History of Islamic University of Technology

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The implementation of the establishment commenced with the holding of the first meeting of the Board of Governors in June, 1979.

• Foundation stone of ICTVTR was laid by the late President
  Secretary General
  of OIC.
• ICTVTR was formally inaugurated by H.M. Ershad, the then president of People's Republic of Bangladesh on July 14, 1988.
• The 22nd
  ICFM held in Casablanca, Morocco
  on 10–11 December 1994 renamed the ICTVTR as Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT).

• The 28th ICFM held in Bamako, Republic of Mali on 25–29 June 2001 commended the efforts of IIT and decided to rename the IIT as Islamic University of Technology (IUT).

IUT was formally inaugurated by Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on November 29, 2001.

Advancement

The University has advanced much in a short time and still infrastructure is going on by availing the financing under loan from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) with guarantee provided by the Government of Bangladesh.

University started offering long regular courses from December 1986 and completed 24 academic years until 2010. The 24th Convocation was held at the IUT auditorium on 2 November 2010. Her Excellency Begum Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

See also

• Islamic University of Technology
• IUT Alumni Association

References