Partnerships
- Mentoring and Counselling
Academic Consultation and mentoring are unique methods of supporting students (both male and female) to improve their learning and leadership skills, motivating them towards their future career and professional development. At AIUB faculty members are also serving as role of a mentor/counsellor for students. Faculty counselling hours are posted on the office door of the faculty members, and in addition it is also available to student Virtual University Expert System (VUES) portal. The standard allocation is twenty (20) hours per week for academic counseling and mentoring where approximately 50% students participate. This scheme is available for all students, regardless of religion, race, color, age, disability, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation including gender identity.
- Scholarships
AIUB has a structured policy (https://www.aiub.edu/admission/scholarships) to provide several scholarships to students irrespective to gender and age, in order to bridge the gap between the education cost and their financial resources. Some of these scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students. Among all these scholarships one scholarship is there which is dedicated to only female student which is “The Dr. Anwarul Abedin Scholarship Grant for Female University Student”. The late Dr. Anwarul Abedin, AIUB's Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, had a vision of providing scholarship opportunities for female students in order to reduce the gender gap. By taking advantage of this opportunity, female students gain a competitive advantage that promotes continuing and advanced education from the undergraduate to graduate levels. Every Spring and Fall semester, the Dr. Anwarul Abedin Leadership Grant is giving out with the aim of empowering female leaders. Each semester, a scholarship is given to one female student (mentioned above) for the duration of the program.The program first aired in 2013. The grant only covers the tuition fee (100%) for eligible female students each regular semester.
- Equitable access
AIUB Management has always believed in fairness in terms of the program which are carried out to support the higher education in the society. AIUB does not have a gender imbalance. If any academic or non-academic staff member is eligible for promotion. Employees are promoted wholeheartedly without any discrimination in regards whether the applicant is a male or female. And within the hierarchy, all types of employees (academic and non-academic) are paid equally. In terms of holding jobs, many females are in managerial positions, indicating that not only does AIUB not have a gender bias, but is also willing to empower women. It is fortunate that the Vice Chancellor is a woman, her passion and concern for female to get educated with the same opportunity given to male. Ms. Nadia Anwar, the former Chairman of the Board, and Founder and Vice President, Student Affairs is also a woman with a charismatic personality. AIUB's board of trustees has 5 female members out of a total of 9. Women hold leadership roles including Advisor for Department of Law, and BBA Director, as well as Additional Director for Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC-AIUB), Head, Department of MGMT & HRM for Business School, Head for Department of Physics, convenors, Special Assistant to the OSA, and Junior Executives, among other academic and non-academic positions. The university has never compromised, segregated or favored one gender over another.
- Good health and well being
For ensuring good health, AIUB holds a medical center which is located in Annex 1. Medical center of AIUB is accessible to all stuff including grade 4 employees where free medication and medical advices are given by two senior stuff nurses. The medical center is open in weekdays (9 am-5pm). Following facilities are provided by AIUB medical center:
- Routine and emergency medical services to students, teachers, officers and staff.
- Special care is given to pregnant women and lactating mothers.
- Regular monitoring of hypertensive and diabetic patients including Blood glucose screening.
- Oxygen therapy and nebulization are given if necessary.
- Free hygiene products are provided to women in case of emergency.
- The medical center has an air-conditioned ambulance which is well equipped for carrying emergency patients to hospitals.
- Fitness facilities
For ensuring proper fitness of all staff including students, AIUB possesses a highly facilitated with modern fitness equipment gymnasium which is accessible for all students (both male and female), faculty (both male and female) and administrative staff. The gym is located at the 10th floor of D-building of AIUB permanent campus. There are two instructors who help the beginners with the workout routine and training. The gym facilities are free for all faculties and administrative staff whereas in case of students, they have to go for registration and have to pay a lump some money every month to avail the facilities of gym.
There are total three sessions available to avail the gym facilities out of which one session dedicated only for female students (from 9.00 am-12.00 pm) and one for male students (from 12.00 pm-4.30 pm). There is a session after office hours (5.00 pm) specially for all staffs including faculties and officials.
- Sports Complex
AIUB owns Office of Sports (OS) which promotes sports facilities and opportunities both for male and female students by organizing internal tournaments and participating in external ones. Not only this, OS develop various sports teams (male and female teams) of the University for participating in external tournaments. Besides that, OS introduce and maintain sports scholarships for both male and female students: https://www.aiub.edu/offices/os. Additionally, AIUB organizes various interschool and intercollege cricket matches: https://www.aiub.edu/aiub-intercollege-women-cricket-championship-2022-held. Not only in cricket, in football also AIUB football team is representing AIUB not only nationally but also internationally. In fact, three members of AIUB football team were in “Bangladesh Women’s Football Team” and have won “The SAFF Women’s Championship 2022”: https://www.aiub.edu/congratulation--the-bangladesh-womens-football-team-for-winning-the-saff-womens-championship-2022
- Mental health support
To take care of all student’s and employee’s (both male and female) mental health, AIUB
has started providing professional mental health services in collaboration with wEvolve. wEvolve is a holistic
organization geared towards promoting, enabling, and improving mental health for all those who are struggling
alone(https://wevolvebd.org/about/). In this day and age, when we deal with so many complexities even at a young
age, seeking expert counseling when in need should no longer be a stigma and that is precisely the narrative that
AIUB and wEvolve is attempting to change.
From October 11, 2022, mental health support services have been available for AIUB students and employees (both male
and female) at the AIUB Campus. One counsellor from wEvolve will be available from 10 AM – 4 PM on weekdays
(except government holidays) at 3rd Floor, Building D, AIUB permanent campus.
- Maternity leave
AIUB values its gender-diverse workforce, working towards empowering, promoting, and retaining its talented and dedicated female employees. Understanding the obligations and responsibilities of motherhood, AIUB provides consistent support to all its female academic and administrative employees through its maternity leave. The university aims to ensure the health and well-being of both mother and child, during and after pregnancy, enabling them to continue their careers even after childbirth.
AIUB ensures fair and consistent treatment of all pregnant fulltime female employees and support them to return to work after the birth of a child in order to continue in their chosen career and allow the University to retain trained and competent staff. The maternity benefits are offered to permanent female employees of AIUB in the form of paid leave.
- Accommodation facilities for female students
AIUB is currently outsourcing the student accommodation facilities in nearby areas to the campus. Separate male and female dormitories are maintained at the outsourced premises with modern facilities and under strict supervisions.
- On campus employment for female students
Since inception, AIUB has always provided students with on-campus part-time work opportunities with a special emphasis on female students. The justification for this on-campus work is becausethe female students may not get permission from their parents to go outside of campus while studying to improve their communication, teamwork and leadership skills. Apart from these, AIUB Management is also involved in offering part-time employment to female students in addition to male students for the following reasons.
- If a student is wise enough to get a job in a field related to their studies, the job experience will improve the quality of their portfolio.
- When students work part-time learn how to handle their time effectively.
- Furthermore, a structured lifestyle prevents adolescents from engaging in harmful behaviors.
- Female engagement in club events
AIUB stands for alliance of inspiring female students to participate in a wide range of club activities, as shown by the number of female members of various clubs(https://www.aiub.edu/oncampus/clubs) and leadership positions such as President, Vice President, and Chief Marketing Officer. The key goal is to improve the personal development and leadership skills of female students. Joining clubs encourages them to interact with a diverse group of people, broadening their perspectives and ingenuity while also building leadership skills in a peer setting, which can benefit them both professionally and personally. Female students make up over one-quarter of the club's membership and approximately 20% of the clubs' Executive Committees.
