| Independent University | |
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| Motto | TEACHETH MAN THAT WHICH HE KNEW NOT (The motto is taken from the fifth verse of Sura Alak of the Quran) |
| Established | 1993 |
| Type | Private Coeducational |
| Endowment | Tk 15.80 million[1] |
| Chancellor | President Zillur Rahman |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. M. Omar Rahman (In-Charge) |
| Academic staff | 180 (Full-time faculty),76 (Adjunct Faculty).Total-256 |
| Students | More Than 4000 Undergraduate and Graduate Students. |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Saffron |
| Nickname | IUB |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission Bangladesh |
| Website | www.iub.edu.bd |
Independent University, Bangladesh (Bengali: ইনডিপেন্ডেন্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or IUB is a private university in Bangladesh. It has two campuses, one at Dhaka and other at Chittagong.Its main campus is in Bashundhara, Dhaka. The university was established in 1993 by the Private University Act, 1992[2] and the outreach campus in Chittagong was opened in 1999. The middle flame in the IUB logo represents the synthesis of the eastern and western traditions. It also conveys the idea of purity.[3]
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The programme is the annual participation of students from the United States.Every year American students under the sponsorship of Higher Education Consortium of Urban Affairs (HECUA), USA join IUB students and stay with them for two weeks in villages to study rural life.
About 15-20 US students come annually to study Bengali language for a nine-week programme at IUB.The Bangla learning programme for US students has been started under the sponsorship of American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS).
The university has a regular internship programme for foreign students on health and development.
IUB Central Libraries in Dhaka and Chittagong campuses are a gateway to information for students, faculty and staff. The libraries contain over 30,000 volumes and subscribes to over 100 journals and periodicals. The library has online access to Emerald, Jstor, Oxford University Press Journal and Hinari. All books and journals titles can be accessed through IUB library online databases. The Chittagong campus has an American Corner for information on USA.
Its computer center provides online facilities to all students which is under fibre-optic network system..Its laboratory consists of five units: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science and Geographical Information Service (GIS) Lab.
In IUB, co-curricular activities organized by the Division of Student Activities (DoSA). The student community has numerous clubs such as Literary Society, Debating Club (www.IUBDC.org), Science Society, Business Students’ Society, Social & Welfare Society, AIESEC, Green Sphere, Art Club, Cricket Club and Bangla Club, Club of Engineering & Science, Independent Economic Society,Environment Club of IUBC, Film & Drama Club.
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