State University of Bangladesh · Board Presentation · April 2026

The SUB
Ecosystem

Three world-class research laboratories. Two national institutes. Six international university partnerships. A BDT 95 Crore investment in Bangladesh's knowledge economy.

Lab 01 · Robotics & Biomedical Lab 02 · AI & Data Science Lab 03 · Automobile (TTIJ Japan) State Polytechnical Institute State Engineering College
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95 Cr BDT Total Investment
3 Research Labs
2 National Institutes
7,000+ Annual Students
140 Dual-Degree Seats/yr
+385% 10-Year ROI
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The National Context

Bangladesh at the
Inflection Point

The opportunity to build Bangladesh's first world-class research and education ecosystem is open — but it will not stay open forever.

#2 Fastest-growing economy in Asia
98% Biomedical & industrial devices still imported
$5B Government ICT export target by 2027
0 Private universities with world-class Robotics or AI research infrastructure
700+ Tech firms cannot fill skilled ML & engineering roles
4M+ Garment jobs facing existential automation pressure

"Bangladesh's next leap — from garment economy to knowledge economy — requires not just a policy, but physical research and education infrastructure that does not yet exist. SUB can build it. We have the plan, the partnerships, and the people."

Three Research Laboratories

World-Class Labs.
National Impact.

Open to all Bangladesh. Self-sustaining from Year 3. Combined revenue potential of BDT 360–480 Lakh per year.

BDT 65 Cr
Total Lab Investment
3 Yr
Break-even Target
480L+
Annual Revenue (Yr 5)
🦾 Lab 01 · Phase 1 · 6,000 sq ft
Robotics & Biomedical Engineering
BDT 22 Crore
ABB/KUKA-grade 6-DOF industrial robot arms
AUV / autonomous underwater vehicle tank
Drone & UAV fleet with sensor payloads
AI diagnostic imaging (X-ray, ECG, MRI)
Wearable health devices & telemedicine
3D printing & PCB fabrication lab
BDT 120–160 Lakh/yr
Partners: BGMEA · BRAC · WHO · DGDA · Square Hospitals
🧠 Lab 02 · Phase 1 · 3,500 sq ft
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
BDT 18 Crore
16× NVIDIA H100 80GB GPU — BDT 5.5 Cr
HPC server + 2PB NAS storage
24× RTX 4090 AI workstations
Bengali Language AI & NLP research
FinTech & fraud detection AI (bKash, DBBL)
AgriTech, Smart City & medical AI
BDT 140–180 Lakh/yr
Partners: Grameenphone · bKash · Samsung R&D BD · WHO
🚗 Lab 03 · Phase 2 · 8,000 sq ft
Automobile Engineering Lab
BDT 25 Crore
TTIJ · Toyota Technological Institute Japan
Strategic Collaboration · Bangladesh's First Automobile R&D Academic Centre
HV battery pack design & BMS testing
ADAS: LiDAR, RADAR, camera fusion
CNC machining & composite fabrication
CARLA/SUMO autonomous simulation
V2X testbed & IoT factory floor
BDT 100–140 Lakh/yr
Partners: TTIJ Japan · Walton Hi-Tech · BRTA · BUET

Two National Institutes

Building Bangladesh's
Education Ecosystem

Two new institutions creating a seamless pipeline from vocational diploma to international degree — with direct articulation at every level.

🏭
State Polytechnical Institute
4-year Diploma · 8 Departments · 2,000 annual intake

Vocational & technical diploma institution producing skilled technicians for Bangladesh's industry sector — feeding directly into the Engineering College pipeline.

Electrical Technology Computer Technology Mechanical Technology Civil & Construction Automobile Technology Electronics & IoT Textile Technology Biomedical Technology
2,000 Annual Intake
4 yr Diploma
Direct → Eng. College
80–100L Revenue/yr BDT
🎓
State Engineering College
Under Rajshahi University · 7 Departments · 5,000 annual intake

B.Sc. Engineering college with direct articulation to SUB. Polytechnic graduates enter Year 2. SUB graduates proceed to international partner universities.

Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Civil Engineering Biomedical Engineering Architecture Software Engineering Industrial Engineering
5,000 Annual Intake
7 Departments
→ SUB Direct Link
150–200L Revenue/yr BDT

International Dual-Degree

Global Partnerships.
Local Talent.

2 years at SUB + 2 years at a partner university = two degrees + guaranteed paid industry placement.

140
Dual-degree seats per year
BDT 120–180 Lakh additional revenue annually
USA · Top 6 Globally
University of Chicago
Computer Science, Data Science, Financial Economics
30 seats/yr
UK · QAA Accredited
Buckinghamshire New University
Engineering, Computing, Business Technology
40 seats/yr
UK (London) · UK Recognised
University of Sunderland in London
Engineering, IT, Architecture, Business
50 seats/yr
Japan · Engineering Elite
Toyota Tech. Institute Japan (TTIJ)
Automobile Eng., Robotics, AI (co-degree)
20 seats/yr
SUB (2 years)
→
Partner University (2 years)
→
Dual B.Sc. Degree
→
Guaranteed Paid Placement

The Student Journey

From Polytechnic
to the World Stage

1
State Polytechnical Institute
4-yr Diploma · 8 depts · 2,000/yr
2
State Engineering College
B.Sc. Eng. · 7 depts · 5,000/yr
3
State University of Bangladesh
2 yrs · Research Lab Access · Industry Projects
4
Partner University Abroad
2 yrs in USA/UK/Japan · Dual Degree
5
Industry Career
Guaranteed Paid Placement · BDT 1–5L/month
7,000+
Students enrolled annually
140
Dual-degree seats/yr
100%
Placement target
BDT 200L+
Annual tuition revenue

Financial Projections

Seven-Year
Revenue Outlook

Eight diversified revenue streams. Operational surplus from Year 3. Full capital break-even by Year 8. Conservative estimates only.

