Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) () was established in 2013, the 37th public university of the country. It is the first maritime university in Bangladesh, the 3rd maritime university in South Asia and the 12th maritime university in the world. It has issued its first calls for admission in December, 2016. History and overview Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU), Bangladesh came out as the first ever maritime university of Bangladesh by an Act of the Parliament on 26 October 2013. List of vice-chancellors Rear Admiral ASM Baten (Retd) Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal (Retd) Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa ( present ) Faculties The university has 36 departments under a total of 8 faculties for teaching and research at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in marine fisheries, safe shipping management and administration, naval engineering and technology, oceanography, international maritime law, etc. However, only 5 departments are open for undergraduate level. There is also a Bachelor of Marine Science for Marine Cadets. Apart from this, post-graduate degrees are also being given in some additional subjects. In the future, bachelor's degree will also be given from these faculties. Faculties are as follows: 1. Faculty of Maritime Governance and Policy (FMGP) 2. Faculty of Shipping Administration (FSA) 3. Faculty of Earth and Ocean Science (FEOS) 4. Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) 5. Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics (FCSI) 6. Faculty of Maritime Business Studies (FMBS) 7. Faculty of General Studies (FGS) Campus The university has its temporary campus at Pallabi, Mirpur-12 in Dhaka. But permanent campus will be established at 106.6 acre land at Hamidchar, Bakolia in Chittagong. Computer labs Computer Lab facility available for the students of BSMRMU. The Computer Lab situated on the 3rd floor of the campus. The lab computers are connected by both WiFi and broadband internet network . Conference Centre Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh has a large auditoriumon on 5th floor in its temporary campus. Seating capacity of the auditorium is 90. Industrial/study tours and visits To keep pace with the practical world and to orient the students with maritime domain, BSMRMU organizes the industrial tour, field trip, visit etc. to different domestic and international maritime industries and organizations. The curriculum of master's program of the university has also been designed with mandatory study tour/ field trip to keep the visit effective. In the national boundary, the students used to