Islamic University of Technology at Dhaka, Bangladesh commonly known as IUT is a subsidiary organ of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), representing fifty seven member countries from Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. It was initially established as the Islamic Centre for Technical and Vocational Training and Research, ICTVTR in pursuance of the Resolution No. 5/9-E 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 by His Excellency Late Ziaur Rahman, the President of Bangladesh in the presence of His Excellency Late Yasir Arafat, President of Palestine and Late Dr. Habib Chatty, the then Secretary General of the OIC on the 30-acre land donated by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the OIC. ICTVTR was renamed as the Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT), by the Twenty-second ICFM held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco in 1994. It is mandated to help develop human resources in the Member Countries of the OIC in the fields of engineering and technology as well as technical education. IUT is basically an educational and research institution offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes conducted in the fields of engineering, computer science & information technology and teacher training. It also offers knowledge and skill updating and upgrading short and special courses as needed by the Member States. International and regional seminars and workshops are also arranged regularly by IUT to provide forums and 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 as co-focal point under UN-OIC collaboration among the Member States of the OIC. IUT ensures coordination between its objectives with other national and regional institutions of the Islamic countries as well as with international institutions. It also undertakes advisory and consultancy services for Government, International Bodies, Foundations and allied Organisations.