BDT 9–13 Crore
Annual revenue by Year 5+
Revenue Stream Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5Yr 6Yr 7
Lab R&D Contracts (3 Labs) — 20 60 120 185 220 260
Professional Training — 15 35 65 90 110 130
Lab-as-a-Service — 5 18 38 55 68 80
Tuition (Poly + Eng College) — 60 150 250 340 400 450
Dual-Degree Programme Fees — — 30 90 140 165 185
Grants & Fellowships — 25 50 80 95 110 120
Industry Placement Fees — — 10 25 40 50 60
IP Licensing & Patents — — 5 12 22 32 40
Total Revenue (BDT Lakh) 012535868096711551325
Annual OpEx (BDT Lakh) 120200280340380420460
Net Surplus (BDT Lakh) -120 -75 +78 +340 +587 +735 +865

The Investment Case

BDT 95 Crore.
Bangladesh's Future.

Not a cost — Bangladesh's highest-return university infrastructure investment. Phased across five years. Funded through a co-investment model.

Lab 01 — Robotics & Biomedical Eng.
Robot arms, AUV, biomedical devices, clean room
BDT 22 Crore
Lab 02 — AI, ML & Data Science
16× H100 GPU, HPC, 24 workstations, datasets
BDT 18 Crore
Lab 03 — Automobile Engineering (TTIJ)
EV powertrain, ADAS hardware, CNC, simulation
BDT 25 Crore
State Polytechnical Institute
Campus fit-out, workshops, 8 dept labs, admin
BDT 15 Crore
State Engineering College
7 dept labs, classrooms, faculty, Rajshahi campus
BDT 15 Crore
BDT 95 Cr
Total Investment
9–13 Cr
Annual Revenue Yr 5+
+385%
10-Year ROI
Year 3
Surplus Begins
Year 8
Capital Break-even

Implementation

Five-Year Master Plan

From board approval today to a fully operational ecosystem — in 60 months.

Phase 0
M1–3
Approval · Budget · Site · Tender
Phase 1A
M4–12
Labs 01 & 02 Construction · Faculty Hire
Phase 1B
M13–24
Labs 01 & 02 Open · First Students · Revenue
Phase 2
M25–36
Automobile Lab (TTIJ) Opens
Phase 3
M37–48
Polytechnical Institute · 2,000 intake
Phase 4
M49–60
Engineering College · Dual-Degree Begins

The Visionary Behind the Plan

Leadership Forged
on the World Stage

Sudipto Mondal
B.Sc. ETE, RUET (5th/57) · Adjunct Lecturer, UIU CSE · IEEE Researcher · Entrepreneur · International Competitor
45+ Papers
370+ Citations
52 Awards
3× Best Paper
6 Journals

International Track Record

US
RoboBoat 2026, Florida USA
2026
9th Worldwide (37 teams)
SG
WRO 2025, Singapore
2025
Silver Medal (73 teams)
JP
Formula SAE Japan
2025
18th / 93 global teams
US
RoboSub 2025, California
2025
Special Recognition
INT
MIT/NASA/JAXA STEMx365
2021–
Lead STEMxpert (Ongoing)

Direct Lab Alignment

Lab 01 — Robotics
AUV Hangor 1.0 (RoboSub 2025) · Formula SAE EV Japan (18th/93) · WRO 2025 Drone IoT · ROS, YOLOv8, Pixhawk
Lab 02 — AI/ML
YOLOv8+TensorRT on NVIDIA Jetson (production AUV) · ANN-MPPT (IEEE Access, 44 citations) · MQTT→MySQL pipelines
Lab 03 — Automobile
Designed Bangladesh's first Formula SAE EV — HV/LV powertrain, BMS, BSPD, HIL testing with Tesla cells
Institutes
UIU Adjunct Lecturer · Edu-Explorer CTO (iDEA Govt Grant BDT 10L) · DRMC Science Club President

"The labs I am proposing are labs I have competed in, built hardware for, and won with — on the world stage, against teams from the USA, Europe, and Japan. This is not a vision. This is the next chapter of work I have been doing my entire career."

Financial Impact
BDT 95 Cr → BDT 9–13 Cr/yr by Year 5
Full capital break-even: Year 8
+385% 10-year ROI
Self-sustaining from Year 5
Academic Impact
7,000+ students annually
140 dual-degree seats/yr
50+ patents by Year 5
200+ publications projected
National Impact
BD's first full engineering ecosystem
RMG automation: 4M jobs protected
98% biomedical import substitution
TTIJ: BD enters auto tech map
Partnership Impact
4 intl. universities: USA, UK, Japan
Toyota/TTIJ: first BD-Japan auto MoU
Global employers recruiting from SUB
BD rises in global research rankings

The Decision

The Decision
in Front of You

Three labs. Two institutes. Six global partnerships. One complete ecosystem. One vote to start it all.

🔬
Research Sovereignty
🎓
Education Ecosystem
💰
Sustainable Revenue

Five Approvals Requested Today

01
BDT 95 Crore allocation for 3 Labs + 2 InstitutesPhased across 5 years · Co-investment model
02
Authorisation to sign MoU with TTIJ JapanToyota Technological Institute — Bangladesh's first automobile R&D collaboration
03
Dual-degree MoU authorisationUniversity of Chicago · BNU · UoSiL · TTIJ
04
Campus space & Rajshahi site allocationFor Engineering College under Rajshahi University
05
Appointment of founding Research & Education DirectorFor the complete SUB Ecosystem

"The window to be first in Bangladesh is open.
It will not stay open forever."

All We Need Today
— Is Your Yes.

State University of Bangladesh · Board of Trustees · April 2026

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