American International University-Bangladesh
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| Motto: | Where leaders are created | |
| Established: | 1994 | |
| Type: | Private, Coeducational | |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna(Awarded “The Pamana ng Pilipino Award”)[1] | |
| Faculty: | 180+ (full-time faculty). Numbers as of Spring, 2007-2008 |
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| Students: | 6807 as of 2007-2008, Summer | |
| Location: | Dhaka, Banani, Bangladesh | |
| Campus: | Urban | |
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| Nickname: | AIUB | |
| Affiliations: | University Grants Commission Bangladesh | |
| Website: | www.aiub.edu | |
American International University-Bangladesh (Bengali: আমেরিকান ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি-বাংলাদেশ ) (AIUB) is a government approved private university of Bangladesh. It was established in 1994 by Dr. Anwarul Abedin under the Private University Act, 1992.[2] It is now the top private university in Bangladesh for Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE). It offers the best laboratory facilities in Bangladesh for EEE .It is also best for Computer Science & Engineering. The university is an independent organization with its own Board of Trustees.[3] The University is situated in Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka and it has five campuses with one separate administrative building. AIUB was awarded the “Best Business School”[4] in 2004 by the Financial News Service (FNS), an economic news service which conducted a survey on the performance of all universities, and financial and industrial organizations in Bangladesh.
[edit] Academic Body
- Pro Vice Chancellor : Prof. Dr. Anwar Hossain
- Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences : Prof. Dr. Charles Villanueva
- Dean, Faculty of Science : Prof. Dr. A.B.M Siddique Hossain
- Advisor, Faculty of Engineering : Prof. Dr. Saiful Islam
- VP for Academic : Prof. Dr. Tafazzal Hossain
- Registrar : Prof. Dr. Hasan Imtiaz Chowdhury
[edit] Academic programs
The academic programs gradually develops around the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Business Administration, and Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.[5]
- Faculty of Science
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Software Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Information System
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
- Master of Science in Computer Science
- AIUB offers:
- CISCO (CCNA, CWLS)
- SUN (SOLARIS, JAVA)
- MICROSOFT (MCSA, MCSE, MCDST) Courses Under Continuing Education Program
- Faculty of Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Faculty of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with majors in:
- Accounting & Finance
- Economics
- Hotel & Tourism Management (HTM)
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Management
- Management Information System (MIS)
- Marketing
- Operations Management (OM)
- International Business (IB)
Master in Business Administration (MBA) with majors in:
- Finance
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Management
- Management Information System (MIS)
- Operations Management (OM)
- Marketing
Special MBA Programs:
- Executive MBA
- Agribusiness MBA (AIUB is the first and only university of the nation to offer the program) [6]
- Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- English
- Mass Communication & Media Arts
- Advertising
Master of Social Science in Health Economics
[edit] Academic Bunting and Tassel Color
| Dark Blue | University |
| Light Blue | Faculty of Science |
| Orange | Faculty of Engineering |
| Green | Faculty of Business Administration |
| Maroon | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences |
[edit] Academic Convocation
- 1st Convocation : December 11, 1999
- 2nd Convocation : February 4, 2002
- 3rd Convocation : January 30, 2003
- 4th Convocation : January 09, 2004
- 5th Convocation : February 26, 2005
- 6th Convocation : February 5, 2006
- 7th Convocation : February 25, 2007
- 8th Convocation : March 10, 2008
[edit] Research & Innovation
In the research arena, AIUB has boldly continued with its academic journals: AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE), ISSN # 1608-3679 and AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE), ISSN # 1683-8742. Since the first publications in 2002 by the Office of Research & Publications (ORP) of AIUB, three issues per years are being published regularly and the journals have been appreciated by the academics of the country and abroad. To make its unique mark in the research arena, AIUB has launched the nation's first online databank. This databank contains historical financial data of nation's business, stock market, economic data and HR data. In 2006, four students from its Computer Engineering department constructed an autonomous robot vehicle called Robo-Car [7] as their final design project. It is an autonomous car capable to move without human-control and detect obstacles. By sensing the presence of obstacle, it makes instant decision to select its appropriate path. Inventors of Robo-Car were inspired by the Fire Fighting Bot, a project presented in a robot competition at Trinity College, USA.
[edit] Computing facilities
- Number of Computer Labs: 10
- Separate labs for Microsoft, SUN & CISCO certification
- Number of Workstations: 450 (only lab)
- Number of Servers: 12
- 24 hours internet access: fiber optic backbone with 3MBPS bandwidth, own VSAT with dedicated 768/5124K bandwidth as backup
- In-house software development facilities.
