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Islamic University of Technology or IUT (Bengali: ইসলামিক ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ টেকনোলজি) is an internationally recognized educational and research institution in Bangladesh. The main objective of IUT is to contribute in developing the human resources of the member states of the OIC, particularly in different fields of Engineering, Technology and Technical Education. IUT receives direct endowment from OIC member countries and offers scholarships to its students in the form of free tuition, boarding, lodging and medicare. The campus of this university is designed by a Turkish architect.
[edit] Location and Climate IUT is located at Board Bazar, Gazipur, about 30 km north of Dhaka (Latitude=23'43`N, Longitude=90'25`E), the capital of Bangladesh[1]. In this region of Bangladesh there are three well defined seasons in a year namely Winter (November - February), Summer (March - May) and Monsoon or Rainy season (June - September). Here, the temperature ranges from a minimum of about 10 degree Celsius in the Winter to an average of 32 degree Celsius in the Summer. Average yearly rainfall is 225 cm. Relative humidity varies from 30% in the Winter to over 90% in the Rainy season. For clothing lightweight woollen materials for the Winter and cotton or lightweight tropical materials for the Summer are used. [edit] HistoryMain article: History of Islamic University of Technology Islamic University of Technology, established in 1978, was first known as Islamic Center for Technical and Vocational Training (ICTVTR). It was proposed in the 9th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) held in Dakar,Republic of Senegal on 24-28 April 1978. The establishment of IUT in Dhaka, Bangladesh was then approved by the then foreign ministers. All the members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) agreed to cooperate for the implementation of the project. The implementation of the infrastructure commenced with the holding of the first meeting of the Board of Governors in June, 1979. Foundation stone of ICTVTR was laid by the late President Ziaur Rahman of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh on 27 March 1981 in the presence of Yasir Arafat, the then chairman of the PLO, and Habib Chatty, the then Secretary General of OIC. ICTVTR was formally inaugurated by Hossain Mohammad Ershad, the then president of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh on 14 July 1988. The 22nd ICFM held in Casablanca, Morocco on 10-11 December 1994 renamed the ICTVTR as Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT). IIT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 21 September 1995. The 28th ICFM held in Bamako, Republic of Mali on 25-29 June 2001 commended the efforts of IIT and decided to rename the IIT as Islamic University of Technology (IUT). IUT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on November 29, 2001. The university has advanced much in a short time[citation needed] and infrastructure development is still going on financed by loans from theIslamic Development Bank (IDB) with a guarantee provided by the Government of Bangladesh. The university started offering long regular courses from December 1986 and completed 19 academic years till 2005. The 19th Convocation was held at the IUT auditorium on 27 September 2005. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was the Chief Guest on the occasion. [edit] Organization[edit] DepartmentsIUT has five[2] departments. Among them three are engineering related while the other is like associated studies. The departments are:
[edit] Administrative structure
Some statutory committees are formed to ensure management of programmes and activities in the relevant and related fields. These committees are like: Administrative Advisory Committee, Departmental Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Finance Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Research Committee, Selection Committee, Students' Welfare Committee, Syllabus Committee etc. [edit] Admission
[edit] AcademicsEnglish, Arabic and French are the official languages of the University for all academic and admission purposes.
