The International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC; ) is a Bangladeshi private university in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1995 under the Private Universities Act of 1992 (Act no. 34 of 1992). Bangladesh Private University Act (Act No.34), August 9, 1992 Islamic University Chittagong Trust (IUCT) is the founder organization of this university. It is one of the oldest private Higher Educational Institutions in Chittagong.
History
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 NameTermMohammad Ali Azadi5 February 2025 - PresentMohammad Ali Azadi (Acting)8 August 2024 - 4 February 2025Anwarul Azim ArifApril 2021 – August 2024K M Golam Mohiuddin8 August 2017 - 27 March 2021A K M Azharul Islam3 November 2012 - 7 August 2017Abu Bakr Rafique (Acting)7 January 2012 - 2 November 2012M. Mahbub Ullah16 January 2008 - 5 January 2012A K M Azharul Islam25 September 2002 - 15 January 2008Mohammad Ali1 July 1998 – 24 September 2002Abu Bakr Rafique (Acting)1 March 1997 – 30 June 1998Muhammad Loqman (Honorary)11 February 1995 – 28 February 1997
Rankings 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: Sl. No. Library name Space (sq ft) 1 Central Library, Permanent Campus, Kumira 33,000 2 ELL Seminar Library, Chittagong 1,000 3 DBA Seminar Library, Chittagong 3,500 Total Libraries of IIUC 37,500 Sl. No. Faculties Titles Copies 1 Faculty of Shari’ah 4,972 22,666 2 Faculty of Science & Engineering 908 23,909 3 Faculty of Administrative Science 827 22,690 4 Faculty of Health Science 157 803 5 Faculty of Arts & Humanities 750 5,736 6 Faculty of Law 560 2,907 7 Faculty of Social Sciences and Others 230 3,932 Total 8,404 82,643
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. IIUC Website UGC BAETE
Hostel facilities
Limited hostel accommodation are available for male & female students.
Scholarships IIUC offers scholarships in each semester. IIUC Website 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. IIUC International Collaboration
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 IIUC Open Source Camp 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
See also List of Islamic educational institutions
References
External links
IIUC Main academic website IIUC Alumni website (subscription open)