Islamic University of Technology

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Islamic University of Technology

Established	27 March 1981, Opened 14 July 1988
Type	International
Staff	983
Undergraduates	750
Postgraduates	6200
Location	Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus	Urban, 30 acres
Website	[1]

The Islamic University of Technology (Bengali: ইসলামীক ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ টেকনোলজি) is basically an educational and research institution. The main objective of the university is to help generally in human resource development in Member States of the OIC, particularly in different fields of engineering, technology and technical education.

Contents 1 Location and Climate 2 History 2.1 Development 2.2 Advancement 3 Courses 3.1 Instructor Training Programmes 3.2 Engineering and Technology Programmes 4 Laboratories and Workshops 4.1 Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering (MCE) 4.2 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4.3 Department of Computer Science and Information Technology (CIT) 4.4 Department of Instructor Training and General Studies (ITS) 4.5 Others 5 Computer Center 6 Library and Documentation Center 7 Infrastructures 7.1 Dormitory 7.2 Cafeteria 7.3 Student's Centre 7.4 Academic Building 7.5 Sports 7.6 Auditorium 8 See also 9 External links 9.1 Articles about IUT 9.2 Websites 9.3 Groups

[edit] Location and Climate

IUT is located at Board Bazar, Gazipur, about 30 km north of Dhaka (Latitude=23'43`N, Longitude=90'25`E), the capital of Bangladesh.

• Official Address :-
  • Postal address : Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704
  • Telephone : 9291254-59 PABX Line
  • Fax : 880-2-9291260

• E-mail :-
  • Vice Chancellor : vc@iut-dhaka.edu
  • VC Office : vcsec2@iut-dhaka.edu
  • ITS Department : its@iut-dhaka.edu
  • MCE Department : mce@iut-dhaka.edu
  • EEE Department : eee@iut-dhaka.edu
  • CIT Department : cit@iut-dhaka.edu

[edit] History

Islamic University of Technology was first known as Islamic Center for Technical and Vocational Training (ICTVTR). It was the time of its birth in the year 1978.
The 9th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) held in Dakar,Republic of Senegal on 24-28 April 1978. The establishment of IUT in Dhaka, Bangladesh was then approved by the then foreign ministers. All the members of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) agreed to cooperate for the implementation of the project.

[edit] Development

The implementation of the establishment commenced with the holding of the first meeting of the Board of Governors in June, 1979.

• Foundation stone of ICTVTR was laid by the late President Ziaur Rahman of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh on March 27, 1981 in the presence of the then president of Palestine late Yasir Arafat and late Mr. Habib Chatty the then Secretary General of OIC.
• ICTVTR was formally inaugurated by H.M. Ershad, the then president of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh on July 14, 1988.
• The 22nd ICFM held in Casablanca, Morocco on 10-11 December 1994 renamed the ICTVTR as Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT).

IIT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 21 September 1995.

• The 28th ICFM held in Bamako, Republic of Mali on 25-29 June 2001 commended the efforts of IIT and decided to rename the IIT as Islamic University of Technology (IUT).

IUT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on November 29, 2001.

[edit] Advancement

The University has advanced much in a short time and still infrastructure is going on by availing the financing under loan from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) with guarantee provided by the Government of Bangladesh.

University started offering long regular courses from December 1986 and completed 19 academic years till 2005. The 19th Convocation was held at the IUT auditorium on 27 September 2005. Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

[edit] Courses

[edit] Instructor Training Programmes

1. Master of Science in Technical Education (M.Sc. TE)
2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Technical Education (PGDTE)
3. Bachelor of Science in Technical Education (B.Sc. TE)
4. Diploma in Technical Education (DTE)

[edit] Engineering and Technology Programmes

1. Postgraduate Courses :-
   1. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
   2. Master of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
   3. Master of Mechanical Engineering
   4. Master of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
   5. Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology
   6. Master of Science in Computer Science and Applications
   7. Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
   8. Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
   9. Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology
   10. Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science and Applications
2. Four Year Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc. CIT)
3. Four Year Bachelor of Science in
   1. Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BSc. Engg. EEE)
   2. Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc.Engg. ME)
4. Higher Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (HDEE)
5. Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (HDME)
6. Higher Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology (HDCIT)

[edit] Laboratories and Workshops

[edit] Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering (MCE)

1. Thermodynamics
2. Internal Combustion Engines
3. Heat Transfer
4. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
5. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
6. Metrology
7. Drawing and Design
8. Machine shop with NC and CNC Machine tools
9. Fitting
10. Fabrication and Welding
11. Foundry
12. Computer Aided Design
13. Applied Mechanics and Design
14. Mechanical Control and Instrumentation
15. Automotive Workshops
16. Energy Technology
17. Chemistry
18. physics

[edit] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• Electrical Engineering Laboratories :-
  1. Electrical Circuits
  2. Electrical Machines
  3. Power System
  4. Electrical Utilization
  5. Electrical Workshop
  6. Switchgear
• Electronic Engineering Laboratories :-
  1. Electronics
  2. Electronic Workshop
  3. Digital Electronics
  4. Radio and Television Engineering
  5. Microwave and Telecommunication
  6. VLSI Circuits
  7. Measurement and Instrumentation
  8. Control, Microprocessor and Micro-controller Systems
  9. Physics

