The International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) (Bengali: ??????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????) is one of the most prestigious and elite private universities in Bangladesh upholding the motto " Combines Quality with Morality" . IIUC is mostly popular because of having one of the most beautiful Campus in the country . It was founded in 1995 under the Private Universities Act of 1992 (Act no. 34 of 1992). Islamic University Chittagong Trust (IUCT) is the founder organization of this university.
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History
Islamic University Chittagong (IUC) was founded in 1995 by Islamic University Chittagong Trust (IUCT), a non-profit organization. In 2000, IUC was upgraded to International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC)..
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IIUC Campus
The campus is in Kumira, Chittagong. (facing Dhaka Chittagong Highway).
Degrees offered
The university offers several undergraduate and postgraduate degrees:
Faculty of Science & Engineering
- Department of Computer science & engineering (CSE): Bachelor of Science in Computer science and Engineering (B.Sc. in CSE), Professional Diploma in Computer Science (DCS). Masters of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (MSC)
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE): Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (B.Sc. in EEE)
- Department of Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering (ETE): Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering (B.Sc. in ETE)
- Department of Computer & Communications Engineering (CCE): Bachelor of Science in Computer and Communications Engineering (B.Sc. in CCE)
- Department of Pharmacy: Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma.)
- Department of Aquaculture Fisheries: Bachelor of Science in Aquaculture & Fisheries (AF)
Faculty of Business & Humanities
- English Language and Literature (ELL): Master of Arts in English Language and Literature, Masters of Arts in English Language Teaching (ELT), Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English Language and Literature
- Arabic Language and Literature (ALL), Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Arabic Language and Literature
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) [Regular]
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) [Executive]
- Master of Bank Management (MBM)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Bachelor of Economics & Banking (EB)
Faculty of Law
- Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons.)
- Bachelor of Law (LLB Pass)
Faculty of Shari'ah & Islamic Studies
Qur'anic Sciences and Islamic Studies (QSIS):
- Master of Arts in Qura'nic Sciences and Islamic Studies (MQSIS)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Qur'anic Sciences and Islamic Studies, Da'wah and Islamic Studies (DIS)
- Master of Arts in Da'wah and Islamic Studies (MDIS)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Da'wah and Islamic Studies
Library and Information Division (LID)
There are seven libraries in IIUC, listed here with area information and number of books:
Accreditation
IIUC is graded by a team constituted by the prime minister in 2004 headed by the chairman of UGC for evaluating the standard and quality of existing 57 private universities. IIUC is the first private university which has been accredited by the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) for fulfilling all requirements in its CSE and CCE programs. It is the first private university in Bangladesh accredited by BAETE.
Hostel facilities
Hostel accommodation is available. The hostels are as follows (separate hostel for foreign students):
Scholarships
IIUC offers scholarships in each semester. Full-time teachers are studying abroad for higher degrees with an IIUC scholarship. Current faculty or students are provided with a scholarship for higher study in home or abroad.
Foreign Collaboration
IIUC has signed for formal academic collaboration Memoranda of Understanding (MoU). Under these agreements, students of IIUC are able to transfer their credits to the following universities and institutions:
- Acadia University, Canada
- Al Azhar Al Sharif University, Egypt
- Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, KSA
- Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
- Cape Breton University, Canada
- European Institute for Human Sciences, France
- International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Malaysia
- Islamic Foundation Leicester, UK
- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Multimedia University, Malaysia
- National University Malaysia, Malaysia
- Portland State University, USA
- Saint Mary's University, Canada
- The Business School of London, UK
- Universitas Trisakti, Indonesia
- University of Central Queensland, Australia
- University of Windsor, Canada
- Victoria University, Australia
- Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- University of Bedfordshire, UK
Event organization
IIUC has organized events such as the National Computer Programming Contest (NCPC), Inter-university Programming Contest, IIUC Intra-university Programming Contest (IIUPC), IT Festival, Job Fair, Dynamic Leadership Training Camp (DLTC), Poem Recitation Workshop,Annual Cultural festival, Programming Workshop, Open Source Workshop, and hardware and software fairs.
In August 2007 it organized Open Source Campaign-5 which was a step towards open source awareness in Chittagong and in Bangladesh. It ran from August 31 to September 1, 2007. It mainly focused on open source and its features, flexibility and its opportunities in Bangladesh and the whole world.
References
External links
- IIUC Main academic website
- IIUC Alumni website (subscription open)
- IIUC Dhaka campus website
- Private Universities List
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