The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of United International University (UIU) has got approval for the first-ever undergraduate program in Data Science in Bangladesh.
Data Science has emerged as the top discipline globally in recent years and is very crucial for the transformation towards smart Bangladesh, reads a press release issued on Wednesday.
Vice Chancellor (in charge) Prof Dr Md Abul Kashem Mia said: “The challenge of the coming era is to equip graduates with computing and data analytic abilities that will allow data-driven leadership in the national transformation towards Smart Bangladesh. The graduates of this newly approved program, we believe, will play a key role in this process.”
The department has already established high-performance GPU-enabled computing facilities required for the program to run successfully in addition to the regular laboratories and other facilities.
This department has got the best pool of faculty members in the country now with academic degrees, expertise and experiences in machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, robotics and their application areas like bioinformatics, medical sciences, precision agriculture, epidemiology, finance, social media analytics, natural language processing, satellite imaging, remote sensing, health informatics, business, and marketing, says the release.
The curriculum has been developed with input from national and international academic and industrial experts in the relevant fields.
CSE Department head Prof Dr Salekul Islam said: “Data Science will be the most in-demand subject in the near future and numerous jobs will be created at home and abroad as well. The CSE Department of UIU has taken a timely decision. We are confident to produce the best graduates and they will lead our country in various fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning."
The classes for the newly approved program will start in the Fall 2023 semester.
The department wants to work closely with the industry and government and play a pivotal role in the national transition towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
