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.
IUB signs MoU with University of Ulster, UK to bolster joint research and exchange
10/05/2024
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and the University of Ulster, UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 17, 2023 to expand research frontiers through joint efforts in various academic domains. Prof. Tanweer Hasan, PhD, Vice Chancellor of IUB, and Professor Liam Maguire, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research of the University of Ulster, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutions.
Under the leadership of Professor Peter Flatt, an eminent figure in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Ulster, and Prof. J.M.A Hannan, Ph.D., Dean of IUB's School of Pharmacy and Public Health, the partnership aims to foster collaborative research projects, jointly supervise master's and Ph.D. students specializing in Pharmacy and related disciplines, and exchange faculty for research initiatives.
Prof. Hannan said, “The alliance goes beyond academic endeavors, promoting the exchange of periodicals and publications to enrich the scholarly environment and facilitate the seamless sharing of knowledge. The collaboration promises to open new prospects for students of both institutions, offering them exposure to a diverse range of perspectives and advanced research methodologies.”