Prof. Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury
Vice Chancellor

Welcome to Independent University, Bangladesh – also known by its acronym IUB. It is a private sector university with its main campus in Dhaka and an extended campus in Chittagong, the port city of Bangladesh. The University was established in 1993 with professional support from some renowned national and international academics as a pioneer private university. IUB is committed to prepare its students as able professionals --- creative, committed, liberal, alive to their environment and capable to contribute to the country’s advancement as well as achieve their goals in a rapidly changing economic and civic environment.

IUB is known for providing the most progressive higher education in the country. It stands out in our region as a seat of intellectual and creative activities. In its four schools at present, it offers fifteen undergraduate and five graduate programmes. Students can choose from a wide variety of courses --- designed with the assistance of international, national and our own faculty members. The effort is to make the courses comprehensive to achieve the objective of preparing our students for successful careers and instill in them the values of lifelong learning.

Some distinctive features make IUB a leader among the private universities. The facilities available to pursue study are top class in the country. The library provides invaluable resources to gather knowledge, the Centre for Information & Technology Services as well as the school computer centers offer online search facilities to assist students in finding information for course work, the specialized laboratories provide the necessary research facilities to support studies and projects, the counselling system guides the students in academic planning and the Department of Career Guidance & Placement assists students in choosing their future careers.

The extra-curricular activities are important part of university life here, and students get every support and encouragement to pursue a hobby, a sport or an interest, whether one joins as a novice or an expert. The students will find here a number of clubs, associations and societies for organizing social events, providing them enough opportunities to flower their beyond- the-class talents.

The University has forged close links with the government, the business and the industry as well as with the universities abroad to make teaching and research relevant and responsive to the needs of the country. It has two research and one continuing education centres to maintain close links of the University with the society through their activities.

IUB strives to produce knowledgeable, skilled and excellent employable graduates and encourages excellence in all its activities upholding high academic standards. The graduates of this university continue to enjoy the best success rate in gaining full employment. The dedication and commitment of IUB faculty and staff to guide our students, to undertake useful research and to service the communities will ensure the continued success of IUB and help achieve increased academic excellence.