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Islamic University of Technology is an educational and
research institution in the fields of engineering and
technology and technical and vocational education. The
students from the
Member States of the OIC are provided
with scholarship in the form of free Tuition, Boarding,
Lodging, Medicare, Games and Sports Facilities. In addition,
a monthly pocket allowance is also given. For the 4-Yr
degree programmmes in Engineering and Computer Science,
students are to pay a small portion of the total expenses.
All travel expenses to and from IUT must be borne by the
students or their nominating authorities. For all admissions,
nominations are required from the respective governments
of the OIC Member States. |
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Islamic
University of Technology (IUT) at Dhaka, Bangladesh is
a subsidiary organ of the Organisation of the Islamic
Conference (OIC) representing fifty-six Islamic countries.
It was initially established as the Islamic Centre for
Technical and Vocational Training and Research (ICTVTR)
on the recommendation of the Ninth Islamic Conference
of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) held in Dakar, Senegal in
1978. The foundation stone of ICTVTR was laid on 27 March
1981 on the 30-acre land donated by the Government of
the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It was renamed
to "Islamic Institute of Technology" in the
twenty-second ICFM held in Casablanka, Kingdom of Morocco
in 1994. The current name, Islamic University of Technology,
was approved by the twenty-eight ICMF held in Republic
of Mali on 25-27 June 2001. |
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IUT
campus is located in a picturesque setup at Gazipur, 30
km north of Dhaka, the
capital city of Bangladesh. It
welcomes the Islamic Ummah through its gate of Five Fundamentals
of Islam for education, training and research as needed
by the OIC Countries. Dhaka is served by an international
airport with widely developed air-links and is connected
with the rest of the world by satellite telecommunication.
IUT is basically an educational and research institution
offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate
academic programmes of one to four years’ duration
conducted in the fields of engineering, computer science
and teacher training. It also offers technology courses
as needed by the Member States. Seminars and short courses
of international standard are arranged regularly by IUT
to keep abreast of the latest technological developments.
It also undertakes technological and industrial research
projects, promotes technical cooperation, exchanges technical
know-how and disseminates basic information of development
of human resources among the Member States of the OIC.
IUT ensures coordination between the objectives of the
Institute with other national and regional institutions
of the Islamic countries as well as with international
institutions. It also undertakes advisory and consultancy
services for Governments, International Bodies, Foundations
and allied Organizations. |
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