Fareast International University
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| Motto | "Start Here Succeed Here" |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2013 |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission Bangladesh |
| Chairman | Sheikh Kabir Hossain |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Raquib Ahmed |
| Address | House # 87, Road # 06, Block-C , Banani, Dhaka , 1213 , 23°47′31″N 90°24′10″E / 23.792044°N 90.402846°E |
| Website | www |
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Fareast International University (FIU) (Bengali: ফারইস্ট ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি) is a private university located at Banani in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3] The university was established in 2013 under the Private University Act, 2010. It was founded by Sheikh Kabir Hossain, a relative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[4]
FIU is currently operating trimester basis in 16 graduate and masters programs under the faculty of Business Administration, Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences and LAW. FIU introduces international standard course curricula approved by the UGC of Bangladesh. Besides, there are different clubs and houses for debate, English language, indoor-games, cultural practices, and sports facilities for the benefit of the learners. It has research and academic collaborations with number of foreign universities.[5]
FIU is the first private university in Bangladesh selected by the Government to offer MBA Major in Project Monitoring and Evaluation.[6] Moreover, FIU has established "Integrated Research Institute for Inclusive Development (IRIID)" for action research on various issues of the contemporary world and appropriate technology transfer for sustainable development.[7]
- Faculty of Business Administration[8]
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management
- Faculty of Engineering[9]
- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)
- Department of Textile Engineering
- Department of Architecture
- Faculty of Science[10]
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Soil, Water & Environment (SWE)
- Department of Public Health
- Faculty of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences[11]
- Department of English
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Law[12]
- Department of Law & Justice
