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Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized the Orientation program for the Autumn 2023 semester at its Bashundhara campus in Dhaka on September 21, 2023. Mr. Golam Murshed, Managing Director and CEO of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd., spoke as a special guest at the event.
Addressing the students, Golam Murshed said, "Each of you is an institution in yourselves. Being an institution doesn't mean you have to be a company where there is business, employees, and revenue. Each one of you is an institution because you possess your own unique characteristics, qualities, thinking power, abilities, and potential. You can speak, make decisions, and walk your path. An institution operates just like that. From today, start believing that you have all these qualities within you."
Emphasizing the empowerment of women in sustainable development and in achieving Vision 2041, the Vice-Chancellor of IUB, Professor Tanweer Hasan, PhD, said, "We have taken conscious steps to increase the number of female students at IUB. One and a half years ago, the proportion of female students at IUB was 32%. I am proud to announce today that now the percentage of female students at IUB is 44%. This wasn't achieved overnight. It was possible due to the relentless efforts of all the teachers, officials, and staff of IUB."
Thanking the parents and guardians, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD, said, "Gratitude to the esteemed parents. They have entrusted their greatest asset, their children, to our care. We assure that we will do everything possible within our limited capacity to uphold the trust they have placed in us."
In the Autumn 2023 semester, nearly 1,650 students have enrolled in IUB, which is the highest enrollment in the history of IUB. Among them, approximately 48% are female. Currently, the total number of students at IUB is around 11,000; this too is the highest in IUB's history.
Deans of the five schools of IUB, the registrar, heads of various departments, parents, teachers, officers, and staff were present at the event. The program was hosted by Ms. Lima Chowdhury, Head of Admissions and Financial Aid. Members of the IUB Music Club also performed at the event.
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