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Jahangirnagar University ((ベンガル語:জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) ''Jahangirnagar Vishvavidyalaya'', University Acronym: জাবি or JU ) is a public university in Bangladesh, located in Savar Upazila, Dhaka. It is the only fully residential〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of JU - Jahangirnagar University )〕 university in Bangladesh.〔 The university was established in 1970 by the government of Pakistan by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance, 1970. During the first two years, it operated as a project. Its first Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mafiz Uddin Ahmad (Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago) took up office on September 24, 1970. The first group of students, a total of 150, was enrolled in four departments: Economics, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics. Its formal inauguration was delayed until January 12, 1971, when the university was launched by Rear Admiral S. M. Ahsan, the Chancellor. Until 1973, it operated as a project. In 1973 Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act was amended as Jahangirnagar University Act. In 2014 the university had a total of 14,500 students, 672 teachers, 206 staffs and 1,200 other employees. The university boasts to have the first ever female Vice-Chancellor of any public university in Bangladesh. Dr Farzana Islam, a professor of Anthropology department, was appointed the country’s first-ever female Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University on Sunday, March 2, 2014 for four years. == History == Jahangirnagar University was formally launched on 12 January 1970〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History of JU )〕 under the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance, 1970〔 and this days is observed as ''University Day''. At the time of starting, its name was ''Jahangirnagar Muslim University'', and the initial plan was to operate this university as like as Aligarh Muslim University. But after the independence of Bangladesh, its name changed as ''Jahangirnagar University'' under the act of ''Jahangirnagar University Act' 1973''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jahangirnagar University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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