International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
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| Established: | 1991 |
| Type: | Private, Coeducational |
| Chancellor: | Prof. Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed President, The People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Prof. M. Alimullah Miyan, PhD |
| Faculty: | 209 |
| Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Nickname: | IUBAT |
| Affiliations: | University Grants Commission Bangladesh |
| Website: | www.iubat.edu |
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (Bengali: আন্তর্জাতিক কৃষি ব্যবসায় এবং প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or (IUBAT) is the non government university located in Bangladesh. It was established in 1991 under the Private University Act 1992.[1] The university started its Degree programs in 1992 with the agreement of Assumption University of Bangkok, Thailand. IUBAT leads by the University Grants Commission Bangladesh. The university is also a full member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London.[2]
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[edit] Colleges and centers of IUBAT
IUBAT comprises with six colleges:
- College of Business Administration (CBA) - CBA has been accepted as a Member of Graduate Management Admission Council of USA.[2]
- College of Agricultural Science (CAS)
- College of Engineering And Technology (CEAT)
- College of Nursing (CN)
- College of Arts and Sciences (CAAS)
- College of Tourism and Hospitality Management
The University also contains six centers:
- South Asian Disaster Management Center (SADMC)
- Center for Management Development (CMD)
- Health and Population Center (HPC)
- Center for Technology Training, Research & Consultancy (CTTRC)
- Center for Policy Research (CPR)
- Centre for Global Environment Culture (CGEC)
[edit] Accreditation
IUBAT has signed articulation agreements with 30 institutions in the USA, Canada, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Thailand and Australia.
[edit] International Networks
The university has linkages with foreign universities situated in industrially developed countries. IUBAT has received formal letters from the following institutions.
[edit] Agreements
The university has an articulation agreement with Indiana Purdue University, Indiana and College of Agriculture of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.IUBAT offers the 2 years course work under both Purdue University and University of Florida.
[edit] Criticism and controversy
It was one of the 11 universities that went operational without University Grants Commission (UGC) approval which was made a necessity under the Private University Act (1992) in Bangladesh.[3] And, it was one of the 10 universities that the UGC issued a deadline of one year to improve qualities.[4] It also introduced new academic courses without UGC approval along with a number of other private universities.[5]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Private University Act, 1992
- ^ a b About IUBAT. Accreditation. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
- ^ Khan, Siddiqur Rahman. "11 pvt univs offer 50 courses without UGC approval", New Age, 2005-01-18. Retrieved on 2006-12-16. (English)
- ^ Staff Reporter. "UCG report on private varsities to be made public", The Independent, 2004-10-23. Retrieved on 2006-12-16. (English)
- ^ Staff Correspondent. "Private universities continue to hoodwink UGC", Weekly Holiday, 2004-06-02. Retrieved on 2006-12-16. (English)
