A Brief Profile of Urban and Rural Planning gDiscipline of Khulna University, Bangladesh

Md. Ashiq-Ur-Rahman TuhinLecturer

Urban and Rural Planning Disciplineg pKhulna University

Khulna-9208, Bangladeshweb:www.kuurp.ac.bd

VISION OF THE DISCIPLINE

•Khulna University is the first public University in the south-western region ofBangladesh established in 1987.

•Academic activities of the University commenced in 1991 with four disciplines.

•Urban and Rural Planning is one of the four pioneeringdisciplines of this University that took its first intake in 1991.

•The undergraduate and graduate degree programmes of the Discipline aimto create planners with comprehensive knowledge in sectoral and spatialp p g pplanning to shape, manage, direct and control development at local, regionaland national levels.

•This is a multidisciplinary Discipline to produce skilled planners for the countryimbued with the most up-to-date and modern planning techniques.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning (BURP)Master of Urban and Rural Planning (MURP)

Course AssessmentEach course, irrespective of the credit hours attributed to the course, graded in a scale of4. Minimum credit hours for BURP is 160 and for MURP is 120.

The major courses taught at undergraduate and graduate levels cover the following areas of knowledge:

•Urban Planning and Development•Housing and Settlement•Transportation Planning and Engineering•Disaster Studies including Earthquake, Cyclone•Environmental Studies

l l i•Natural Resources Planning•Urban Economics•Governance•Rural Planning and Development

G f i d I f ti S t (GIS)•Geo-referencing and Information System (GIS)•Project Planning and Management•Planning Law•Gender Issue

Method of GradingTheory courses: The total marks in the course will be in the following way:

Attendance 10Continuous Assessment 30Term final Examination 60

Course AssessmentEach course, irrespective of the credit hours attributed tothe course, will be graded in a scale of 4 (four).

Percentage ofmarks

Letter grade Grade point

80% and above A+ 4.00

75% to below 80% A- 3.75

70% to below 75% B+ 3.50

65% to below 70% B 3.25

60% t b l 65% C 3 0060% to below 65% C+ 3.00

55% to below 60% C 2.75

50% to below 55% D+ 2.50

45% to below 50% D 2 2545% to below 50% D 2.25

40% to Below 45% E 2.00

Below 40% F 0.00

FACULTIES

Dr. Md. Rezaul KarimProfessor

Dr. Md. Ghulam MurtazaProfessor

Dr. Mahmudul HasanProfessor

Akhter Hussain ChawdhuryProfessor

Dr. Md. Ashraful AlamHead

Dr. Mohsin Uddin AhmedProfessor

Dr. Shamim Mahabubul HaqueProfessor

Md. Ahsanul KabirAssociate Professor

AHM Mehbub AnwarAssociate Professor

Mustafa Saroar*Associate Professor

SK Mursalin Mamun*Associate Professor

Saiful Momen*Assistant Professor

Sohel Jahangir Ahmed*Assistant Professor

Dr. Khan Rubayet RahmanAssistant Professor

Reazul Ahsan*Assistant Professor

Shahidul Hasan SwapanAssistant Professor

Fawzia FarzanaLecturer

Kazi Saiful Islam*Lecturer

KH Md. Nahiduzzaman*Lecturer

Tanjil Sawgat*Lecturer

Md. Ashiq-Ur-RahmanLecturer

Md. Mostafizur RahmanLecturer

Md. Zakir HossainLecturer

Rakib Hossain*Lecturer

FACILTIESThe discipline emphasizes on the most up-to-date and modern planning tools andtechniques. In this regard the discipline has three labs:

•GIS Lab•Remote Sensing Lab 3

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Function of the Lab: Analyzing spatial data, datapreparation, interpretation and modeling.

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Instrument: 35 Computers having the brand Intel Pentium 4processor.

Software: Arc info, Arc view, Arc GIS 931

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Major Success: Sundarban Bio-Diversity ConservationProject, Suitable Site Selection for Urban Services of Khulnacity, Suitable Site Selection of Proposed Padma Bridge,Travel Demand modeling of Khulna city.

Workshop: Three Days workshop arranged with thecollaboration of ESRI

Future Plan: Extending the lab with new 25 computers.

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Remote Sensing Lab

The lab is used for the Satellite Images and AerialPhotographs.

Function of the Lab: Analysis, Classification andinterpretation of Images and modeling.

Instrument: 45 Computers having the brand Intel Pentium 4processor.

Software: Erdas Imagine 8.4, Ilwis, Adobe Photoshop

Major Success: Preparation of Land use map of Khulna city,Flood damage estimation of a municipality, Urban growthtrend modeling of Khulna city .

Workshop: Three Days workshop arranged with thecollaboration of ESRIcollaboration of ESRI

Future Plan: Extending the lab with new 35 computers.

Engineering Survey Lab

Function of the Lab: Collecting physical feature data.

Future Plan: Installing a total station.

FACILTIES

Research Facilities

•Both in BURP and MURP a project/dissertation is required tocomplete the programmecomplete the programme.

•The Discipline offers different software training facilities forstudents and teachers alike to meet their everyday academic andresearch needsresearch needs.

•The Discipline is also resourceful in reference facilities. Its seminarlibrary has a collection of about 3000 local and international booksand journalsand journals.

•To arrange national and international seminar and conferencethe discipline has a conference room with two wide screenmultimedia projectormultimedia projector.

Major Professional Research Works Done in the Discipline

•Environmental maps and workbook for Khulna city Bangladesh•Environmental maps and workbook for Khulna city, Bangladesh•Environmental risk management action plan for Khulna city, Bangladesh•Socio-economic baseline study on the impact zone of the Sundarbans•Link Programmes with Foreign Institutes and Universities (ADPC, DFID)

JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES

For publishing scholarly research works and writings on various fields of planning,development, urbanization and environment, Urban and Rural Planning Discipline (URPD)of Khulna University has been publishing PLAN PLUS since 2002

For introducing planning in a generalized view the students of Urban and Rural PlanningDiscipline (URPD) publishes yearly magazine “Nogor o Nagorik”

Major Features of PLAN PLUSj

•A peer reviewed journal

•PLAN PLUS publishes scientific articles from different fieldsrelated to rural development architectural heritagerelated to rural development, architectural heritage,Geographic Information System (GIS), urban management,tourism, housing and informal sector

Major Features of “Nogor o Nagorik

•A magzine published in Bengali

•Content is based on current issues of planning, discovery,Content is based on current issues of planning, discovery,new technologies.

•Inventory of students perception about different issues ofplanning.

10%3%OUTPUT OF THE DISCIPLINE

29%Total Number of students:BURP: 172MURP: 26

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Male: 132Female: 66Foreigner Student: 01Total Number of Batches: BURP: 05, MURP: 02 58%

CGPA 2.5-2.99 CGPA 3.00-3.49 CGPA 3.50-3.74 CGPA 3.75+

Academic Result of BURP Degree Awarded Student

,Number of BURP Degree Awarded Student: 282

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ALUMNI

URP discipline has its alumni named KUPA (Khulna University Planners Alumni). This alumniis for those planners who have received their planning degree form Khulna University. TotalNumber of members is 251.Major activities of the Alumni

•To arrange general meeting•To celebrate town planning dayTo celebrate town planning day

Co curricular Activities of the Discipline

Annual SportsInter Discipline Cricket and Football ChampionshipCultural ProgrammesPublication of Yearly and Wall MagazinePublication of Yearly and Wall MagazineFreshers ReceptionFarwell ProgrammeStudy Tour (SAARC Countries, Bangladesh)

THANK YOU

www.kuurp.ac.bd

Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh