International University of Business Agriculture and Technology

The permanent campus of IUBAT is located at 4 Embankment Drive Road, Sector 10, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka with 5½ acres of own land. The panoramic campus surrounded by vast open space and natural scenic beauty at the bank of the river Turag is specially designed by a British architect for a university of the 21st century. IUBAT is equipped with a library, computer and other labs, state-of-the-art teaching facilities including multimedia projectors and cafeterias – all to provide a suitable environment specifically designed for effective learning. It has cooperative arrangements with technical institutions in Dhaka for access to established laboratories and workshops for practical sessions, particularly in engineering, agriculture, and other sciences. Arrangements have been made with hospitals and clinics for practical work in nursing. IUBAT students enjoy several attractive advantages:

• Permanent campus on 5 acres of own land
• Specially designed by a British architect for a university of the 21st century
• Healthy environment with scenic beauty on the bank of river Turag
• Classes with individualized instruction
• Record of scheduled classes that meet consistently
• English skills developed in all students
• Help Sessions under Learning Centers in Mathematics, English and Information Technology
• Regular Individual Consultations to Students by the Course Instructors
• Highly equipped laboratories with latest machinery and apparatus. the universal testing machine, subsonic wind tunnel and the like
• Computer training for all students
• Excellent national and international faculty including resident faculty from North America and European Union countries and Australia
• Linkages with many universities with credit transfer and higher study facilities
• International standard learning experience
• Professional counseling and guidance
• Financial support through scholarship, grant, fee waiver, rebate, deferred payment, campus job, special offer, student loan, etc.
• Career guidance with practicum and job placement at home and abroad
• Extracurricular activities
• Part of modern Uttara residential area
• Assistance in finding accommodation at the reasonable cost in the locality
• Well connected with all sections of metropolitan Dhaka and neighboring towns
• Evening classes for MBA and engineering degree programs
• Free transportation from city points, Savar, Gazipur, and Kaligonj to campus
• Free shuttle service in Uttara (Jashimuddin) and Tongi (College gate)
• Wi-Fi campus

IUBAT has six colleges:[6]

• College of Business Administration (CBA): CBA has been accepted as a Member of Graduate Management Admission Council of United States[5]
• College of Agricultural Science (CAS)
• College of Engineering And Technology (CEAT)
• College of Nursing (CN) (Accredited by Bangladesh Nursing Council)
• College of Arts and Sciences (CAAS)
• College of Tourism and Hospitality Management (CTHM)

IUBAT has 9 centers:

• Center for Global Environment Culture (CGEC)
• Center for Policy Research (CPR)
• Center for Management Development (CMD)
• Computer Education and Training Center (CETC)
• Center for Technology Research and Consultancy (CTRTC)
• Center for Counseling and Guidance (CCG)
• South Asian Disaster Management Center (SADMC)
• Health and Population Center (HPC)
• English Language Center (ELC)

IUBAT is approved by the Government of Bangladesh as a degree-granting institution under the Non-Government University Act of 1992. IUBAT curriculums have been approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh and vetted by cooperating universities abroad. Its academic standards are accepted by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. IUBAT has signed articulation agreements with 97 institutions in the United States, Canada, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Thailand and Australia. IUBAT is a full member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London and this extended formal recognition of IUBAT degrees in 35 countries or regions of the Commonwealth. The College of Business Administration of IUBAT has been accepted as a Member of Graduate Management Admission Council of USA. IUBAT is also a member of International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), USA, International Association of University (IAU), France, Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN), China, International University Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity (IUNCBD), Italy, Regional Center of Expert ices on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) Greater Dhaka, University Nations Academic Impact Program, The Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Improved Market Linking's in South and Southeast Asia (SATNET), Global Consortium of Higher Education & Research for Agriculture, Association of SAARC Universities, World Poultry Science Association, Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh, Community of Science (COS), USA, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, Thailand and World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF), International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), Federation of WWOOF Organization (FoWO), International Society for Labor and Social Security Law (ISL&SSL), National Geographic Society, USA and Society for International Development. IUBAT has been listed in different scholarly directories of global importance such as International Handbook of Universities, Educational Testing Service (ETS), USA, Hobson's MBA Casebook, UK, The Europa World of Learning, UK, Yearbook of International Organizations, Belgium, Global Directory of Research Institutions, USA and International Education Directory of Colleges and Universities (Worldwide accredited institutions), Australia and World Directory of Universities, UNESCO, Paris and ACU Year Book of Commonwealth Universities. IUBAT University is one of TOFEL iBTETS testing center in Bangladesh.

