Being one of the leaders among the higher education institutes in Bangladesh, AIUB addresses the national and international challenges and issues through quality changes in the curriculum and syllabus of all the programs offered from 4 Faculties of AIUB.
Currently the academic programs are designed to meet the requirements for 4th Industrial Revolution and sustainable development goals (SDGs). AIUB is preparing the graduates for challenges they will face due to continuous innovation and structural changes. AIUB produces global citizens who are the future leaders in their respective fields. Therefore, curriculum committee consists of different stakeholders thoroughly review the emerging needs and prepare the contents/syllabus which provides theoretical knowledge and practical skills to address the challenges.
Academic Program wise:
Among the 17 programs offered from 4 Faculties of AIUB, there is a program titled ‘Masters of Development Studies (MDS)s’ is designed to address all the SDGs. The program curriculum of MDS and Syllabus are addressing the ways to achieve the targets and goals mentioned in the manual of SDGs. The graduates of MDS are equipped with the cognitive and psychomotor skills along with the attitude to fulfil the desired goals.
A good number of courses from other programs offered from different faculties are addressing different goals based on the program they offer. The students will be learning the goals and target that need to be achieved through different norms and criteria through the courses they have in their respective programs.
The faculty members teaching the courses that address SDGs are equipped with required skills and knowledge that is shared with the students during the lecture hours and co-curricular activities. Different field trips and assignments are prepared by the students which shows the plans to achieve the respective goals.
SDGs Mapped courses list for all programs
Activities for wider community:
Different activities are arranged in AIUB campus with the support from industry or organization for the awareness on SDGs and ways to achieve them. Some of the programs such as programs with the mental and physical challenged children with down syndrome, programs for underprivileged children and parents, dental clinic, mental health awareness, activities on one health, etc. are arranged at regular interval to reach the wider community of the society.
Legal support on different family disputes, counselling sessions for the stakeholders on various issues, awareness on sanitation and environment, use of renewable energy and clean cities, and on many other areas the university arrange seminar, workshop, and talk shows which has helped many to know about their rights and ways of living.
Besides the in-campus involvement there are quite a few student club activities which reaches the wider community. Among them the most noticeable and admirable activities are conducted by ‘Kathpencil Pathshala’ and ‘Shomoy club’.
Kathpencil Pathshala is initiated by the management of the university and supervised by the senior students. Kathpencil Pathshala is trying to build an Education Safety Zone to educate underprivileged children in career-oriented education. At different locations there are branches of Kathpencil Pathshala which provide education to the underprivileged children aged 5-12 years old. In that school all educational materials are provided along with meals for the students who have no opportunity to attend traditional schools. Not only following the curriculum of the national primary education board but also different types of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are arranged. Some vocational and technical learnings are also provided so that the young children have some skills for their livelihood. The goals of Kathpencil Pathshala are diversified into four categories: 1. Arts for education, 2. Crafts for Foods and goods, 3. Theatre for sustainable development, 4. Play for grown-up. Kathpencil Pathshala has been able to successfully conduct its operations to provide underprivileged children with a holistic environment for learning through the valuable cooperation and support of the American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB), since 2013.
AIUB Social Welfare Club- SHOMOY where SHOMOY stands for Social Helping Organization to Motivate Our Youth. It is a university based students club of American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB). The club was founded on 5th April of 2009 by some former students and the management authority of AIUB with some a vision of motivating young generation to work for the betterment of this society. Pursuing a different calling, the AIUB Social Welfare Club – Shomoy, works towards social welfare and development, supporting the university’s community service initiatives. They not only support various social causes, but they also raise funds, run awareness campaigns, and even organize events to further the causes, both locally and nationally, like the IDEAS Challenge (National Competition for Showcasing Ideas to Address Social Issues), Winter Clothing Drive, ‘Eid er Khushi’ initiative, Flood Relief Campaign, Hygiene Awareness Campaign, Self-Defense Workshops, Blood Donation Campaigns, amongst several others.
Students of the Engineering club visits to the vulnerable areas and set up solar panel and aware the villagers on clean water and use of renewable energy. They also set up computer network and provide training on how to use computer to collect information about the market.
Students of the Architecture department prepares low cost and sustainable housing for the low-income group and underprivileged people. They visit different slum areas in Dhaka city and restructure the existing houses which allows more fresh air and light in their living rooms.