Islamic University, Bangladesh
ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ | |
Logo of Islamic University, Bangladesh | |
| Motto | Enhance Quality of Higher Education and Research |
|---|---|
| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Established | November 22, 1979 |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah |
Academic staff | 412+ |
Administrative staff | 400+ |
| Students | 18000+ (Studying undergrad & postgrad) |
| Undergraduates | 24933+ (Bachelor degree awarded) |
| Postgraduates | 679 (M.Phil. degree awarded), 505 (ongoing); 22581+ (Master degree awarded) |
| 486 (PhD degree awarded), 438 (ongoing) (2017) | |
| Location | , Bangladesh 23°43′16″N 89°09′01″E / 23.7212°N 89.1504°E |
| Campus | Urban, 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Language | English, Bengali, Arabic |
| Academic departments | 38 |
| Colours | Green and white |
| Affiliations | ACU ISESCO, OIC UGC, Bangladesh |
| Website | iu |
| Facilities | |
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| Residential halls | 8 (Male=5, Female=3) |
| Departments | 38 (18000+ student) |
| Faculties | 9 |
| Institutes | 1 |
| Transportations | 26 Bus |
| Sculptures | 6 |
Islamic University, Bangladesh (legally: Islamic University); (Bengali: ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ; Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بنغلاديش) commonly referred to as Islamic University, Kushtia (abbreviated as IU), is a public PhD granting research university in Kushtia, Bangladesh and the largest seat of higher education in the southwestern part of the country. This is the sole institution in the country offering a unique program in Theology, alongside seven other academic divisions/faculties: Engineering and Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, and Law, all coexisting within a diverse and multicultural environment. It is financed by the Government of Bangladesh through University Grants Commission, Bangladesh. On 22 November 1979, the foundation of the Islamic University was set up in Kushtia, and it is operated under the Islamic University Act of 1980. Islamic University began operations on 28 June 1986. It holds the distinction of being the seventh oldest educational institution in the nation, serving as Bangladesh's inaugural university post-independence from Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan) in 1971. It offers undergraduate, graduate, M Phil and PhD degrees.