As a multi-cultural institution, IUBAT has cooperative arrangements with 81(eighty-one) institutions in Europe, America, Canada, Australia, South and South East Asia. Several other cooperation agreements are in the process of finalization. IUBAT University is recognized in North America, Europe, Australia, and transfer credits from IUBAT University are accepted by foreign universities. Graduates from IUBAT are eligible to pursue advanced degrees in any country in the world.

• Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London
• International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), USA
• Graduate Management Admission Council, USA
• International Association of Universities (IAU), France
• Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN), China
• International University Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity (IUNCBD), Italy
• Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE), United Nations
• United Nations Academic Impact Program
• The Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Improved Market Linkages in South and Southeast Asia (SATNET)
• Federation of WWOOF Organization (FoWO) United Nations Global Compact,
• World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
• The university is a member of Educational Testing Service (ETS), New Jersey, USA
• IUBAT is listed in the directory of Inter-Academic Partnerships-European Union/South Asia, published by the European Union, Brussels
• IUBAT has been listed as a recognized international institution in the Yearbook of International Organizations published from Brussels, Belgium
• The Commonwealth Secretariat, London recognizes IUBAT as a university offering Bachelor's and Master's programs for fellowships as well as a specialized regional center for training in disaster management
• IUBAT is registered as a research and consulting organization with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the UN in Rome, Italy
• IUBAT has received recognition from the Public Administration and Development Management Division of the United Nations, New York for specialized work in disaster management
• IUBAT is also a member of International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA), Geneva via its Founder

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 coursework under both Purdue University and the University of Florida.

IUBAT operates as an international institution having linkages with other universities located in industrially developed and developing countries. This not only ensures cooperative exchange of scholars of different cultures but also enriches the university in terms of diversity of approaches and experiences. IUBAT has formal cooperative agreements with the following institutions of international repute:

• Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
• The Free University of Brussels, Belgium
• Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
• Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand
• Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Burton-Upon-Trent Technical College, England
• Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
• Academy Man-Labour-HOZN, Tilburg, The Netherlands
• Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
• Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Indiana, USA
• University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
• Larenstein International Agricultural College, Velp/Deventer, the Netherlands
• National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Washington, USA
• International Hotel & Tourism Training Institute (IHTTI), Neuchatel, Switzerland
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
• Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Pennsylvania State University, USA
• University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
• Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada
• Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
• Fontys University of Professional Education, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
• University of Americas, Costa Rica
• Arnhem Business School, University of Professional Education, the Netherlands
• La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
• University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
• University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
• Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
• C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto, Canada
• Tashkent State Technical University, Uzbekistan
• Kazakhtstan Institute of Management, Economic and Strategic Research (KIMEP), Kazakhstan
• Delaware State University, Dover, USA
• City University (CU), London, UK
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK
• College of Food, Tourism, Creative Studies, Birmingham, UK
• Yunnan University, Kunming, China
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, USA
• Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
• Politechnico di Bari, Italy
• Industries Research and Services, Kerala, India
• East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
• Institute of Human Resources Development, Kerala, India
• Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India
• Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala, India
• Mzumbe University, Tanzania
• University of Kerala, Kerala, India
• University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Institute of Small Enterprises and Development, Cochin, India
• Khwopa Engineering College, Nepal
• Bangkok University, Bangkok, Thailand
• University of Victoria, Canada
• University of Michigan-Flint, USA
• Khulna University, Khulna
• Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India
• Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
• Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan
• Cambodian Mekong University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Pannasastra University of Cambodia, Cambodia
• University of Hyderabad, India
• Pokhara University, Nepal
• Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Mohali, India
• The University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
• Birmingham City University, England
• University of Southern Alabama, Mobile, USA
• University Sians Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
• Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA
• University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria, Wels, Austria
• Vancouver Community College, Canada
• Swiss Institute for Management and Hospitality, Switzerland
• Ball State University, USA
• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Bangladesh
• University of Malaya, Malaysia
• Bahria University, Pakistan
• IHG Academy, UK & USA
• Kobe University, Japan
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (BV-IMED), Pune, India
• Niketon, Pijnecker, Netherlands
• Seowon University, South Korea
• Gastro Liver Hospital and Research Institute Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh

