International University of Business Agriculture and Technology

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name = International University of Business Agriculture and Technology


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established = 1991
type = Private, Coeducational
endowment =
faculty = 209
chancellor = Prof. Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed President, The People's Republic of Bangladesh
vice_chancellor = Prof. M. Alimullah Miyan, PhD
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city =Dhaka
country =Bangladesh
campus =Urban
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nickname = IUBAT
affiliations = University Grants Commission Bangladesh
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website = [http://www.iubat.edu www.iubat.edu]
address =4 Embankment Drive Road, Sector 10, Uttara Model Town Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh
telephone = (880-2) 891 8412, 896 3523-27, 892 3469 -70

International University of Business Agriculture and Technology ( _bn. আন্তর্জাতিক কৃষি ব্যবসায় এবং প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or (IUBAT) is the non government university located in Bangladesh. It was established in 1991 under the Private University Act 1992. [ [http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/workgroups/bdlaw/1992-a34.htm Private University Act, 1992] ] The university started its Degree programs in 1992 with the agreement of Assumption University of Bangkok, Thailand. IUBAT leads by the University Grants Commission Bangladesh. The university is also a full member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London.cite web| last=About IUBAT| url=http://www.iubat.edu/About/accreditation.htm| title=Accreditation| accessdate=2007-02-10]

Colleges and centers of IUBAT

IUBAT comprises with six colleges:
*College of Business Administration (CBA) - CBA has been accepted as a Member of Graduate Management Admission Council of USA.cite web| last=About IUBAT| url=http://www.iubat.edu/About/accreditation.htm| title=Accreditation| accessdate=2007-02-10]
*College of Agricultural Science (CAS)
*College of Engineering And Technology (CEAT)
*College of Nursing (CN)
*College of Arts and Sciences (CAAS)
*College of Tourism and Hospitality Management

The University also contains six centers:
*South Asian Disaster Management Center (SADMC)
*Center for Management Development (CMD)
*Health and Population Center (HPC)
*Center for Technology Training, Research & Consultancy (CTTRC)
*Center for Policy Research (CPR)
*Centre for Global Environment Culture (CGEC)

Accreditation

IUBAT has signed articulation agreements with 30 institutions in the USA, Canada, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Thailand and Australia.

International Networks

The university has linkages with foreign universities situated in industrially developed countries. IUBAT has received formal letters from the following institutions.

*Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
*The Free University of Brussels, Belgium
*Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
*Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand
*Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand
*Paris Graduate School of Business, France
*Burton Upon Trent Technical College, England
*University of Manitoba, Canada
*Deakin University, Australia
*Academy Man-Labour-HOZN, Tilburg, The Netherlands
*Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
*Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Indiana, USA
*University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
*Larenstein International Agricultural College, Velp, Deventer, The Netherlands
*National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Washington, D.C., USA
*International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (IHTTI), Switzerland
*University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
*Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
*Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
*University of Alabama in Birmingham, USA
*University College of Cariboo, Canada
*Tilburg University, The Netherlands
*Fontys University of Professional Education, The Netherlands
*Texas Graduate School of Management, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
*University of America, Colombia
*Arnhem Business School, The Netherlands
*La Trobe University, Australia

Agreements

The university has an articulation agreement with Indiana Purdue University, Indiana and College of Agriculture of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.IUBAT offers the 2 years course work under both Purdue University and University of Florida.

Criticism and controversy

It was one of the 11 universities that went operational without University Grants Commission (UGC) approval which was made a necessity under the Private University Act (1992) in Bangladesh. [cite news | last = Khan | first = Siddiqur Rahman | title = 11 pvt univs offer 50 courses without UGC approval | language = English | publisher = New Age | date = 2005-01-18 | url = http://www.newagebd.com/2005/feb/18/met.html | accessdate = 2006-12-16] And, it was one of the 10 universities that the UGC issued a deadline of one year to improve qualities. [cite news | last = Staff Reporter | first = | title = UCG report on private varsities to be made public | language = English | publisher = The Independent | date = 2004-10-23 | url = http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/oct/23/23102004mt.htm | accessdate = 2006-12-16] It also introduced new academic courses without UGC approval along with a number of other private universities. [cite news | last = Staff Correspondent| title = Private universities continue to hoodwink UGC | language = English | publisher = Weekly Holiday | date = 2004-06-02 | url = http://www.weeklyholiday.net/2006/020606/met.html | accessdate = 2006-12-16]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.iubat.edu Official website of IUBAT]