Founded in 1993, IUB is Bangladesh's top private university with a focus on research & global ties.
Established in 1993, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is the leading private university in Bangladesh with an explicit focus on research and global partnerships. With a current enrollment of around 10,000 at undergraduate and graduate levels, more than 450 highly-qualified faculty members, 47% of whom have PhD degrees, and an alumni strength of close to 14,000, IUB is trying to ensure educ
ation all to promote the national agenda of sustainable inclusive development. The IUB campus sprawls over 3 acres, has an amphitheater, dedicated state-of-the-art laboratories for life, environmental and social sciences, and engineering. There are 95 multimedia classrooms that are fully-equipped for both physical and online classes. The IUB campus also hosts an auditorium, a 6,000 sq-ft modern gymnasium, food court, and a spacious sports complex. There is also a dormitory for female students from outside Dhaka, foreign students and a guest-house for visiting scholars. The IUB Library contains over 35,000+ books and access to renowned resource hubs such as ABI Global (ProQuest), Cambridge University Press Journals, EBSCOhost, Emerald Journals, IEEEXplore, JSTOR Journals, Literary Encyclopedia, National Geographic, SpringerLink Journals, and so on. The faculty members of IUB are actively engaged in research and publish regularly in peer-reviewed journals. Along with conventional classroom-based teaching, students are engaged in research relatively early in their academic lives. In 2021, IUB spent a total of BDT 3.05 crore in funding research activities. The academic curriculum is based on the North American Liberal Arts Model and the medium of instruction is English. There are currently five academic schools:
School of Business & Entrepreneurship
School of Engineering, Technology and Sciences
School of Environment & Life Sciences
School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Public Health
IUB has three academic terms: spring, summer and autumn with classes commencing in January, May and September respectively. Admission tests are conducted in November, April and July, two months prior to the beginning of each term. IUB strongly believes that financial circumstances should never keep eligible students away from great achievements. The Financial Aid Office of IUB caters with high priority to the university’s standing commitment to meet the financial need of eligible students. Strictly adhering to the Private University Act 2010 of Bangladesh, the Financial Aid Policy of IUB offers financial aid, scholarships and discounts on tuition fees in the following categories:
Waiver:
- on admission test result
- on previous academic attainments
- or wards of freedom fighters
Discount for:
- Siblings studying together at IUB
- Female students
- Disabled students
- Students from ethnic communities
- IUB employees and their dependents
- Children of IUB alumni
- Extracurricular activities
Students can also avail financial benefit by working as Student on Duty (SOD), Teaching Assistant (TA), and Graduate Assistant (GA). From its strong commitment to support a broadly diverse student community, IUB offers scholarships along with free boarding and lodging at the “Saima Hall” dormitory to meritorious underprivileged female students from outside Dhaka in collaboration with the Shaheed Khalek and Major Salek Bir Uttam Trust. IUB's pioneering Program, Live-in-Field Experience, a 3-credit Program mandatory for all undergraduate students, gives a distinctive opportunity to learn about rural life. The program complements the course titled “National Culture and Heritage”, a comprehensive study of the history, society and culture of Bangladesh. Apart from academics, IUB puts a strong emphasis on co-curricular activities and provides students with unlimited opportunities to enhance their talent and skills. The Division of Student Activities (DoSA) coordinates all student activities including the activities of the 48 student clubs. Students are also encouraged to participate in community services programs like blood donation, distribution of winter clothes in marginalized locations, fundraising victims of natural disasters, and so on to promote leadership and personal growth.
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The annual Career and Networking Day of IUB on May 20, 2026 drew participation from over 60 organizations spanning a wide range of industries. The event, organized by the Office of Career Guidance, Placement and Alumni Relations, brought together employers, alumni and students for a full day of networking, resume collection, training sessions, and on-campus interviews.
IUB hosted an academic motivational session titled “The Power of Curious Minds in the Age of AI” on May 18, 2026, featuring Prof. Dr. Akhlaque Haque from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. The session was organized by the Outreach, Extension and Continuing Education (OECE) unit under the Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor. Prof. Haque's keynote speech focused on curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, and ethical judgment in the context of artificial intelligence.
The Psycho-Social Counseling Center and the School of Pharmacy and Public Health of IUB organized a workshop titled “Flourish: Thriving Through the Challenges of Student Life” on May 18, 2026. The program addressed anxiety, depression, stress, and academic, emotional, and personal challenges faced by students through discussion and counseling-based guidance.
How do we read Kazi Nazrul Islam today? In this thoughtful essay, Prof. Ahsanuzzaman explores Nazrul’s writings as powerful acts of anti-colonial resistance and intellectual defiance against imperial domination.
Anti-colonial resistance in Kazi Nazrul Islam’s essays
Famously known to Bengalis as the rebel poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam in most of his poems and verse-lyrics raised a strong voice against every form of oppression the British colonisers, representing the capitalist West, systematically unleashed on their subjects in India.
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🔌 Level Up Your Networking Skills – Join CCNA Modules 1, 2 & 3 this June at IUB!
Build your networking skills and earn a globally recognized certification through the CISCO Networking Academy at IUB.
📍 Location: IUB Campus
📅 Starts: June 12, 2026
⏳ Apply by: June 06, 2026
🔹 Available Modules:
1️⃣ Module 1: Introduction to Networks
✅ For beginners and students from all majors
✅ Students who completed CSE 316L may also enroll
2️⃣ Module 2: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
✅ For students who completed Module 1 or CSE 316L
3️⃣ Module 3: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation
🚀 Limited seats available! Take the next step toward becoming industry-ready with CISCO certification at IUB.
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In this review for Dhaka Tribune, Prof. Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman reflects on 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘯, a Bangla adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 — a play centered on memory, regret, artistic purpose and the search for renewal. The review examines how the production uses restraint, imagery and atmosphere to create a reflective theatrical experience. Read the full article in the link below.
Actomania’s Punurutthaner Din: Finding life in stillness, light, and form
There are some evenings in the theatre that do not begin with a bang but with a pause—almost as if the room itself is gathering courage before speaking. "Actomania’s Punurutthaner Din", their Bangla staging of Henrik Ibsen’s "When We Dead Awaken", belongs...
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Abul Hasanat Bhuiyan, a 2023 graduate of the Anthropology program at IUB, has commenced a Master's by Thesis (Research) degree at Southern Cross University, Australia, with a full tuition fee waiver, focusing on the emerging field of digital anthropology and the social and cultural studies of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).
Bhuiyan's research project, titled "Digital and Spectral Ethnography of AI-Generated Nostalgia among Gen Zs," explores how AI-generated content shapes experiences of nostalgia among younger generations and examines the cultural implications of digitally recreated pasts.
Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Professor of EEE at IUB, edited three scholarly books published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis; and Springer Nature during 2025-26. The publications cover areas such as electrical engineering, computing, information security, and emerging technologies. One book was published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, while two volumes were published by Springer Nature.
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