Explorations on academic cooperation are in progress with a number of institutions in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

The cooperative universities and institutions provide academic support to IUBAT University in institutional development as well as in academic programs. Besides, specific degree and credit transfer agreements have been executed with a few of these institutions. While credit transfer is possible in all institutions across the world as per regulations, these agreements provide for en block transfer of students and degree award of the cooperating university.

University level study requires much independent reading and research on the part of the student. The IUBAT Library and information Service is designed to serve the students needs for information. Use of the library is encouraged in IUBAT. All students, faculty, researchers, consultants, experts of all programs even alumni have the privilege of using the Library and they are welcome to use the different library services. However, the students must present his/her identity card to use the reading room facilities. She/he can also, borrow books for the indicated period by arranging a borrower's card with the library. Transcripts of grades are withheld until a student's library record is clear, with all borrowed books returned and any fine paid. Library User's Guide is provided by the Librarian.

The library is air-conditioned having sufficient chairs, tables, fans, racks, and other utilities. IUBAT library has 17,770 books, 760 journals, 2,793 practicum reports, 122 cassettes, 700 DVDs and CDs. Library provides video-audio services and has a collection of video, DVD, audio CDs and cassettes in connection with academic programs. The university community enjoys free access to 7 (seven) online services/journals subscribed by the university (i.e. JSTOR, HINARI, OARE etc.) The library subscribes and receives 190 journals, periodicals, newsletters, etc. on a regular basis. Besides, the library subscribes to all the English newspapers and weeklies published from Bangladesh for the users. The users are encouraged to recommend books, materials, publications, audio-visuals, etc. for procurement for an enrichment of the library.

From the beginning, the Library has started as a reference center and now has a good number of reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and all books recommended in the courses. IUBAT library has e-library service. There are 12 computers for e-library. From e-library students use different type of subject terminology (like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology). There are different types of e-books available in the e-library. Students also download the book and read the book.

The Library has a computerized information system and provides information about library materials for members. The Current Awareness Service bulletins are regularly published every three months, which contains information on the new acquisition of materials in the library.

The photocopy service is available to help students to get important and rare materials photocopied for academic purposes. The Library generally remains open from 8.30 am to 8.30 pm seven days a week except for all listed university holidays.

Computer and information technology are playing a vital role in development efforts of the modern society and this role is being accomplished through extensive use of computers in research and development activities concerning most branches of human knowledge, viz, science, engineering, education, medicine, agriculture, government, industry and business. But, efficient use of computer needs appropriate manpower and environment.

In Bangladesh, besides environmental difficulties, the availability of expert knowledge, trained personnel, technical back-up and information sharing are major constraints to the appropriate use of computers and development of information technology. Although the total investment in computers is substantial in the context of the limited capital base, the prevalence of computers are somewhat limited in the country. Computer capacity utilization in Bangladesh is reported to be very low in comparison to regional and international standards, even if the appropriateness of use is disregarded. In other words, in Bangladesh, real benefits from the computers are not being derived.

To improve this situation, IUBAT established a Computer Education and Training Center (CETC) in 1991. The CETC is geared towards developing a healthy computer culture and promote information technology. The CETC is a component of IUBAT.

