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A musical evening was organized at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area on Thursday, July 27, 2023 to mark the birth anniversaries of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Renowned singers Adity Mohsin and Bijon Chandra Mistry performed Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti respectively. IUB's Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed Research Center (KNIAARC) and the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences jointly organized the event. The event started

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 2-day Workshop on Practicing Outcome Based Education towards BAETE Accreditation organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on July 26-27, 2023. Prof. Dr. Mihir Ranjan Halder, Honorable Vice Chancellor of KUET inaugurated the 2-day workshop as the Chief

A successful seminar was organized by IEEE Power & Energy Society IUB Student Branch Chapter and IEEE Industry Applications Society IUB Student Branch Chapter and the Department of EEE, IUB titled " Transformer and Role Transformer" on 19th July, 2023 at Telecom Lab, Level 4, SETS, IUB. The seminar was conducted by the honorable Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Energypac Wires and Cables Ltd. Engr. Mohammad Mynul Islam. Students from the Department of EEE, IUB

IEEE Power & Energy Society IUB Student Branch Chapter (IEEE PES IUB SBC), IEEE IEEE Industry Applications Society IUB Student Branch Chapter (IEEE IAS IUB SBC) and Department of EEE, IUB successfully organized an industrial tour to Energypac Engineering Limited on July 22nd, 2023. More than 50 Students from selected courses along with two EEE Department faculty members, Prof. Dr. M. Abdur Razzak and Dr. Mustafa Habib Chowdhury, participated in this tour which made it

The Department of Environmental Science and Management (DESM) organized a study tour to the BSCIC Tannery Industrial Estate, Savar, Dhaka on July 21, 2023. Dr. Md. Hafizur Rahman, Associate Professor, led the tour in which both graduate and undergraduate students participated. The visit gave valuable exposure to students to the biggest central effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Asia for treating leather industry wastes. Additionally, the students visited a famous leather processing plant situated in the same

IUB Music Club emerged 2nd Runner-up in "Inter-Student Branch Cultural Competition'' organized by the IEE Student Branch of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) held on July 18, 2023. Members from the IUB Music Club performed "Jadur Shohor", a popular number by Bangladeshi rock band Chirkut, in the competition. Renowned singer Rituraj was one of the judges in the competition. A total of six members from the IUB Music Club competed in the competition. The six-member

Department of Physical Sciences organized a study tour to Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE), Savar on June 15, 2023. Dr. Mahbub Alam and Mr. Mehir Amin led the tour of twenty-one undergraduate students. The tour exposed students to real-world research and gave them a glimpse into the modern facilities and experiments being conducted at AERE. Additionally, it sought to foster interest and passion for physics among the students and inspire them to pursue scientific research

A workshop on “Exploring Opportunities to plan your career” for the final year batch of students at Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Nursing College (SFMMKPJNC) was held at their college premises at Nabinagar, Kasimpur, Savar on July 15, 2023. The attending participants went through a rigorous session to think and find possible answers to the questions designed and developed by themselves. The workshop covered basic concepts of thinking how to think effectively to design career

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in collaboration with the EEE/ETE Alumni Association recently concluded a highly successful career workshop. Held on 13th July 2023, the event witnessed enthusiastic participation from EEE students and alumni, making it a resounding success. The workshop featured two informative sessions aimed at enhancing students' career prospects. The first session focused on CV writing, led by AKM Monir Hossain, VP & Chief Human Resources

The IEEE Computer Society IUB Student Branch Chapter, in association with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) successfully hosted the “National STEAM Olympiad Bootcamp” on July 13, 2023, marking an exciting prelude to the highly anticipated National STEAM Olympiad 2023. This event, aimed at stimulating student interest and active participation in the upcoming National STEAM Olympiad, focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). Prof. Dr. Sazzad Hossain,

