American International University-Bangladesh () (AIUB) is a government approved private university of Bangladesh. It was established in 1994 by Dr. Anwarul Abedin under the Private University Act, 1992.[1] It is now the top private university in Bangladesh for Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE). The university is an independent organization with its own Board of Trustees.[2] The University is situated in Kemal Atatürk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka and it has five campuses with one separate administrative building. AIUB was awarded the ?Best Business School?[3] in 2004 by the Financial News Service (FNS), an economic news service which conducted a survey on the performance of all universities, and financial and industrial organizations in Bangladesh.
In July 2008, Webometrics ranked this university 2nd in Private Universities, 4th in Bangladesh and 92th in the Indian subcontinent in their World Universities Ranking based on electronic publication, scientific results and international activities.?[4]
In 2008, 4icu.org ranked this university 1st among the Private Universities and 3rd in Bangladesh in their Colleges and Universities By 2008 Web Popularity Ranking list.[5]
The academic programs gradually develops around the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Business Administration, and Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.[6]
Agribusiness MBA (AIUB is the first and only university of the nation to offer the program)[7]
AIUB campus map
Campus
Administration Building is located at .
Campus 1: Faculty of Business Administration is located at .
Campus 2: Faculty of Engineering is located at .
Campus 3: Department of Natural Science is located at .
Campus 4: Faculty of Science and IT Department is located at .
Campus 5: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is located at .
Site for Permanent Campus is located at .
Number of Graduates:
1st Convocation : 43, [December 11, 1999]
2nd Convocation : 137, [February 4, 2002]
3rd Convocation : 140, [January 30, 2003]
4th Convocation : 246, [January 09, 2004]
5th Convocation : 341, [February 26, 2005]
6th Convocation : 597, [February 5, 2006]
7th Convocation : 753, [February 25, 2007]
8th Convocation : 743, [March 10, 2008]
Academic body
Pro Vice Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Anwar Hossain
Vice President for Academics and Dean-in-Charge, Faculty of Engineering: Prof. Dr. Tafazzal Hossain
Dean, Faculty of Business Administration: Prof. Dr. Charles Villanueva
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Prof. Dr. Charles Villanueva
Dean, Faculty of Science: Prof. Dr. A.B.M Siddique Hossain
Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Prof. Dr. Tazul Islam
Associate Dean, Faculty of Business Administration.: Prof. Dr. Tazul Islam
Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering : Prof. Dr. Hasan I. Chowdhury
Registrar: Prof. M A Quaiyum
Academic bunting and tassel color
Dark Blue
University
Light Blue
Faculty of Science
Orange
Faculty of Engineering
Green
Faculty of Business Administration
Maroon
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Research & innovation
In the research arena, AIUB has boldly continued with its 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 by the Office of Research & Publications (ORP) of AIUB, three issues per years are being published regularly and the journals have been appreciated by the academics of the country and abroad. To make its unique mark in the research arena, AIUB has launched the nation's first online databank. This databank contains historical financial data of nation's business, stock market, economic data and HR data. In 2006, four students from its Computer Engineering department constructed an autonomous robot vehicle called Robo-Car[8] as their final design project. It is an autonomous car capable to move without human-control and detect obstacles. By sensing the presence of obstacle, it makes instant decision to select its appropriate path. Inventors of Robo-Car were inspired by the Fire Fighting Bot, a project presented in a robot competition at Trinity College, USA.
AIUB Quality Assurance Center (AQAC)
In pursuit of the University?s mission, vision and goals and adherence to the principles of quality and excellence of academic programs, AIUB establishes ?AIUB Quality Assurance Center (AQAC)? on 1st September 2008.[9]
Mr. Md. Maksudur Rahman Sarker, FCMA - Professor & Director of AQAC
Dr ABM Rahmatullah - Assistant Professor & Member of AQAC
Ms. Afroza Nahar - Assistant Professor & Member of AQAC
Mr. Md. Anwar Hossain - Assistant Professor & Member of AQAC
Mr. Bikash Barua - Assistant Professor & Member of AQAC
Computing facilities
Number of Computer Labs: 10
Separate labs for Microsoft, SUN & CISCO certification
Number of Workstations: 450 (only lab)
Number of Servers: 12
24 hours internet access: fiber optic backbone with 3Mbit/s bandwidth, own VSAT with dedicated 768/5124K bandwidth as backup
In-house software development facilities.
