The Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) was established in 1993. The motto of the University "Teacheth Man That Which He knew Not" is taken from the fifth verse of Sura Alak of the Holy Quran. The University has 4 schools, School of Business, School of Engineering & Computer Science, School of Environmental Science & Management and School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, offering 4-year undergraduate programmers in Business Studies, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, English Literature, Media & Communication, Anthropology and Environmental Science & Management. IUB also offers 15 graduate programmers at the master’s level in Business Administration, Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Public Health, Development Studies, and Environmental Science and Management. IUB employs a total of 180 full time and 76 adjunct faculty. Out of the full time faculty, approximately 44 have Ph.D. degrees from North America and Europe. IUB currently has more than 4000 undergraduate and graduate students. In 2011, IUB has shifted to it's own campus at Bashundhara R/A.
On 7th April, 2011, Microsoft student Partners at IUB Campus, arranged a seminar entitled “Empowering the Students of IUB” in order to create an alliance between Microsoft & IUB under MSDN AA program. Professor Mohammed Anwer, director of School of Engineering & Computer Science (SECS) had the welcome note. After That Omi Azad, Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Bangladesh, Ltd, has introduced the students of IUB with MSDN AA. Then the Vice Chancellor (In Charge) Prof. M. Omar Rahman had his speech. Then we signed MSDN Academic Alliance agreement papers with IUB. Vice Chancellor (In Charge) Prof. M. Omar Rahman signed the MSDN AA agreement paper on behalf of his university.
Written By:
Mehedee Hasan
Campus Lead, Microsoft Student Partners
IUB Campus