- In-house built Virtual University Expert System
- New Sun Solaris and JAVA platform laboratories are added
- All the classrooms have internet connection and multimedia projector
[edit] Engineering labs
- Analog Electronics Lab
- Computer Hardware and Architecture Lab
- Computer Networks Lab
- Control System Lab
- Digital Electronics Lab
- Digital Signal Processing Lab
- Electrical Circuits Lab
- Electrical Machines Lab
- Measurement & Instrumentation Lab
- Microcomputer Lab
- Microprocessor Lab
- Microwave Engineering Lab
- Motor and Transformer Winding Repair Shop
- PCB Etching Room
- Industrial and Power Electronics Lab
- Telecommunications Lab
- VLSI Lab
[edit] Other labs
- Architecture Studios
- Chemistry Laboratory
- Physics Laboratory
- Language Laboratory
[edit] Library facilities
- There are about 26,000 books, 95 online journals and others articles, periodicals, CDs, video covering more than 80 academic areas
- 'AIUB Library System' for Searching Books (created by university IT department)
- Four terminals to search for and locate books
- Students ID cards (with bar-coding system) stand as Library Card
[edit] AIUB vues
VUES stands for Virtual University Expert System. This is a Web & Smart Client based solution for complete university automation including web-based registration, councelling, distant study and Smart Client administration application. This system is developed by the development team [8] of AIUB's IT department. Students can browse the university web site, collect course materials, submit assignments without going to the university. It helps students to enjoy the facilities of the university campus from their home and keeps students more active through its various automated features. It reminds students about the upcoming quizzes and notifies about missed assignments. It also shows exam results, performance reports and helps students collect class notes when they miss classes. Students can communicate with the teachers using its instant messaging feature. They can make appointment with the teachers and request for advice from anywhere in the world.[9]
[edit] Auditorium
The auditorium can accommodate 210 people at a time. It is ideally suited for seminars, meetings, special classes and business presentation.
[edit] Hostel facilities
AIUB provides housing for international students and out-of-Dhaka students. The hostel facilitiy now available only for female students.
[edit] AIUB logistics
- Urban Campus in Prime Location
- Modern Class Room Facilities
- Rich Library
- Highly equipped Language Lab
- State of the Art Science and Engineering Labs
- Modern Design Studio for Architecture Department
- Auditorium for Multi-purpose use
- Professional Gymnasium
- Health Service Center
- Student Residence Facilities
- Cafeteria
[edit] Services
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- Academic Counseling: Each faculty member is required to provide additional academic assistance and guidance outside the class hours.
- Office of Placement & Alumni: Separate placement office to assist students to find challenging and growth oriented employment and internship.
- Office of Student Affairs: Coordinates controls and initiates external and internal student activities.
- Office of Probation: Provides special academic counseling to students with academic need or deficiency.
- Office of Planning and Development: Involved with long term university development and strategic planning.
- Office of Research and Publications: Coordinates academic research and publication of AIUB Journal of Business and Economics and AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering.
- International Affiliation: Affiliation with several universities and organizations world-wide.
- Securities: Security facilities include 24 hours in-house security personnel. Monitoring is accomplished through CC TV.
- Authorized Pearson VUE testing center for GMAT, UKCAT and LNET. IT Vendor Certification for CISCO, SUN, Microsoft etc.
- Authorized testing center for TOEFL, iBT.
[edit] Extra curricular activities
AIUB is one of the only five universities from Bangladesh who have participated in the maximum level of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) commonly known as ACM ICPC World Final.[10] In 2001, AIUB qualified for the world final through Wild Card by securing second place in ACM ICPC Kanpur Site regional.[11]
- AIUB Alumni Association
- AIUB ACM Club
- AIUB Cricket Team
- AIUB Drama Club
- AIUB Performing Arts Club
- AIUB Social Welfare Club
- AIUB Software Club
- AIUB Business Club
- ACES-AIUB Chapter
- AIESEC in AIUB
- IEEE AIUB Chapter
[edit] Strategic alliances
In a constant effort to internationalize its education and improve its global competitiveness, AIUB has been increasing its affiliations with reputed universities of North America, Europe, Australia and South East Asia.
[edit] Memberships of the university
- International Association of Universities (IAU)
- International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
- American Association of University Administrators (AAUA)
- Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
- American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)
- Association of Universities in the Asia & the Pacific (AUAP)
- Score recipients of GMAT and TOEFL with code 7067
- AIUB is listed in the International University Handbook, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 edition, Published by UNESCO
[edit] References
- ^ VC AIUB awarded Presidential Awards for Filipino Individualse. Star Campus. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
- ^ Private University Act, 1992. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ An independent organization with its own Board of Trustees. Overview of AIUB. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Best Business School in 2004. Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Academic programs. Degrees offered at present. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Agribusiness MBA is offered for the first time in Bangladesh by AIUB.. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ 'Robo-car' on the road. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ AIUB VUES Development Team. Development Team. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Executive Summary of VUES. AIUB VUES. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Final Standing, ACM ICPC World Final 2002. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ ACM ICPC Kanpur Site regional standing 2001. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
