Saiful Islam | |
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Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | |
Assumed office June 22, 2016 |
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Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Ph.D. (EE) |
Alma mater |
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Cambridge University |
Occupation | university academic, professor |
Saiful Islam is a Bangladeshi academic. He is the current and the 13th Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Islam earned his bachelor's and master's in Electrical Engineering from BUET in 1975 and 1977 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University in 1986.
Islam started his teaching career as a Lecturer of the Department of Electrical Engineering of BUET in May 1975. He became a Professor in 1988. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering during 1995–1997.
From August 2013 until June 2016, Islam worked as the Pro-vice-chancellor of Primeasia University, a private university in Dhaka, after he was appointed by the President of Bangladesh.
On June 22, 2016, Islam was selected as the 13th Vice-chancellor of BUET. The post was vacant since Khaleda Ekram had died on May 24, 2016.