[edit] Department of Computer Science and Information Technology (CIT)

1. Micro Computer
2. Network (Novell, Linux, Windows XP, AIX, SCO, UNIX)
3. Multi Media
4. Microprocessor and Computer Hardware
5. Software Development
6. Internet and Web development

[edit] Department of Instructor Training and General Studies (ITS)

1. Language
2. Audio-Visual
3. Photographic Film Processing

[edit] Others

1. Centres viz.
2. Computer Centre
3. Energy and Environment Centre

[edit] Computer Center

There is a Computer Centre in the 1st floor of the academic building with the following facilities :

• AIX based IBM RISC 6000 server
• Novell Netware 5.1 based server
• Windows XP based server
• Linux based mail server
• Proxy server
• DNS server
• SCO Unix based ZENITH server
• 140 Microcomputers of various types
• IBM and IBM PC capabilities
• VSAT
• Campus wide Optical Fiber Network Backbone
• 128 kbit/s uplink speed and 512 kbit/s downlink speed using dedicated connection of VSAT

A campus wide network with Novell Netware 5.1 and Unix Ware 2 has been installed connecting computers in the centre and other computers in departments, Library and Offices of the University.
Online Internet facilities are also available for the students, staffs and teachers.

[edit] Library and Documentation Center

Main article: IUT Library and Documentation Center

The students spend a lot of their time at IUT Library and Documentation Centre. It is located in the first floor of the Library/Cafeteria Building overlooking a beautiful water pool both on the eastern and western sides. The library has a present floor area of 1300 sq. meter with a shelf space of 52,000 books. The library is fully air-conditioned and well furnished with modern furniture. The library is divided into two sections, General and Research/Reference.

To conduct the IUT Library service effectively and efficiently, a customized software has been developed and installed in the IUT Library. Around twenty-six thousand data of books have been inputted. Also the data of projects/thesis/dissertations have been incorporated in the said software namely BookTrax. The Library is also in a process to computerize its other information resources. Now the faculty members and the students may search their desired books/dissertation from OPAC (on-line Public Access Catalogue). Local Area Network (LAN) also established in the IUT Campus. Now the members of the IUT working in the campus have the access to Library database through LAN. Circulation system has been computerized and the information consumers can borrow their needed books through automated bar-code system.

At present there are 26200 books on engineering, technical and vocational subjects. 20 technical journals are being subscribed from abroad annually. The library is managed by a group of expert personnel. It is an open shelf library. Books are issued to the students and staff for home use. It is open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm on all working days. Library is also open on one weekend between 2-00 pm. to 10 pm. It has photocopy section which servers the purpose of the students, faculty, and office staff constantly. Since all the students live in campus the library is the only place where they can utilize their time by reading books and taking notes up to 10-00 pm everyday.

[edit] Infrastructures

[edit] Dormitory

Each student of IUT gets a seat alloted to him in the halls of residence. Modern and comfortable dorms known as hall accommodation is available inside the IUT campus. Though it is not really mandetory to reside in the campus, most of the students do so beacause of the wonderful living facilities provided by the authority. A total of 240 rooms are provided in two Halls of Residence (North Hall and South Hall) with three blocks each: East Block, Middle Block and West Block. Each room has provision for accommodating a maximum of 3 to 4 students. Each student is provided with bed, mattress, pillow, quilt, reading table and cupboard. Bed linen is also provided along with laundry facilities.

[edit] Cafeteria

IUT has two self-service cafeterias (Central and North) where the students are required to take normal meals and breakfast. This University provides the students with continental breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner within about US $ 50 per month per student. The students are now being exempted from paying this cost. However, they may be required to pay the cost partly, if not in full, to account for any shortage in the contribution by the Member States. The Cafeteria is managed by the Cafeteria Committee represented by staff as well as students.

[edit] Student's Centre

The student's center of IUT is in front of the South hall and is visible from the main gate. Recreational arrangements are available there. The student's center is arranged by a TV room, an indoor Basketball ground, Table Tennis court and Carom board. Daily newspapers are supplied on a regular basis.

[edit] Academic Building

There is a five storey academic building just beside the building of Library and Cafeteria.

[edit] Sports

Arrangements for games and sports are usually in accordance to the preferences of the students of the member countries of OIC. This includes Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Carom.

[edit] Auditorium

The auditorium is capable for arranging seats for all the students and faculty members of IUT.

[edit] See also

• IUT Alumni Association
• Higher Education in Bangladesh
• List of Bangladesh-related topics
• Organization of Islamic Conference
• Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, COMSTECH

[edit] External links

[edit] Articles about IUT

• Farewell to the fairyland By Md. Adnan Quaium

[edit] Websites

• Official Website of IUT
• Official Website of IUT Alumni Association

[edit] Groups

• Group of the students of IUT
• Group of batch 2002 of IUT
• Forum of CIT '02
• Group of CIT 99