IUBAT presently has eleven societies organized by the students with faculty anchor and these societies carry out various activities and have membership structure from the students as elaborated later. Besides, there are three sports clubs who organize extra- curricular activities and also operate as student organizations within the campus. The names of these societies and clubs as well as their activities are described in the following section.

IUBAT BUSINESS SOCIETY (IBS)

The IUBAT Business Society (IBS) was established to work as the link between the real business world and the smart and tender imagination of the students of this university.

The objectives of IBS are: to establish knowledge based platform where the members from different disciplines can share their knowledge and be benefited from each other, to keep members up-dated about the recent happenings in the business world around the globe, to help members with course-related issues, especially in areas like research, to assist fresh graduates in searching jobs, preparing CVs and other materials, placing CVs, to related fields for jobs, communicating with potential employers, to develop and maintain a professional attitude both in thinking and practice.

The functions of IBS are organizing seminars and symposiums, conducting help sessions/counseling, preparing and maintaining a full-fledged database of potential employers, preparing and maintaining a database of outgoing graduates and job seekers, communicating and developing relationships with potential employers, generating investigative reports and/or articles on recent business and market issues, conducting training sessions on business and job related issues, conducting business movie sessions, keeping in touch with the university administration and assessing the possibilities of organizing sessions like job fair, maintaining relationship with other societies and associations of IUBAT and organizing joint seminars, organizing visits and study-tours to renowned business organizations.

Up to the present time, IBS has organized different informative sessions national and international level. To name a few outstanding ones are culture of Western Management by Professor Eric Frank on, the other one was chaired by IUBAT Vice-Chancellor, Professor M Alimullah Miyan “The International Networking of IUBAT”, “ Seminar on Development of Management” by Professor Afzal Rahim from the University of Kentucky, USA. IBS has plan to organize a seminar on the class room communication where students will get the assistance regarding how to communicate better with the instructor in the class room and how to achieve the best out of the class lecture. Moreover, IBS is going to organize a session on report writing and presentation on a regular basis. This workshop will help the students to know about each and every aspect of report writing and presenting the report effectively as well as defending the report. In addition this workshop will assist the students regarding how to groom themselves.

On the lighter note IBS always entertain different cultural activities of the globe. To name few would be" Valentine Day", "Friendship Day", "Pohela Baisak", and many more. IBS also organized boat trip as well as Practicum Orientation Workshop for graduating students of CBA at Cox’s Bazaar.

IUBAT IT SOCIETY (IITS)

The fag end of 20th century has given birth to Information era as a logical sequence to the Technological era. Computer technology has enhanced information processing and communicating functions drastically. IT does not only refer to usage of computers for information processing, rather, it includes any scientific method applied in order to attain a higher and more accurate information processing, gathering and communicating ability.

IUBAT Information Technology Society (IITS) is a place where students or people from all walks of life, particularly from IUBAT family, can nourish their ability to cope with the Information Technology and getting up to date by acquiring the latest IT world news and views. The society strives to create a path for the students which will lead them to a successful career. Through various colorful activities the society provides better learning environment for the students. IITS helps the students to understand the importance of teamwork, leadership ability, time management and discipline.

The activities of IITS range from academic research, courses, and seminars to sheer entertainment. Among the recent few events of IITS, are courses organized answering different needs of IUBAT students. These included courses on SPSS, Visual Basic, Internet and Web Programming for the university students and computer courses for freshmen. IITS also organized seminars which included renowned speakers from home and abroad, and topics of major concerns and research, like the effect of E-commerce on Bangladesh and the rest of world. Courses on Basic Internet browsing and MS-Office were conducted for novice users. A session on business presentation was conducted specially for the business students. Courses on C, C++, JAVA, Visual Basic, My SQL, PHP languages and Computer Networks were conducted throughout the semester to enrich practical knowledge of the students. These classes were taught by the senior students, faculties and IT professionals. A IT fair was organized which gained great response and acceptance from the leading computer and IT related firms of the country, with many of them offering major discounts on their products and services for the IT Society members. IUBAT IT Society publishes IT Magazine where the students get the chance to submit their articles. The magazine contains articles on new innovations, reviews and previews on software and hardware products, tutorials, tips and tricks, trivia, computer games etc. IITS also takes quizzes to identify the IT enthusiasts among the students throughout the university. Time to time IITS organizes campaigns on Open Source Software in different educational institutions which includes seminars on career development, quiz competitions and workshops on various subjects i.e. Web Development.

IUBAT IT Society strongly believes in enjoying education. Thus, at times, the society takes the time out to make students enjoy an entertainment package, which includes movie shows on big screen and computer game competitions.