In this effort, CETC is received specific technical support and cooperation from the Regional Computer Center and Division of Computer Science of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Bangkok, Thailand and also support from other universities collaborating with IUBAT.

OBJECTIVES

The major objectives are the development of knowledge, skills, technical capabilities, and resource base to facilitate the promotion of productive use of computer and information technology. These are being realized through teaching, training, research, consultancy and information sharing.

ACTIVITY DOMAIN

The activity domain of CETC is gradually growing to cover education, training, applied research, consultancy, and documentation. The present Islamic Development Bank-Bangladesh Islamic Solidarity Educational Wakf (IDB-BISEW) educational domain encompasses a Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering (DCSE). There are also short training programs in the areas of programming languages, use of software packages, operating systems, hardware maintenance and troubleshooting, Web applications, server and database administration, network installation and maintenance. Applied research contributes to knowledge base development in Information Technology (IT) in general and computer applications in particular. The consultancy and information sharing are basic support services to the professional and user community.

TRAINING PROGRAMS

Poor computer performance in many organizations indicates that most computer users and professionals have inadequate knowledge of using computers effectively and economically. To get the proper and beneficial use of computers in business and other activities, there is no alternative to well planned and organized computer training. As computers have a major effect on employment, productivity and competitiveness in the real world, CETC is accepting the challenge of offering systematic, well-planned computer training by highly educated and devoted faculty.

Training programs qualify participants for certificates and most programs involve 60 contact hours spread over 4–6 weeks on a part-time basis and 2 weeks on full-time basis. Training covers programming language courses as well as packaged program courses in modular form. The short courses are available for Programming C, C++ (Object Oriented Programming), Java/J++, WebPage Designing and Animation, Macromedia Flash, PhotoShop, Linux, SQL, ORACLE and popular packages like MS-Office and SPSS.

APPLIED RESEARCH

Research agenda includes areas like management information and decision support systems, system analysis and design, specialized application of computer in business, impact of computers on management, society, employment, productivity, quality of life, privacy, etc. The research will also cover computer use to establish a benchmark situation in the country. The center will also respond to research offers that may be available from within the country and outside.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

The introduction of computers in both public and private sector organizations in Bangladesh as well as in the region is steadily growing. This gives rise to the need for independent consultancy services, which will define system requirements and supervise implementation. In addition to system familiarization training, a measure of the effectiveness of on-going training also demands consultancy services. Project development involves the requirement of analysis and definition, system prototype development, implementation, support and training of the users and support personnel. CETC puts efforts to develop an expertise base for offering independent consultancy services.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PLATFORMS

CETC is a Structured LAN (Local Area Networks) Computer Laboratory, which at present has 90 Dual Core, Core 2 Duo and Quad Core PCs, which are Intel-compatible, 2 Laser printers, 1 Scanner and ancillary facilities like broadband Internet browsing and E-mailing. Additional equipment procurement is being planned to extend the LAN in a campus-wide Information System. There is a cooperative computer lab sharing arrangement agreements with technical institutions located in Dhaka city.

Desktop Operating System Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7 are being used by all of the Nodes and standalone PCs and One HP Proliant ML350 Server with Windows Server 2008 and Cisco Router made our structured LAN more smooth and secure. The application packages include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SPSS, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, Internet Explorer, Netscape Mozilla Firefox Communicator and the like. The Programming Language software such as Turbo C/C++, Win C/C++, Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C++, and Macromedia dream weaver CS4 and Macromedia dream weaver 8 are also available in the lab.

• IUBAT Blue
• IUBAT Gold
• IUBAT Jaguars
• IUBAT IT Society
• IUBAT Programming Club
• Rotaract Club of IUBAT
• IUBAT Robotics Club

• Both GPA 5.00: 100%
• Both GPA 4.80 - 4.99: 50%
• Both GPA 4.50 - 4.79: 25%
• Both GPA 4.00 - 4.49: 15%
• Both GPA 3.75 - 3.99: 10%

15% Additional Scholarship for Girls

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