Rajshahi University of Science and Technology (RUET) is introducing free internet connection across the campus to provide its students and teachers with the information technology services round the clock.
They also established two sophisticated computer labs and a data centre to this end. The authority will monitor the internet connection with the data centre routinely.
The process of connecting the whole campus to the optical fibre at a cost of around Tk 50 million is also underway.
RUET Vice Chancellor Rafiqul Islam Beg said the work for the final phase of the project will start this December and it is expected to be complete in June next year.
The project has been implementing under ‘Extension and Renovation of Network and Automate Office Management System’.
It is a sub project of the Higher Education and Quality Enhancement Programme (HEQEP) financed by World Bank (WB).
Once the project is implemented, internet services here will be better than any university in the country, said RUET Computer Centre Director Prof Bashir Ahmed is heading the project as its chief coordinator.
He added that after completion of the project the internet speed will become 10gps on the campus next year while it is now only 250 mbps.
Administrative sources said there are broadband lines at the university administrative building, library, computer science building, and central computer centre building.
The university accounts for 3500 teachers and students, of whom highest 500 get free access to the internet on the campus.