01 Policy Statement
RUET is committed to protecting and promoting the health and well-being of its students, teachers, officers and staff, and of the surrounding community. To fulfil this commitment, RUET will:
- Maintain accessible medical and ambulance services.
- Provide counselling and mental well-being support services.
- Promote physical fitness, sports, and healthy lifestyles.
- Strengthen occupational health, safety, and community health initiatives.
02 Actions11 actions
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Operate a medical centre, physically accessible to persons with disabilities, providing free primary healthcare to students and staff, with stated opening hours, an on-call arrangement outside those hours, basic diagnostics, essential medicines, an ambulance service with a published contact number, and a documented referral pathway to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and other facilities.
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Establish a counselling and mental well-being service with qualified counsellors or psychologists, offering confidential individual counselling, crisis support, and awareness programmes on stress, examination anxiety and help-seeking. Confidentiality is the default and is explained to every client.
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Train hall Provosts, assistant Provosts, academic advisers and student leaders in basic mental health first aid and referral, so that distress is recognized early and routed to professional support.
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Open the gymnasium, playing fields and courts to all students and staff including women, with dedicated hours and facilities for women; run inter-hall and inter-department sports; and conduct awareness on nutrition, sleep, physical activity and prevention of non-communicable diseases.
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Provide occupational health services for employees, including pre-placement and periodic health check-ups for staff exposed to occupational hazards in laboratories, workshops, construction, maintenance and cleaning, and awareness on ergonomics and workplace health; and, in partnership with local health authorities, run community health initiatives such as blood donation drives, health camps, vaccination support, and awareness campaigns on dengue, waterborne disease and road safety.
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Maintain laboratory, workshop and field safety through safety induction before laboratory access, personal protective equipment, chemical handling and storage protocols, fire safety equipment and drills, first-aid points, and incident reporting and investigation.
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Maintain a smoke-free and drug-free campus through prohibit smoking, smokeless tobacco, alcohol and all narcotic substances in campus, hall building and open space, and prohibit their sale in and around campus outlets.
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Suspected offences involving prohibited substances shall be referred to the legally competent authority and handled under applicable law and approved university disciplinary rules, while appropriate counselling or referral may be offered separately.
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Provide reproductive and sexual health information and services appropriate to the national and institutional context, confidentially, through the medical centre.
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Maintain road and traffic safety on campus using signage of speed limits, marked pedestrian routes, lighting, and a helmet requirement for motorcycle riders.
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Make sports grounds, auditorium and open spaces available to local schools, colleges and community groups for organized activities, subject to prior permission.