The recent drastic change in climate and rise in temperature have once again reminded us how desperately we are in need of immediate actions. It's high time that we take actions to reduce the damage already done. Tree plantation is something that can help the environment regain its beauty. With this in mind, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award at IUB (IUB DEA Club) organized a “Tree Plantation” event where the awardees and members of

GSG Global Talk, Episode 1, 2023: Global Studies & Governance (GSG) organized the annual flagship event “Global Talk” first episode on 15 June 2023. It was an honor to have the graceful presence of Ambassador Mashfee Binte Shams, Rector of the Foreign Service Academy, Bangladesh, who enlightened us with her insightful talk on "Understanding the foreign policy of Bangladesh from a practitioner's perspective. The episode was truly engaging and interactive with audience, faculties and GSG’s

Critically acclaimed documentary film, 'Michiler Mukh' (Face in the Millions), directed by Prof. Zakir Hossain Raju, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Media and Communication has been screened at the ten-day long film festival Chalachitra Sangsadkarmider Nirmita Chalachitra Utshab 2023 at the National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala on Wednesday 14 June, 2023. The festival featured films made by members of film societies and has been organised by Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh

The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a day-long workshop on "Outcome Based Teaching-Learning and Assessment towards BAC Accreditation" on June 22, 2023 at the Multipurpose Hall, IUB. Prof. Dr. Biswajit Chanda, Honorable Member, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) attended the program as the Chief Guest. In his speech, Dr. Chanda thanked IQAC, IUB for organizing such an important event. He focused on sharing culture so that institutions can

Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) conducted a seminar (online) on "OBE, Curriculum Development and Accreditation" as one of the Expert Panel Members at the 7th International Faculty Development Program (IFDP) held during July 3-11, 2023 organized by the Chandigarh University (CU), Punjab, India. More than 100 experts and professors from 79 universities across 28 countries

IUB debater Ahmad Tousif Jami from the Department of Global Studies and Governance (GSG), has broken as an Adjudicator and also served in the Language Team at the Malaysia United Asian Debating Championship (UADC 2023) held in June 2023. UADC is the largest Asian Parliamentary debate tournament in Asia. This year 120 teams competed at the event. Jami chaired the English-as-Foreign Language (EFL) Quarter Finals as a breaking adjudicator. Throughout the competition, he judged reputed Asian

Professor Zakir Hossain Raju, PhD, Head of IUB's Media and Communication Department and Director of King Sejong Institute, spoke at the 8th AAS-in-Asia Conference in Daegu, Republic of Korea. The conference, held during June 24-27, 2023 at the Humanities Korea Hall, Kyungpook National University (KNU), aimed to foster academic exchanges among Asian scholars. This year's conference focused on the theme of "Memory, Preservation, and Documentation." Prof. Raju was invited to participate in a panel discussion

The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in collaboration with the Outreach, Extension and Continuing Education (OECE) unit of the Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor and the Department of Environmental Science and Management (DESM) organized the first international short course titled “Locally Led Adaptation and Local Loss and Damage: A Nexus Approach” from June 22- June 25, 2023. The four-day long short course was taught to a diverse cohort of 23 national and

Masuda Alam Moutushi, a 5th semester student of Computer Science and Engineering at IUB, has been selected as the exchange student for 2023 under the U.S. Department of State's Community College Initiative (CCI) Program. She will be spending one year at the College of DuPage, Illinois, USA, starting July 2023.

IUB hosted a webinar titled "Iran and Bangladesh Exchanges: Taking Stock" on July 21, 2023. The event, organized by the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) and the Global Studies and Governance Department of the Independent University, Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Governance and Policy Think Tank at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. The webinar focused on assessing the context and governance structure of Iran and Bangladesh, as well as their potential for

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) of IUB organized a day-long training on “First Aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)” for the faculty members and lab technicians on June 15, 2023. The initiative aimed to equip the official personnel with life-saving skills and enhance the university's emergency response capabilities. Conducted by internationally certified trainers from Uttaron Technologies, the session touched a range of topics including proper administration of CPR, management of internal and external