IUBAT IT Society has its own online forum (www.iubatians.com) where students, faculties, employees and even alumni can share their thoughts. Tutorials and study materials are shared among the students to polish their technical knowledge. Instant technical supports are provided for the troubled computer users. Faculties can upload their teaching materials and lectures over the forum for easier distribution. In short, the forum provides every material that a student needs to become a skillful IT professional.

Members of the IITS are primarily the students of the Computer Science and Engineering Department of IUBAT. The society is guided by a group of faculties who are the advisors of the society. Their suggestions are followed by the executive committee of IITS. The selection of the executive committee and their activities follow the rules and regulations defined by the constitution of the society.

Within its span of existence, IT Society has already been established as a well recognized organization that hones up IT skills and brings latest IT related news, views and products to its members.

IUBAT CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY (ICES)

IUBAT Civil Engineering Society (ICES) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of excellence in education, research, and to train the members to be groomed for future professional engineering field. The Society recognizes Civil Engineering as the skills, knowledge, expertise, and theory associated with purposeful engineering intervention in the civil engineering system.

ICES is involved in activities to advance the knowledge of engineering and the arts and sciences involved in the economical growth of country, while disseminating significant developments in these areas of technology.

The organization is dedicated to bring the professional knowledge into academic field by using their Alumni and experts in Civil Engineering field. The ICES offers its members leadership training, professional development, mentoring opportunities, career placement services and more!

The ICES is comprised of student of civil engineering department. The ICES is governed by an executive board of civil engineering students and is operated by an executive committee in IUBAT campus. The main objectives of the society are:

• to ensure undergraduate students, usually those within the College of Engineering and Technology, enjoy university life through organized seminar, symposium and social events both on and off campus;
• to promote the values of Engineering and Technology and its applications.
• to further the prospects of civil engineering undergraduates through improving relationships between them and the faculty; and
• to provide better access to the private and public sectors to provide employment.

The ICES is committed to provide update resources and a highly developed structure that will enable ICES members to meet the complex challenges of the modern world. Membership is a solid evidence of an individual’s commitment for enhancing his or her technical knowledge, practical skills and exposure. The first and foremost activities of the society is to hold a free and frank discussion between the freshman, academically challenged students with the scholar members of the society about improving the method of study to become better and well disciplined students. The members of the society are also trying to establish knowledge based platform where the members from diverse culture can share their knowledge and derive benefit from each other.

Civil Engineering society has organized different programs such as iftar party in the month of Ramadan, initiation and reception for freshmen and outgoing students of department of civil engineering, respectively, besides facilitating different workshops and symposiums.

IUBAT ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SOCIETY (IEEES)

IUBAT Electrical and Electronics Engineering Society (IEEES) has been established to encourage the growth of skill and knowledge in the electrical and electronics related technical professions to encourage individual commitment to continuing education among IEEES members.

The aspiration of IEEES is to form a team of EEE students of IUBAT who can carry out different educational and shared tasks to enhance their academic performance with the up to date development in the electrical engineering field, prepare them for the job market, build up superior communication proficiency and develop understanding among membership and larger IUBAT community as well forge team spirit and management aptitude among the IEEES members.

The IEEES is managing regular conferences to improve communication, organizing occasional entertaining events to sustain a vigorous learning atmosphere, organizing learning sessions and tutorials to promote academic performance, organizing project fair and study tours to strengthen creativity and sharing knowledge among the members.

IEEES has a vision to arrange an inter university project fair where students from different groups will show their creativity and technically benefit. Members of IEEES will be able to share their knowledge with the members and students of other communities. Moreover, IEEES has organized industrial workshop to help the students know about practical activities. In addition, this workshop assists the students regarding transformer making procedure, power generation, transmission and distribution procedure. IEEES also organized blood donation program, collecting fund for flood affected people, iftar party, sports, tournaments, departmental orientation for freshman, collecting fund for sick students, etc.

From its inception IEEES has already established its name and fame as a well established society.

IUBAT SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ISME)

IUBAT Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) is a forum of the students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering with the aims and objectives of fostering a spirit of friendship, fraternity and mutual cooperation to develop IUBAT and its surroundings into an ideal place of learning. The Society was established in 2008 having its Executive Committee as the apex body to implement its plans and programs under the supervision of the department. The programs undertaken are all directed towards better understanding among the students as well as developing a sense of belongingness to the university and the society and enkindling a spirit of cooperation towards the well being of the society. The Executive Committee is formed on a yearly basis. The Society arranges cultural functions, short dramas, debates picnics, study tours to different professional organizations of the country to gather knowledge and acquaint themselves with the realities and problems of their profession. They also bring out wall magazines and other publication .In times of needs of the distressed humanity during floods and cyclones or in aid of any of their ailing friends the Society plays a key role in providing help and succor to the distressed and the needy.

