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Mr. Abdul Hai Sarker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been been re-elected as the Chairman of the Board of Director of Dhaka Bank Limited, says a press release published in June 2023 on the website of Dhaka Bank Limited. Born in a respectable Muslim family in Sirajganj, Mr. Sarker obtained an M.Com degree from Dhaka University in 1970. Soon he got involved in international trade and went on

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) has emerged as champions in the Intra IUB Departmental Futsal Fest Season 1 held from June 15-19, 2023 at the IUB Sports Complex. The Division of Student Activities (DoSA) and the IUB Football Club jointly organized the tournament. A total of 224 players, divided into 32 teams, participated in the competition. Out of the 32 teams, 26 were departmental teams; four teams were formed from among the

A joint team of engineering students from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and Makerere University, Uganda, has won Gold in the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge 2022-2023 for their solar-powered automated anaerobic digestion system, which produces cooking gas and crop fertilizers from food waste. The announcement was made on June 15, 2023, during the grand finale of the competition held virtually from the UK by the organizers, Efficiency for Access Coalition and Engineers Without Borders,

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department at the Independent University, Bangladesh delivered (online) an Invited Speech at the International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy (SEGRE) held on June 16-19, 2023 at Changsha, China. Dr. Razzak’s talk title was “A PV-Wind-Battery-Diesel Hybrid Off-Grid Microgrid for Rohingya Refugee Camp at Bhasan Char of Bangladesh”. Prof. Fushuan Wen, IEEE Fellow, was the general chair of SEGRE 2023. More

Mohammad Faisal Uddin, PhD, and Md Shakhawat Hossain, PhD, faculty members of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at IUB, have received a research grant worth BDT 7,85,000 from the Bangladesh government's Ministry of Education for their project to devising a low-cost and time efficient mechanism to detect breast cancer using artificial intelligence (AI). They received the Grant for Advanced Research in Education for their project "Low-cost and time efficient HER2 (Human epidermal

Ahmad Tousif Jami, the Director of Debate of the IUB Debate Club, from the department of Global Studies and Governance (GSG) attended a debate tournament in India as Chief Adjudicator. The Heritage Parliamentary Debate 2023 was held from 2-4 June, 2023 at the Heritage Institute of Technology in Kolkata. The tournament had a total of 24 university teams from various states of India. The participants included representatives from St. Xavier's College, IIT Kharagpur, Maharashtra National

A three-day long Workshop on Preparing Self-Assessment Report for Engineering Program Accreditation held at IUB on 1, 8 and 15 June, 2023 at the conference room 7010. The event was organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The event was divided in a number of sessions. EEE and CSE faculty members from School of Engineering, Technology and Sciences participated in the workshop. Dean of SETS, Professor Dr. Md. Mamun

Workshop on Similarity Checking using Feedback Studio: Instructors’ Perspective and Managing Academic Profiles held at IUB on Thursday, 8 June , 2023 at the room number 3002. The event was organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). Faculty members from all Schools of IUB participated in the workshop. The first Session was conducted by Muhammad Hossam Haider Chowdhury, PhD Librarian and Mr. Md. Mubassir Ahsan, Assistant Director, Library, IUB.

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, professor of electrical and electronic engineering at Independent University, Bangladesh received the best presentation award at the IEEE World AI and IoT Congress 2023 held during June 7-10, 2023 in USA. Dr. Razzak presented the research titled "Design and Implementation of an IoT Based Solar Power Monitoring System". More than 200 papers from 27 countries were presented at the conference

The Career Guidance, Placement & Alumni Relations (CGP&AR) office of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and Eduko Pathways Bangladesh jointly organized a workshop titled “IELTS and Language Accelerator Workshop” for IUB students on June 13, 2023. A good number of students from different departments participated in the workshop that had an elaborate focus on English language proficiency. The workshop ended with an evaluation test where the participants got the opportunity to show their English writing skills. From

EEE department of IUB has been awarded £16700 funded by UK Aid in the TEA-LP program in collaboration with University of Cape Town (UCT) of South Africa. The Transforming Energy Access (TEA) programme is a research and innovation platform, funded by UK Aid, supporting the technologies, business models and skills needed to enable an inclusive clean energy transition and achieve SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The Transforming

