01 Policy Statement
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) believes that quality engineering education is a powerful means of breaking the cycle of poverty. To fulfil this commitment, RUET will:
- Maintain affordable engineering education.
- Strengthen scholarships and financial assistance for disadvantaged students.
- Support economically vulnerable students through welfare and support programs.
- Promote community-based poverty reduction initiatives through education, research, and outreach.
02 Actions10 actions
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Keep tuition, admission, examination and other student charges at affordable, published rates consistent with RUET’s status as a public university, and assess the effect of any proposed fee revision on low-income students before it is approved.
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Maintain a transparent, published financial support scheme combining government stipends, university freeships, merit and need-based scholarships, alumni-funded awards and emergency hardship grants, and progressively increase the number and value of awards directed to disadvantaged students. Award lists are usually be published before academic session.
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Through DSW, provide part-time on-campus work opportunities, free primary healthcare and counselling (see SDG 3), textbook and learning-material support, and case-by-case support to help students in financial distress remain enrolled.
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Operate a means-tested hardship fund with a simple application route through DSW, for students facing sudden crises such as loss of a parent, family illness, flood or other disaster, with decisions within a stated maximum number of working days.
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Keep hall accommodation and dining charges at subsidized rates, with a documented subsidy review each year, and keep a reserved quota of hall seats for the neediest students.
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Provide subsidized transport for students and staff, with minimum-fee shuttle services on designated routes.
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Guarantee access to learning essentials regardless of ability to pay: library lending, laboratory access, internet, and a laptop or device loan scheme.
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Undertake initiatives with local government, NGOs and community groups, including technical and vocational skills training for unemployed youth, technical assistance to small and cottage enterprises, and student volunteering projects in low-income communities.
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Direct research and extension work through Directorate of research and extension (DRE) toward poverty-relevant engineering: low-cost housing, safe water, affordable energy, agricultural machinery and disaster-resilient infrastructure.
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Support student entrepreneurship and start-ups through an incubation and innovation centre, with mentoring, seed support and industry linkage.