International Islamic University Chittagong

Islamic University Chittagong (IUC) was founded in 1995 by Islamic University Chittagong Trust (IUCT), a non-profit organization. In 2000, IUC was upgraded to International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC). In 2004 IIUC was recognized as one of the 9 top-graded (A Category) Private University of Bangladesh. At present, it is one of the largest private universities with 435 (Full time: 352) teachers and 12,000 students from home and abroad. == List of vice-chancellors ==

The International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) has been ranked by Webometrics and Cyber-metric ranking, and is also one of the top 10 universities in Bangladesh. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities: Ranked IIUC 23rd out of 147 universities in Bangladesh. Cyber-metric ranking: Ranked IIUC 23rd in the country out of 170 public and private universities in July 2021. UGC ranking: Ranked IIUC among the top 10 universities in Bangladesh in 2018. ==Campus==

The International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) has a 40-acre campus in Kumira (Sitakunda), situated 22 km from Chattogram City. The campus is located beside the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in a hilly area. ==Degrees offered==

The university offers several undergraduate and postgraduate degrees: Faculty of Science & Engineering 1. Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE): • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (B.Sc. Engg. in CSE) [IEB Accredited] • Professional Diploma in Computer Science (DCS). • Masters of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (M.Sc. in CSE) 2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (B.Sc. Engg. in EEE) [IEB Accredited] 3. Department of Computer & Communication Engineering (CCE): • Bachelor of Science in Computer and Communication Engineering (B.Sc. Engg. in CCE) [IEB Accredited] 4. Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (ETE): • Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (B.Sc. in ETE) 5. Department of Civil Engineering (CE): • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.Sc. in CE) 6. Department of Pharmacy: • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma.) Faculty of Business Studies • Master of Business Administration (MBA) [Regular] • Master of Business Administration (MBA) [Executive] • Master of Bank Management (MBM) • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Faculty of Law • Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons.) • Master of Laws (LLM) Faculty of Arts & Humanities • English Language and Literature (ELL): Master of Arts in English Language and Literature, Masters of Arts in English Language Teaching (ELT), • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English Language and Literature • Arabic Language and Literature (ALL), Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Arabic Language and Literature Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Economics & Banking • BSS (Hons) in Economics & Banking (EB) • MSS in Economics & Banking (EB) Department of Library & Information Science • Post Graduate Diploma in Library & Information Sciences (PGDLIS) Faculty of Shari'ah & Islamic Studies • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Qur'anic Sciences and Islamic Studies (QSIS) • Master of Arts in Qura'nic Sciences and Islamic Studies (MQSIS) • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Da'wah and Islamic Studies (DIS) • Master of Arts in Da'wah and Islamic Studies (MDIS) • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Sciences of Hadith and Islamic Studies (SHIS) • Master of Arts in Sciences of Hadith and Islamic Studies (MSHIS) ==Library and Information Division==

There are seven libraries in IIUC, listed here with area information and number of books: ==Accreditation==

IIUC is graded by a team constituted by the prime minister in 2004 headed by the chairman of UGC for evaluating the standard and quality of existing 57 private universities. IIUC is the first private university which has been accredited by the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) for fulfilling all requirements in its CSE, EEE and CCE programs. It is the first private university in Bangladesh accredited by BAETE. ==Hostel facilities==

Limited hostel accommodation are available for male & female students. ==Scholarships==

IIUC offers scholarships in each semester. Full-time teachers are studying abroad for higher degrees with an IIUC scholarship. Current faculty or students are provided with a scholarship for higher study in home or abroad. == University Clubs & Societies ==

• IEEE IIUC Student Branch • IIUC Computer Club • IIUC EEE Club • IIUC Pharma Club • IIUC Competitive Programming Society • English Language and Literary Society -ELLS • IIUC BUSINESS CLUB • IIUC LAW CLUB • IIUC ETE Club • IIUC Civil Engineering Club • IEEE IIUC Student Branch • IIUC EB CLUB • CCE CLUB, IIUC • IIUC Da'wah Club • IIUC Hadith Club • IIUC Qur'anic Sciences Club • Arabic Club • IIUC MODEL UN CLUB • IIUC Debaters Community • IIUC Photography Society ==Foreign collaboration==

IIUC has signed for formal academic collaboration Memoranda of Understanding (MoU). Under these agreements, students of IIUC are able to transfer their credits to several universities and institutions. ==Events==

IIUC has organized events such as the IEEE Conference, National Computer Programming Contest, Inter-university Programming Contest, Intra-university Programming Contest, IT Festival, Job Fair, Dynamic Leadership Training Camp, Poem Recitation Workshop, Annual Cultural festival, Programming Workshop, Open Source Workshop, and hardware and software fairs. In August 2007 it organized Open Source Campaign-5 which was a step towards open source awareness in Chittagong and in Bangladesh. It ran from 31 August to 1 September 2007. It mainly focused on open source and its features, flexibility and its opportunities in Bangladesh and the whole world. Recently IEEE Day 2023 was celebrated at IIUC. ==Gallery==

Main auditorium.jpg আইআইইউসি সেন্ট্রাল লাইব্রেরি.jpg IIUC student bus.jpg IIUC central mosque 2.jpg IIUC central library 6.jpg Central Auditorium IIUC(2).jpg File:Academic building 5 at IIUC.jpg File:Dept of Pharmacy building of IIUC.jpg File:Central Library of International Islamic University Chittagong.jpg ==See also==