American International University-Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°49′19.4″N 90°25′38.8″E / 23.822056°N 90.427444°E / 23.822056; 90.427444
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American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
Former name
AMA International University-Bangladesh
MottoWhere leaders are created
TypePrivate
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)
FounderAnwarul Abedin
ChairmanHasanul A. Hasan
ChancellorPresident of Bangladesh
Vice-ChancellorDr. Carmen Z. Lamagna
Academic staff
500+ (full-time) as of Summer 2021-2022
Administrative staff
100+
Students9,588 as of Summer 2021-2022
Undergraduates8,973
Postgraduates615
Location
408/1, Kuratoli, Khilkhet, Dhaka 1229
,
Bangladesh[1]

23°49′19.4″N 90°25′38.8″E / 23.822056°N 90.427444°E / 23.822056; 90.427444
CampusUrban, 90 acres (36 ha)
Colors  Dark blue
Websiteaiub.edu

American International University-Bangladesh (Bengali: আমেরিকান ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি-বাংলাদেশ), commonly known by its acronym AIUB, is an accredited and one of the reputated popular private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2] The university is an independent organization with own Board of Trustees.[3] It offers several degree programs at graduate and undergraduate level from four faculties, particularly in the field of engineering and business studies. This university campus has a glass covered central globe structure building, that increase it's beauty. The glass covered central globe structure building contains a vast library inside of it.

History

The university was established in 1994[4] as AMA International University Bangladesh, a joint venture between AMA Computer University of the Philippines, and local initiator Dr. Anwarul Abedin.[5] Regular academic classes started in 1995. AMA Computer University later left the partnership, and in 2001 the university was renamed American International University-Bangladesh.[6]

Campus

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Campus of AIUB
This photo contains 1/4 of total campus.The round shaped building have 8 floor
AIUB Campus
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AIUB Banner
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AIUB Night View
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Library Inside view

The university's campus is located in an urban setting at Kuratoli, Khilkhet in Dhaka. The campus area is about 90 acres (36 ha). There is a total building area of 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2).[7][8] The university campus is considered as most beautifully designed compared to other private universities. AIUB places students, faculties & employees at its heart, creating an ideal green environment for continued creativity, innovation and wellbeing. The AIUB campus is open-architecture and connected to nature and the product of a remarkable collaboration. AIUB has 25 computer labs, 19 engineering labs, 10 design studios, 4 physics labs, 2 chemistry labs, and 1 language lab with 40 workstations in each and 24 servers to support the IT infrastructure. AIUB also has an International standard Moot Court to facilitate the overall clinical legal education. It also has State-of-the-art Auditorium and Multipurpose Hall, with built-in acoustics, world-class sound systems, P3 LED projection screens and a seating capacity of around 1000. There are various available facilities such as AIUB Daycare Facilities, Recreational Area, Cafeteria, student Lounge, etc. for students.

Library

The AIUB Library was started in 1994 in order to cater to the academic and research needs of the faculty, research scholars, students, and officers. Over the years, the Library has grown steadily and expanded its services and holdings by leaps and bounds to live-up to the expectations of its immediate patrons. The book stock is arranged in a classified sequence based on the Dewey Decimal System (DDC), and the great majority of volumes in the Library are on open shelves, available for borrowing.

Admission

Each applicant has to pass the competitive admission test administered by the university.[9][10] In admission test university judges applicant for their knowledge of math and English language. No IELTS score is acceptable without admission test, only TOEFL is acceptable. There are two parts of admission exam written and Viva. Student have to pass both individually.[citation needed]

List of vice-chancellors

  • dr. carmen lamegna ( present )

Academics

The medium of instruction of all academic programs at AIUB is English. The academic year of the university incorporates two regular semesters (Fall and Spring). The Summer semester is an optional semester at AIUB. The duration of each semester is 14 weeks(4 Months). The academic year starts from Fall semester.[11]

The academic programs are divided among the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Science and Information Technology.[12] All the faculties offer both undergraduate and graduate level studies.

AIUB updated its grading system in February 2017 for the second time.[13] The New Grading System will be applicable for those students who have enrolled in Spring 2016-17 and later. Old Grading system will still be applicable for students who have enrolled in Fall 2016-17 and before. The letter grades indicating the quality of course work completed with their corresponding grade points.[14] Minimum CGPA requirement for graduation in any undergraduate and graduate program at AIUB is 2.50.[15]

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Library Inside the Main view

The scholarship program at AIUB is open for both incoming and continuing students with at least one year of residency.[16] It covers full or partial tuition fee waiver. Incoming students qualify by passing the competitive examinations while weighted average CGPA for the previous year of 3.75 with no grade lower than B and no F, I, W, UW grades no disciplinary records. The number of awards is dependent on the slots available. AIUB authority also provide financial aids for deserving students. AIUB also offers 100% scholarship for the son and daughter of Freedom Fighter (they should maintain CGPA 3.50).