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[edit] Instructor Training Programmes
[edit] Engineering and Technology Programmes
[edit] Instructor Training and General Studies
[edit] Others
[edit] Computer CentreThere is a Computer Centre in the 1st floor of the academic building. It maintains e-mail account for every student and faculty member of IUT. It is equipped with the following facilities :
A campus wide network with Novell Netware 5.1 and Unix Ware 2 has been installed connecting computers in the centre and other computers in departments, Library and Offices of the University. Online Internet facilities are also available for the students, staffs and teachers. [edit] Library and Documentation CentreThe students spend a lot of their time at IUT Library and Documentation Centre. It is located in the first floor of the Library/Cafeteria Building overlooking a lake both on the eastern and western sides. The library has a present floor area of 1300 sq. meter with a shelf space of 52,000 books. The library is divided into two sections, General and Research/Reference. To conduct the IUT Library service, a customized software was developed and installed earlier in the IUT Library. But recently the CIT (Computer Science and Information Technology) department developed a new software for library management which is accessible through both computers and cell phones. Also the data of projects/thesis/dissertations have been incorporated in the said software. Now the faculty members and the students may search their desired books/dissertation from OPAC (on-line Public Access Catalogue). Local Area Network (LAN) also established in the IUT Campus. At present there are 26200 books on engineering, technical and vocational subjects. 20 technical journals are being subscribed from abroad annually. It is an open shelf library. Books are issued to the students and staff for home use. It is open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm on all working days. Library is also open on one weekend between 2-00 pm. to 10 pm. To conduct the IUT Library service, a customized software has been developed and installed in the IUT Library. Around twenty-six thousand records of books have been input. Also the data of projects, theses and dissertations have been incorporated in the said software namely BookTrax. The Library is also in a process to computerize its other information resources. Now the faculty members and the students may search their desired books/dissertation from OPAC (on-line Public Access Catalogue). Local Area Network (LAN) also established in the IUT Campus. Now the members of the IUT working in the campus have the access to Library database through a LAN. The circulation system has been computerized and the information consumers can borrow their needed books through an automated bar-code system. At present there are 26200 books on engineering, technical and vocational subjects. 20 technical journals are being subscribed from abroad annually. It is an open shelf library. Books are issued to the students and staff for home use. It is open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm on all working days. Library is also open on one weekend between 2-00 pm. to 10 pm. It has a photocopy section which serves the purpose of the students, faculty, and office staffs constantly. Since all the students live on campus the library is the only place where they can utilize their time by reading books and taking notes up to 08-00 pm every day. [edit] Grading SystemAs per decision and approval of the 51st Academic council the grading system for students admitted for the Academic Year 2006-2007 and onwards will be as follows: Numerical Grade (in percentage) Letter Grade Grade Point 80 & Above A+ 4.00 75 to <80 A 3.75 70 to <75 A- 3.50 65 to <70 B+ 3.25 60 to <65 B 3.00 55 to <60 B- 2.75 50 to <55 C+ 2.50 45 to <50 C 2.25 40 to <45 D 2.00 Less than 40 F 0.00 Note: The grading system for the students who have been admitted before academic year 2006-2007 and pursing study in IUT in different programs will be as follows: Grades Merit Description Grade Points Percentage of Marks A+ Excellent 5.0 80% and above A Very Good 4.0 70% to below 80% B Good 3.0 60% to below 70% C Average 2.0 50% to below 60% D Pass 1.5 45% to below 50% F Failure 0.0 below 45% I Incomplete W Withdrawn S Satisfactory U Unsatisfactory The details of the rules are available in a separate publication on rules for postgraduate programmes. [edit] Financial AidDepending on the availability of resources and contributions from the Member States of the OIC, during the Academic Session all the regular students of IUT will be provided with continental breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner in the self-service Cafeteria of the University free of charge, but within Taka equivalent of US $ 50.00 per student per month. They can, however, buy snacks and more food using their own resources. The University also bears the cost of on-campus shared furnished accommodation (one room to be shared by four students). The University also disburses a monthly allowance of Taka equivalent of US $ 40 to each regular student of Instructor Training, Post-Graduate programmes in Engineering and Technology, B.Sc. Engineering, B.Sc. Computer Science & Information Technology and Higher Diploma in Engineering and Technology as pocket allowance to cover the costs of stationery, laundry, local transport etc. In addition to the above facilities, subject to the availability of funds, each regular student is now exempted also from paying the fees for tuition, normal medicare and games and sports. In case of non-availability of mandatory contributions from member countries, the University will not be able to provide above facilities free of charge. The round-trip air passage and other incidental expenses of all the students are required to be borne by the nominating authority or by the