Team I-Eco, OnCampus Champions of Hult Prize 2023 Bangladesh national rounds from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), participated in the Hult Prize Regional Summit in Mumbai, India from 9-11 June 2023. At the Mumbai Summit of the prestigious global competition, the IUB team showcased their low-cost, eco-friendly "Bio-polymer Eyewear", which is a frame for spectacles made out of jute derivatives. The base material of the frame is the famous bio-polymer or jute polymer, invented by celebrated

Md. Rifat Mahmud Sabbir, Masuda Alam Moutushi and Mohammad Zubair Khan have become champions in Men’s Singles, Unseeded Women’s Singles and Unseeded Men’s Singles categories in the Intra-IUB Table Tennis Tournament 2023. The one-day competition, organized by the Division of Student Activities (DoSA) and the Table Tennis Club, was held at the newly-built Table Tennis Arena of IUB located in the basement of the DMK Building on June 8, 2023. Md. Nasir Uddin, Maria M. Monon

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is proud to announce that Abrar Jawad Haque, a recent B.Sc. graduate from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has been awarded the highly prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship in March 2023. The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is a fully funded opportunity provided by the European Union to exceptional students around the world. It covers full tuition fees, travel and installation costs, as well as monthly allowances, allowing recipients to fully dedicate

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Director of Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), conducted a day-long Workshop on OBE Curriculum, Teaching-Learning and Assessment organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on June 7, 2023. Prof. Biswajit Chanda, Hon Member of University Grants Commission (UGC) inaugurated the day-long workshop as the Chief Guest by

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a symposium titled “Public Health in Medical Education” on June 10, 2023. The event was organized by IUB’s Department of Public Health under the School of Pharmacy and Public Health in association with the Bangladesh government’s Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME). Prof. Dr. Md. Titu Miah, Director General, DGME, attended the program as the Chief Guest. Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar Md Jamal, Additional Director General (Medical Education), DGME, delivered the

Team I-Eco, a group of student entrepreneurs from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), is all set to participate in the regional semifinal rounds of the prestigious Hult Prize 2023 in Mumbai, India, during June 9-11, 2023. Earlier this year, Team I-Eco, comprising IUB students Nahian Islam Asif, Nabeel Rahman, Sapnil Sarker Pollob, Hasib Al Mahmud and Zahana Islam, became champions in the Bangladesh national rounds of the competition, held at IUB, for their low-cost, eco-friendly "Bio-polymer

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and the University of Hyogo, Japan, exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 4, 2023 at the IUB campus to cement a partnership to foster the mutual sharing of knowledge and resources. IUB Vice Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, PhD, and Dr. Syoji Kobashi, Director, Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute (AMERI) and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, exchanged the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations. The MoU was signed

The Environment Club of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a competition titled #Mytrashinmypocket to mark the World Environment Day on June 5, 2023 to raise awareness about keeping the surroundings clean. A number of students from different schools, colleges and universities took part in the competition held on the IUB campus with their creative ideas, prototypes and presentations to find solutions to the plastic pollution problem. The event was sponsored by climate change and environment

On June 5, 2023, IUB participated in the Bangladesh Education Expo 2023 organized by the Education Reporters Association of Bangladesh (ERAB) at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka. Chief Guest of the program, Hon'ble Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, MP, alongside other senior officials from the ministry, visited the IUB stall. In addition, several hundred students from a number of schools and colleges from around the country also visited the IUB stall. At the

A high-level delegation from Western Australia (WA) comprising representatives from the state government and five universities in the region visited IUB on May 31, 2023. During the visit, the delegation took part in discussions with the IUB Trustees, academics and senior management. The WA delegation familiarized the hosts with the well-endowed, eclectic profile of their state, and broadly introduced the opportunities for collaboration through research, mobility, TNE and joint PHDs. The Aussie delegation was led by

The IUB EEE department’s Lecturer Mr. Emranul Haque and R&D officer Mr. Nazmus Sakib visited the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on 13 May 2023. They provided training sessions on VNA (Vector Network Analyzer) and its application to the faculty members of BUET. Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) are employed for the evaluation of a diverse array of devices, encompassing simple 2-port passive devices like filters, as well as intricate subsystems comprising both passive