joarder@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 801
PROF. DR. MD. NAZMUL ISLAM
Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Phone: +88 02 55668200, Ext: 1982
Email: mohammad.islam@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 731
DR. MOHAMMAD REZAUL BARI
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: +88 02 55668200, Ext: 1501
Email: rezaul.bari@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 941
DR. MD. SAHADET HOSSAIN
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Physics
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1504
Email: mohammad.hossain@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 1039
MOHAMMAD RASHEDUR RAHMAN
ECE Graduate Coordinator
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1507
Email: rashedur.rahman@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 933
ATIQUR RAHMAN
Undergraduate Coordinator - EEE/ETE Program
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1517
Email: atiqur.rahman@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 1030
AHSANUR RAHMAN
Undergraduate Coordinator - CSE Program
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 6182
Email: ahsanur.rahman@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 914
MS. TANJILA FARAH
Laboratory Coordinator - ECE
Email: tanjila.farah@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 929
Civil and Environment Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
MS. FERDHOUSI RAHMAN
Officer to Dean, SEPS
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1536
Email: ferdhousi.rahman@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 620
MR. SAIDUR RAHMAN
Senior Program Officer - ECE
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1526
Email: saidur.rahman@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 942
Program Officer, Architecture
Email:
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext – 1863
Office: SAC 902
MS. KHALEDA AKTER
Program Officer, CEE
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ex t – 1990
Email: khaleda.akter@northsouth.eduOffice: SAC 740
The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS) at North South University aims to be the center of excellence in innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship through cutting-edge research in the field of engineering, computing, architecture and physical sciences. The school aims at working in line with Bangladesh’s national research strategy and fostering the achievement of national, regional, and global sustainable development goals. In order to achieve these goals, the school will pursue interdisciplinary research to find out practical, economical, and sustainable solutions of the society’s critical and unique challenges. SEPS will also foster inter-institutional and international cooperative and collaborative research opportunities, spur local science and technology innovation through international research collaboration, and promote and disseminate research outcomes benefitting the national, regional, and global community. The school will continue working on enhancing capacity building in research by developing field-specific research groups and centers, as well as university-wide research institutes.
The existing and planned research facilities (institutes, centers, groups, etc.) of the school are summarized in the following table.
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Facility Type |
Existing |
Planned (by 2023) |
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Institute |
- |
· Institute of Innovation, Research and Development (IIRD) [by year 2021] |
|
Center |
· Center for Infrastructure Research and Services (CIRS) |
· Center for Applied Scientific Computing (CASC) [by year 2021] |
|
Group |
· 25 formal/informal research groups (full list is given in Annex-1) |
· 5 more formal/informal research groups [by year 2023] |
|
Hiring Researchers |
· None |
· 10 [by year 2023] |
|
Research Collaboration |
· 35 |
· 55 [by 2023] |
The core research areas are broadly categorized as Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Physical Sciences (Computer, Mathematics and Physics). The full-time faculty members of SEPS make the most research-active pool of faculty in North South University. The recent research activities of school are summarized in the following table.
|
Type |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Total Peer-reviewed Journal /Conference publications |
59 |
76 |
90 |
131 |
161 |
|
Scopus-indexed Journal /Conference publications |
24 |
31 |
37 |
91 |
129 |
|
Book/Book Chapters |
8 |
8 |
16 |
11 |
18 |
|
NSU Research Grants (Million BDT) |
6.79 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
9.065 |
8.47 |
|
External Research Grants (Million BDT) |
0 |
0.1 |
2 |
28.10 |
21.80 |
|
Establishment of Research Laboratory/ Center/ Institute |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
Research Collaboration with National/ International universities/ research institutes |
12 |
21 |
28 |
31 |
45 |
|
Research workshop/ seminar/ conference |
15 |
17 |
22 |
33 |
11 |
Ferdhousi Rahman
Officer, Dean Office
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
South Academic Building, SAC620
Phone: +88 02 55668200 Ext: 1536
Email: ferdhousi.rahman@northsouth.edu