United International University

United International University

Seal of United International University
Motto Quest for Excellence
Type Private
Established 2003 (2003)
Chancellor President Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor M. Rezwan Khan
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
23°44′40″N 90°22′22″E / 23.744522°N 90.372828°E / 23.744522; 90.372828Coordinates: 23°44′40″N 90°22′22″E / 23.744522°N 90.372828°E / 23.744522; 90.372828
Campus Urban
Colours Orange
Affiliations

University Grants Commission Bangladesh

IEB
Website uiu.ac.bd
United International University
Library
Third Convocation, 2015

United International University (Bengali: ইউনাইটেড আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or UIU is a private university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, The government of Bangladesh approved the establishment of United International University in 2003 under the Private University Act (PUA) 1992 (now replaced by PUA 2010).[1] Financial support came from the United Group, a Bangladeshi business conglomerate.

Convocation

First Convocation [2011]

Second Convocation [2013]

Convocation of UIU, 2013

Third Convocation [2015]

Location: Bangabandhu International Conference Center

Convocation 2015

[2]

Campus[3]

The University has two campuses in Dhaka, both located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The UIU main Campus is built with the purpose of imparting education in a befitting infrastructure and congenial environment. Containing about 80,000 sq. ft. floor space, the campus has 8 floors with two basements. With this capacity, UIU accommodates state-of-the-art IT and Computer Labs, Language Lab, different Engineering Labs and other essential facilities.

Dhanmondi Campus 1: House – 80, Road – 8/A, (Old 15) Satmasjid Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh.

Dhanmondi Campus 2: House # 36 (new), Road # 16 (new)/27 (old), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209

Permanent campus[4]

A plot of 25-bigha land, located at the “United City” at Satarkul ( 1.5 km east of US Embassy), has been purchased from Neptune Land Development Ltd. where the permanent campus of UIU is being built up in a comprehensive manner.

Schools and institutes

School of Business & Economics

School of Science and Engineering

Institutes

Research and labs

Computer labs

Electrical and electronic labs

Centre for Energy Research

Collaboration with foreign universities

UIU maintains academic collaboration with many foreign universities. Among those universities are:

Scholarship

The university provides several scholarships to students including the eLINK and cLINK scholarships established with the support of the European Union.[5][6] Fields covered by the scholarship are:

Student activities

Clubs:

  1. UIU Debate Club (UIUDC)[7][8]
  2. UIU Cultural Club (UIUCC)
  3. UIU Theater & Film Club (UIUT&FC)
  4. UIU Photography Club (UIUPC)
  5. UIU Business Club (UIUBC)
  6. UIU Sports Club (UIUSC)
  7. UIU Social Service Club (UIUSSC)
  8. UIU Electrical & Electronics Club (UIUEEC)
  9. Model United Nation Club (MUN Club)[9]
  10. UIU Computer Club (UIU CCL)

Photo gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Private University Act, 1992". Bangladesh Gazette Extraordinary. 9 August 1992. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-25 – via Südasien-Institut, Universität Heidelberg.
  2. ↑ ইউআইইউর তৃতীয় সমাবর্তন অনুষ্ঠিত [UIU Third Convocation]. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). 26 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "UIU Campus - United International University (UIU)". United International University (UIU). Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Permanent Campus UIU".
  5. ↑ "eLINK". UIU. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Applications for eLINK Project". Kantipur Engineering College. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  7. ↑ "United International University Debate Club" – via http://www.theindependentbd.com/.
  8. ↑ "She Dialogue Champion UIU Debate Club".
  9. ↑ "UIU MUN Club holds 'Dynamics of Leadership' workshop" – via http://www.thedailystar.net/.

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