University Innovation Hub Program: pre-seed funded teams from CSE
Photo dated 22 February 2025.
Notices, routines, clubs, research and the alumni community of the department at Varendra University, Rajshahi.
Team Voyagers from the Department of CSE, Varendra University, won the World Champions title at the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2023. As champions, the team joined the Global Winners Celebration Program at Goddard Space Flight Center and visited NASA Headquarters on 3 to 4 June 2025.
Varendra University is a UGC-approved private university in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It began its academic journey in September 2012.
The Department of Computer Science & Engineering is one of the most prominent departments of the university and has its largest academic team. Students learn in modern computer and electronics labs and in three professional labs for competitive programming, web development and robotics. Outside class they run clubs, organise events such as UCICS, hackathons and RoboSpark, and take part in research through ICSETEP. In 2023 the department's Team Voyagers became World Champions of the NASA Space Apps Challenge.
Welcome to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Varendra University!
Varendra University is at the forefront of higher education in Northern Bangladesh and is the first and leading private university in the northern region of the country approved by the government and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Varendra University started its academic journey in September 2012. The fundamental goal of Varendra University is to give quality advanced education to the students by experienced and reputed academics in order to produce skilled human resources needed for the social and economic development of Bangladesh.
Computer Science and Engineering is at the intellectual vanguard of the digital revolution that will define the 21st century. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is one of the most prominent departments of Varendra University both in the number of students and future prospects of students, which can clearly be observed from the career path of the alumni. The department prides itself with the largest academic team among the departments of the university of capable faculty members who not only serve to educate the students but also guide and counsel them in their endeavors. The students are provided modern computer and electronics labs to enrich their practical knowledge alongside the theoretical knowledge. There are three professional labs dedicated to competitive programming, web development and robotics which aim to get students job ready so they may proceed to procure jobs in the industry right after their graduation. The department provides an outstanding opportunity to the students to get quality education in Computer Science and Engineering. We are very proud of our graduates and their accomplishments; they are highly skilled IT professionals who pursue successful careers in a wide range of contexts in the competitive global job market. The mission of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is to explore new frontiers of Science Engineering and Technology through academic search and development. Our vision is to achieve highest excellency in academic programs in the field of CSE. The main target of the department is to produce graduates of global standards by providing them with modern and latest instructions in science and technology. We are also aiming at preparing our students for advanced research and learning so that they can disseminate the skill & knowledge they have acquired. I will be happy to see this department and university grow as a prestigious seat of learning in the future.
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The department's undergraduate programme. Full details are kept on the official university site.
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Players in Dept. of CSE, Varendra University jerseys gather on the field.
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Students at a chess match, timing the game on a phone clock.
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Navigating Challenges. Organised by VUPC, with Shohoj Coding as training camp partner.
Project page, activities and tender notices for the ICSETEP research and development project.
The Undergraduate Conference on Intelligent Computing and Systems, organised by the Department of CSE in 2025 and 2026.
Visit ucics.orgAbove: prize giving at UCICS 2025.
Photo dated 22 February 2025.
Senate Hall, 12 August 2025.
Organised by CSE Applied Computing Club.
Robotics Society event on campus.