In-house built Virtual University Expert System
New Sun Solaris and JAVA platform laboratories are added
All the classrooms have internet connection and multimedia projector
Engineering labs
Campus 2, AIUB: Faculty of Engineering
Analog Electronics Lab
Computer Hardware and Architecture Lab
Computer Networks Lab
Control System Lab
Digital Electronics Lab
Digital Signal Processing Lab
Electrical Circuits Lab
Electrical Machines Lab
Measurement & Instrumentation Lab
Microcomputer Lab
Microprocessor Lab
Microwave Engineering Lab
Motor and Transformer Winding Repair Shop
PCB Etching Room
Industrial and Power Electronics Lab
Telecommunications Lab
VLSI Lab
Other labs
Architecture Studios
Chemistry Laboratory
Physics Laboratory
Language Laboratory
Library facilities
There are about 26,000 books, 95 online journals and others articles, periodicals, CDs, video covering more than 80 academic areas
'AIUB Library System' for Searching Books (created by university IT department)
Four terminals to search for and locate books
Students ID cards (with bar-coding system) stand as Library Card
AIUB VUES
VUES stands for Virtual University Expert System. This is a Web & Smart Client based solution for complete university automation including web-based registration, councelling, distant study and Smart Client administration application. This system is developed by the development team [10] of AIUB's IT department. Students can browse the university web site, collect course materials, submit assignments without going to the university. It helps students to enjoy the facilities of the university campus from their home and keeps students more active through its various automated features. It reminds students about the upcoming quizzes and notifies about missed assignments. It also shows exam results, performance reports and helps students collect class notes when they miss classes. Students can communicate with the teachers using its instant messaging feature. They can make appointment with the teachers and request for advice from anywhere in the world.[11]
Auditorium
The auditorium can accommodate 210 people at a time. It is ideally suited for seminars, meetings, special classes and business presentation.
Hostel facilities
AIUB provides housing for international students and out-of-Dhaka students, both for male and female students.
AIUB logistics
Urban Campus in Prime Location
Modern Class Room Facilities
Rich Library
Highly equipped Language Lab
State of the Art Science and Engineering Labs
Modern Design Studio for Architecture Department
Auditorium for Multi-purpose use
Professional Gymnasium
Health Service Center
Student Residence Facilities
Cafeteria
Services
Academic Counseling: Each faculty member is required to provide additional academic assistance and guidance outside the class hours.
Office of Placement & Alumni [12], Separate placement office to assist students to find challenging and growth oriented employment and internship
Office of Student Affairs: Coordinates controls and initiates external and internal student activities.
Office of Probation: Provides special academic counseling to students with academic need or deficiency.
Office of Planning and Development: Involved with long term university development and strategic planning.
Office of Research and Publications [13]: Coordinates academic research and publication of AIUB Journal of Business and Economics and AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering. ORP is also responsible for the publications of online working paper series in collaboration with RePEc [14] and EcoPapers [15]
International Affiliation: Affiliation with several universities and organizations world-wide.
Securities: Security facilities include 24 hours in-house security personnel. Monitoring is accomplished through CC TV.
Authorized Pearson VUE testing center for GMAT, UKCAT and LNET. IT Vendor Certification for CISCO, SUN, Microsoft etc.
In a constant effort to internationalize its education and improve its global competitiveness, AIUB has been increasing its affiliations with reputed universities of North America, Europe, Australia and South East Asia.
Memberships of the university
International Association of Universities (IAU)
International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
American Association of University Administrators (AAUA)
Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)
Association of Universities in the Asia & the Pacific (AUAP)
Encyclopedia
top