IUBAT ECONOMICS SOCIETY (IES)

The IUBAT Economics Society (IES) was established in 2010. It has been working as the linkage between the real economic world and the great and warm imagination of the students of this university.

The objectives of IES are:

a. to launch knowledge based application where the members from different disciplines can share their knowledge and learn from each other;
b. to keep members up-date about the present events in the economy around the globe;
c. to assist members with course-related issues, especially research work like socio-economic field work;
d. to help fresh graduates in seeking jobs, preparing and placing curriculum vitae (CVs) and communication with prospective employers and
e. to promote and maintain a specialized approach in both thinking and practice.

The activities and function of IES are organizing seminars and conferences, conducting counseling, guidance, preparing and maintaining a full-fledged database of potential employers, developing relationship and communication with potential employers, generating investigative reports and articles on recent economic issues, conduction training sessions on job related issues, conduction economic movie sessions and keeping in touch with the university to explore the possibilities of organizing sessions like job fair, maintaining relationship with other societies and association of IUBAT and study-tours to renowned industrial organizations home and abroad.

At present IES is organizing different informative sessions. One of the distinguished visiting guests Prof. Dr. Debabrata Dutta, Professor of Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur visited IUBAT and other places around Dhaka. A paper was presented in his honor at IUBAT Conference Room on Financial Crisis in Less Developing Countries. IES also has arranged one workshop on Economics and Education for Sustainable Development by visiting guest Dr. Rabin Upton, UK and the same was chaired by the Founder and Vice-Chancellor of IUBAT.

IES has plan to arrange a seminar on the class room communication where students will get the assistance regarding how to communicate better with the instructor in the class room and how to achieve the best out of the class lecture. Moreover, IES is going to organize a session on survey data collection, data entry, data analysis in both tabular and statistical analysis, report writing, preparing presentation and present a seminar paper. In addition, IES will assist the students regarding how to groom themselves for professional life.

IUBAT LANGUAGE SOCIETY (ILS)

As an institution committed to quality professional education of international standard, IUBAT emphasizes English as the medium of communication as well as education. Skills in English, necessary for effective study at IUBAT, and for on-the-job purposes after graduation, are practiced by all the members of IUBAT Community.

IUBAT Language Society, which is more popularly known as ILS, has been developed mainly with the intention of improving the language skills of the students by means of offering special help sessions, organizing cultural activities, seminars, debates, public speaking, organizing English movies, student exchange scheme, publication of newsletters, and so on.

ILS started its operation in September ‘98. Initial ILS initiative was to help the students in improving their language skills through arranging special help sessions, which ultimately resulted in incorporation of ILS as an inseparable part of the classes of ENG 101, which is the Basic English Composition.

ILS is now playing a pivotal role in promoting English language use in course work and day to day use in the campus.

THE SOCIETY OF IUBAT SCHOLARSS (SIS)

The Society of IUBAT Scholars is a society consisting of those students who have received merit scholarship for excellence at the point of entry or during study period at IUBAT. This society was established in 1999.

The objectives of this society are to promote and conduct scholarly activities in IUBAT and to help develop the students in a way that will make them capable of facing the real world. The members of the society hope that in future they will deal with matters which will contribute not only to a better academic environment but will also help in the development of the person as a whole.

The members of the Society of IUBAT Scholars will act as spokes persons for the student’s body in devising ways as to how IUBAT students can be better scholars and also show better results in their class performance and examinations. Apart from academic guidance, they will also help the scholars to be better disciplined and to build up a right attitude of mind among the students to maintain a proper environment for educational activities. Furthermore, this society has decided to hold seminars, debates, film shows, etc. SIS also functions as a body from which most teaching assistants at the university are selected.

The first activity of the society was a meeting whose main purpose was to hold a free and frank discussion between the freshmen and the scholars about how the IUBAT freshmen could improve their methods of study to become better students and adjust with new academic habits. In order to get good grades it is very important that the freshmen should break free of their present habits of study that they had acquired during their preparation for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC). The meeting was a small effort on the part of the scholars to be of assistance to the freshmen.

IUBAT AGRICULTURE SOCIETY (IAS) IUBAT Agriculture Society (IAS) was formed by students of the College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) to promote academic and social goals of members with respect to promotion of knowledge and practice relating to agricultural sciences.

The goals of IAS are a) help improve academic performances of the members, b) development of good communication skills and understanding between the members, c) development of individual image, morality and recognition of team spirit and d) learn how to provide agro-based community development related services.

These goals are being realized through a) regular meetings to promote communication, b) organizing occasional recreational events to promote fellowship and recognizing talents and leisure activities to support a healthy study environment, c) organize study sessions and tutorials and d) organize academic fieldtrips.

