Founded in 1993, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is one of the oldest and leading private universities in Bangladesh where academic excellence is a tradition, teaching a passion and lifelong learning a habit. IUB currently has more than 9,800 undergraduate and graduate students and over 13,700 alumni. The students of IUB experience an exciting academic life with copious opportunities to explore and nurture their innate talent.
Live in Field Experience (LFE) is a signature course of IUB. It allows IUB students, most of whom come from urban settings, to have an immersive experience of everyday life in rural Bangladesh. Unique in Bangladesh, the overarching idea, which owes its roots to some of the leading social thinkers of this region, is to bridge the gap in knowledge that an urban student has about their rural counterparts. As part of the LFE, which is a mandatory course, small groups of students (usually 5-10, mix of male and female, and English and Bangla medium backgrounds) spend a certain amount of time at different locations in Bangladesh and experience life in the fields.
JUKTI - Official Club of CSE, IUB in collaboration with the School of Engineering, Technology & Sciences (SETS) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), recently organized the highly anticipated four-day football tournament, League of SETS - Season 2. The event took place from October 19 to October 22, 2023. The tournament was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor, Tanweer Hasan, PhD, and Dean of SETS, Professor Md. Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz, Ph.D.
In the male category, Footable Drive emerged as the champions, with A.B.M. Rezwanul Kabir, a Lecturer of the Department of Life Sciences, as their manager and Latifur Rahman, a 4th-year CSE student, as the captain. The runners-up in this category were Infinite Loop FC, managed by Md. Rubaut Reshed Chowdhury, an alumnus of CSE department and led by Shohan Islam Joy, a 3rd-year CSE student.
For the female tournament, Team Konoha secured the championship title after a hard-fought battle against Team Amigos, who secured the runners-up position.
Awards were presented to outstanding individuals, including the Best Manager, awarded to Sanzar Adnan Alam, a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who led Team Osam to a third-place finish. The Most Valuable Player awards went to A.B.M. Rezwanul Kabir (male) and Hanifa Ahmed Sonali (female). Md. Rubaut Reshad Chowdhury was honored as the Best Goalkeeper, and Shohan Islam Joy claimed the Top Scorer title. Special recognition was given to A.B.M. Rezwanul Kabir and Samiul Islam, adjunct faculty of the Department of Media and Communication, for their remarkable sportsmanship on the field.
A grand prize-giving ceremony marked the culmination of the tournament, with Vice Chancellor, Tanweer Hasan, PhD; Professor Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz, PhD; Dr. Mahady Hasan, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Ms. Sabrina Alam, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Faculty Advisor of JUKTI; Dr. Mustafa Habib Chowdhury, PhD; and Dr. Farhad Alam, PhD, in attendance.
During the ceremony, Vice Chancellor, Tanweer Hasan emphasized the importance of sports and physical activities, expressing his pride in the participants' dedication. He also applauded the increased female participation and pledged his support to further promote women's involvement in the sport.