Faculties and Programs

  1. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).[17]
    • Bachelor of Arts in English
    • Bachelor of Arts in Media and Mass Communication (MMC)
    • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
    • Bachelor of Social Science in Economics
    • Master of Public Health (MPH)
    • Master of Development Studies (MDS)
  2. Faculty of Business Administration.[18]
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA); Major in -
      • Accounting
      • Economics
      • Finance
      • Human Resource Management (HRM)
      • International Business (IB)
      • Investment Management (IM)
      • Management
      • Management Information Systems (MIS)
      • Marketing
      • Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)
      • Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA); major in -
      • Accounting
      • Agri-business
      • Economics
      • Finance
      • General Management (MGT)
      • Human Resource Management (HRM)
      • Management Information Systems (MIS)
      • Marketing
      • Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)
      • Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)
    • Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
  3. Faculty of Engineering.[19]
    • Bachelor of Science in Electrical And Electronic Engineering (EEE)
    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (CoE)
    • Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
    • Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
    • Master of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEEE)
    • Master of Engineering in Telecommunications (MTel)
  4. Faculty of Science and Technology[20]
    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
    • Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)

Research and publications

In the research arena, AIUB has internal academic journals: AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) (ISSN 1608-3679) and AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE), (ISSN 1683-8742). Since the first publications in 2002, three issues per year are being published regularly. AJSE is now formally Scopus indexed journal.[21] AIUB is also the first institute in Bangladesh to launch an online working paper series named AIUB Bus Econ Working Paper Series,[22] which is collaborated with the RePEc[23] and EconPapers.[24]

AIUB Computer Lab
A View of Electrical Machine Lab 1 of AIUB
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AIUB New Computer Lab

Extra curricular activities

AIUB is one of the only eight universities from Bangladesh who have participated in the maximum level of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) commonly known as ACM ICPC World Final.[25] In 2001, AIUB qualified for the world final through Wild Card by securing second place in ACM ICPC Kanpur Site regional.[26] Office of Student Affairs (OSA) looks after the extra curricular activities of the student community through student organizations like: AIUB Arts Club first organized "AIUB Arts Club presents 1st Inter Private University Art Exhibition- 2012" Unleashing Imagination at Dhaka Art Center.

  • The first person from Bangladesh who got job at Google and the only Principal Engineer of Google Zahid Sabur is from AIUB. Also, the first person who got job at NASA as a scientist is an AIUBIAN (First among private universities).
  • AIUB has successfully participated in NASA Robot Challenge consecutively 4 times and it is the first and only university in Bangladesh that participated in NASA Robot Challenge consecutively 4 times.
  • In 2014-15 students of AIUB made a mini-submarine that was able to capture deeper underwater than any other mini-submarine.
  • Students from AIUB made a software called ‘3rd eye’ which has won the People's Choice Award in Microsoft imagine cup.
  • AIUB was in the Top 3 in NASA Robot Challenge.

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

Current or former faculty include:

Gallery

Night View
Temporary ANNEX
AIUB interior at night

References

  1. ^ "AIUB Campus". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "List of Accredited Private Universities in Bangladesh". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ "AIUB-Trustee Board". Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Information". American International University-Bangladesh.
  5. ^ Azam Mahmood (January 1995). "AIUB to Revolutionize Country's IT Scenario". Computer Jagat.
  6. ^ "AIUB Renamed". 2001.
  7. ^ "AIUB Permanent Campus". AIUB. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Permanent Campus of AIUB". The Daily Star. 30 March 2012.
  9. ^ "AIUB Admission (Webpage)". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ "AIUB Admission (Facebook)". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. ^ Department (itsd.aiub.edu), AIUB Software Development. "American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)". aiub.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Degrees Offering at Present". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Revised Grading System (Version 3)". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Grading System at AIUB". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Revised Graduation Requirements at AIUB". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  16. ^ Department (itsd.aiub.edu), AIUB Software Development. "American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)". aiub.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences". American International University-Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Faculty of Business Administration". American International University-Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Faculty of Engineering". American International University-Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Faculty of Science & Technology". American International University-Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  21. ^ "AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) - Scopus". Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  22. ^ "AIUB Bus Econ Working Paper Series". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. ^ "AIUB Bus Econ Working Paper Series". Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  24. ^ "AIUB Bus Econ Working Paper Series". Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Final standing, ACM ICPC World Final 2002". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  26. ^ "ACM ICPC Kanpur Site regional standing 2001". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  27. ^ "AIUB Inter Dept. Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2009". American International University-Bangladesh.
  28. ^ "Taskin ties the knot". The Daily Star. 1 November 2017.
  29. ^ "Brief Bio Data of Maj Gen Abul Hossain, ndc, psc" (PDF). Military Engineer Services. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016.
  30. ^ Sumaiya Ahsan Bushra (17 March 2013). "Becoming a star". The Daily Star.
  31. ^ Department (itsd.aiub.edu), AIUB Software Development. "American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)". aiub.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  32. ^ Mehdi Masood (15 April 2016). মিনারে মুগ্ধতা!. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  33. ^ "Dean's List | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences". fass.aiub.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  34. ^ "Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus". Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
  35. ^ "Aupee Karim at DS Cafe". The Daily Star. 4 June 2010.
  36. ^ "Teaching". Saleh Uddin.

External links

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