The major functions of IAS are: organizing seminars, symposium, conducting help sessions, counseling, preparing and maintaining a database of potential employers, generating latest investigative reports and articles on agricultural field. To develop agro-based community, IAS has organized several informative session on plantation of Oil Palm and many spices; exhibition and agricultural fair, organic farming and sustainable agriculture. IAS has also participated in national and international environmental conferences and fairs. IAS participated in environmental programs like save river Turag, save Uttara lake as well as community service like blood donation programs. IAS will also conduct training session on new agro-biotechnologies and field work and job related issues for developing new concept on agriculture and disseminate the technologies at the neighbor community. The IAS student will develop their education level at per with international standard in their specialized fields.

IUBAT TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SOCIETY (ITHMS)

IUBAT Tourism and Hospitality Management Society (ITHMS) was established in 2008 for the enhancement of the awareness of the growing importance of the tourism and hospitality industry to our society, nation and the world. The aims and objectives are to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the tourism and hospitality industry, in particular the tourism system and those dimensions of hospitality [skills, personal qualities and attitudes] that are valued by the industry; to develop the appropriate knowledge, values and skills that support the sustainable development of the industry; to develop the ability to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from the subject to a wide range of contexts, and gain pre-employment experience in selected sectors of the industry; to acquire knowledge and pre-employment industrial experience to explore multiple pathways for further studies in post-secondary institutions and for career development in the tourism and hospitality industry.

The associated goals are to develop a range of technical, personal, interpersonal, organizational and generic skills that can be applied in various contexts, both within and beyond the workplaces of the tourism and hospitality industry. These include effective communication skills, customer service skills, information processing skills, critical thinking skills, creativity, problem-solving skills, etc and to apply appropriate knowledge and skills in a wide range of industry-related situations.

ITHMS is working for the welfare of the students of the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management. It arranges various activities throughout the year both inside and outside the campus.

As with the rest of the IUBAT community, ITHMS observed the 19th Foundation Day of IUBAT on the third week of January in 2010. On the occasion, ITHMS had its own stall on the IUBAT premise demonstrating different operational departments of a hotel i.e. front office, restaurant, etc. Take-away foods and drinks were also provided for students, faculty and staff members alike. ITHMS initiated a three-day film festival from 15-17 January, 2010 at the IUBAT Conference Room. Avatar, the Oscar winning movie of 2010 was among the other movies projected.

ITHMS organized a day-long Study Tour to the ancient ruins of Moinamoti on March 12, 2010.
ITHMS celebrated its 3rd Foundation Day on March 17, 2010. The Chair, College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, inaugurated the ceremony by cutting specially-prepared cake.
The new Executive Committee of ITHMS was declared in May 2010. The Chair of the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, presided over the event.

Besides working for the students of BATHM, ITHMS also arranges and participates in various extra-curricular activities including sports. ITHMS also organizes food festivals, fruits festivals and other hospitality and tourism related activities.

IUBAT Nursing Society (INS)

In 1948 the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". With this view in mind the IUBAT Nursing Society was established to promote international standard nursing values through a variety of social, educational and humanitarian activities.

Students carry out regular health assessments for the IUBAT community, including blood pressure, circulation, eyesight and overall fitness. In cooperation with local physicians and NGOs, they extend this service yearly to the general Uttara community and encourage people who may otherwise not receive health care to have a check-up and receive education about nutrition, health and disease. Throughout the year the students provide first-aid for their fellow students and faculty who are injured in sports, travel or any number of other mishaps. The INS also assists in medical treatments for disadvantaged local people by raising funds for special cases and helping people to access medical facilities.
These programs teach the students leadership and organizational skills as well as providing a valuable service to the IUBAT neighborhood.

The INS also has social and cultural programs for relaxation and enjoyment. The society has been rich in dance and vocal talent and often collaborates with other societies for campus functions. Students also develop teamwork and build unity and identity by participating in tutorials for their fellow students; an activity that helps both the instructor and the trainee.

Membership to nursing society is limited to current students of the College of Nursing. Executive officers are elected from the membership and are eligible to serve if they are students in good academic standing, taking a minimum of 9 credits, and have completed a minimum of one year of nursing study.

IUBAT Drama Society (IDS)

IUBAT Drama Society (IDS) was established in 2008 to work as a link between the students who are trying to create some role in this creative art. In the meantime the energetic drama lovers of the society successfully staged the famous drama of Prof. Munir Chowdhury “Kobor” in the program of International Mother Language day of 2008 successfully. The Society is trying to motivate the cultural minded students to engage in creativity along with study in IUBAT. The aims and objectives of the society are fair practice of drama and literature, to expose the hidden talents for creative potentiality, to expose the social problems through arts and crafts, to create awareness of social superstition and false believe and to provide genuine and extra-ordinary enjoyment to the on-lookers. The society’s motto is to increase the image and fame of the university by worthy cultural activities.