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 Debaters Wins Sustainability Day 2023 Debate Championship
09/05/2024
IUB debate team comprising Ahmad Tousif Jami (Global Studies and Governance), Senin Chowdhury (International Business), and Zobayer Ahmed (Computer Science and Engineering) participated in Sustainability Day 2023 Debate organized by the United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh (UNGCNB) held at La Vita Hall, Lakeshore Hotel, Gulshan, Dhaka on Saturday, 15 November 2023. They competed with a debate team of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on the motion Is whistleblowing an ethical duty, even if it means breaching confidentiality agreements?. IUB debate team came out Champion. Our debater Ahmad Tousif Jami became the Best Speaker.
Every year, the UNGCNB celebrates Sustainability Day as a collective effort of all stakeholders to
celebrate a shared vision for a more sustainable world. This year’s event is themed “Symposium to Advance Integrity through Collective Action”. The debate competition provided an opportunity for the students to showcase their critical thinking, public speaking, and argumentative skills in a competitive yet supportive environment.