candidates themselves. In addition, the students who want to visit their countries during the vacation have to bear all expenses for the trip including air passage either by themselves or by their nominating authorities. The students are strongly advised to bring return air-tickets with them, as they must leave the Hall of Residence within two weeks after finishing the course. [edit] CafeteriaThe University has two self-service Cafeterias where the students may take normal meals and breakfast. The University at present will provide the students with fully subsidised continental breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner within specified cost limit per month. The students are now exempted from paying this cost. However, they may be required to pay the cost partly, if not fully, to accommodate for any shortage in the contribution by the Member States. The Cafeterias are managed by the Cafeteria Committee which is composed of few students from different regions and some teachers and staff including the medical officer nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Provost. The Cafeteria Committee is responsible for setting the guidelines related to menu and day-to-day affairs of the cafeteria. A student may submit his ideas on improvement of the menu, hygienic condition inside the cafeteria, servicing, etc. to any member of this committee for consideration within the approved budget. No student/trainee is allowed to entertain any guest without prior permission and submitting necessary meal coupon. If any guest is entertained without permission, charges along with fines will be realised from him. No student can take any food other than his own. [edit] Campus[edit] Academic BuildingsThere is a five storey academic building just beside the building of Library and Cafeteria. Besides that some part of the North Hall is used for academic purposes. A new 5-storied academy building is being constructed beside the North Hall. [edit] Halls of residenceEach student of IUT gets a seat allotted to him in the halls of residence. Separate dorms known as hall accommodation is available inside the IUT campus. Though it is not really mandatory to reside in the campus, most of the students do so. A total of 240 rooms are provided in two Halls of Residence (North Hall and South Hall) with three blocks each: East Block, Middle Block and West Block. Each room has provision for accommodating a maximum of 3 to 4 students. Each student is provided with basic living ingredients from the authority without any cost. It is compulsory for IUT students to reside in-campus which helps regular and attentive devotion to studies. Modern and comfortable hall accommodation is available inside the IUT campus. A total of 240 rooms are spread in three blocks. East Block, Middle Block, and West Block of each of the two Halls of Residence. Each room is provided with bed, mattress, pillow, quilt, reading table, bookshelf and cupboard. Bed linen is also provided along with laundry facilities. After the construction of the second Hall of Residence with a loan from Islamic Development Bank the total residential capacity has been raised. [edit] Civic amenities IUT has two self-service cafeterias (Central and North) where the students are required to take normal meals and breakfast. This University provides the students with continental breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner within about US $ 50 per month per student. The students are now being exempted from paying this cost. However, they may be required to pay the cost partly, if not in full, to account for any shortage in the contribution by the Member States. The Cafeteria is managed by the Cafeteria Committee represented by staff as well as students. The student's centre of IUT is in front of the South hall and is visible from the main gate. Recreational arrangements are available there. The student's centre is arranged by a TV room, an indoor Basketball ground, Table Tennis court and Carrom board. Daily newspapers are supplied on a regular basis. Arrangements for games and sports are usually in accordance to the preferences of the students of the member countries of OIC. This includes Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Carrom. [edit] AuditoriumIUT has a fully air-conditioned multi-purpose auditorium on its campus. It is provided with a stage and film-projection facilities. The interior is beautiful decorated and there are seating arrangements for about 600 people. The degree/diploma awarding convocation ceremony, seminars, cultural functions and examinations are held in the auditorium. It is also provided with a green room, special guest room, conference room and balconies two of which form the banks of the adjacent water pool. The auditorium is capable for arranging seats for all the students and faculty members of IUT. All the exams held in the auditorium in two shifts. [edit] Student activitiesThere are three specific societies at IUT. 1. IUTDS - IUT Debating Society 2. IUTCS - IUT Computer Society 3. Society of Islamic Studies All of these are extremely active, with regular activities, like workshops, seminars, etc. and also maintain a good relation with other student bodies from other institutions in the country. Students also participate in different co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Most prominent of these are outdoor games and cultural fests. The student body is rich in the field of music as well, and have released a number of audio tracks till date. Some digital productions like short films and movies have also been produced in the name of 'IUT Production House'. [edit] See also
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2. http://www.iutoic-dhaka.edu/ [edit] External links
Coordinates: 23°43′00″N 90°25′00″E / 23.7166667°N 90.4166667°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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