Independent University Bangladesh - Independent University Bangladesh in Bashundhara R, Badda

Established in 1993, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is the leading private university in Bangladesh with an explicit focus on research and global partnerships. With a current enrollment of around 10,000 at undergraduate and graduate levels, more than 450 highly-qualified faculty members, 47% of whom have Ph.D. degrees, and an alumni strength of close to 14,000, IUB is trying to ensure education to promote the national agenda of sustainable inclusive development.

The IUB campus sprawls over 3 acres, has an amphitheater, and dedicated state-of-the-art laboratories for life, environmental and social sciences, and engineering. There are 95 multimedia classrooms that are fully equipped for both physical and online classes. The IUB campus also hosts an auditorium, a 6,000 sq-ft modern gymnasium, a food court, and a spacious sports complex. There is also a dormitory for female students from outside Dhaka, foreign students, and a guest house for visiting scholars.

The IUB Library contains over 35,000+ books and access to renowned resource hubs such as ABI Global (ProQuest), Cambridge University Press Journals, EBSCOhost, Emerald Journals, IEEE Xplore, JSTOR Journals, Literary Encyclopedia, National Geographic, SpringerLink Journals, and so on.

The faculty members of IUB are actively engaged in research and publish regularly in peer-reviewed journals. Along with conventional classroom-based teaching, students are engaged in research relatively early in their academic lives. In 2021, IUB spent a total of BDT 3.05 crore in funding research activities.