ICT%20for%20University%20Automation:%20Case%20of%20Daffodil%20International%20University

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ICT for University Automation Case of Daffodil
International University

• M. Lutfar Rahman
• Vice-Chancellor, Daffodil International
  University, Dhaka

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Welcome
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Outline

• DIU A Brief Introduction
• ICT Preparedness of Bangladesh
• ICT in DIU Administration
• ICT in Academic Management
• ICT for Online Library
• DIU Forum and Blog
• DIU Information Infrastructure
• DIU Website
• Status of DIU in ICT Usage

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DIU A Brief Introduction

• Established in 2002
• Campuses 3
• Faculties 4 1
• Academic Programs Bachelors 20, Masters 9
• Number Students 8500
• Full-time Teachers 250 (25 on Study Leave)
• Part-time Teachers 60 (on Semester Basis)
• Number of Officers 130
• Support Staff 155
• Class Rooms 190 (with modern teaching tools)
• Laboratories 40 (state of the art
  laboratories)
• Library 6 Storied Central Library and
• 3 campus libraries

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DIU A Brief Introduction Contd.

• Faculty of Science and Information Technology
• 5 departments
• Faculty of Business and Economics
• 3 departments
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
• 3 Departments
• Faculty of Allied health Sciences
• 3 Departments
• Faculty of Engineering
• 3 Departments

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DIU A Brief Introduction Contd.

• Auditorium With modern multimedia facilities
• Gymnasium Male and Female Students
• Cafeteria 1 3
• Research Center 03
• Career Dev Center Support internship and Job
  placement
• Students Clubs 15 Clubs for Co
  curricular and
• Extra-Curricular activities
• Air-Rover Unit 01
• Free laptop For all students
• Hostel Male and Female students

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A New Building at Ashulia Campus
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Sobhanbug Campus
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MoU with universities outside Bangladesh

• Country Name of University
• USA Mayville State University
• UK University of Bedfordshire
• Sweden Örebro University
• Hungary Szent István University
• Paraguay University of Americana
• Malaysia Open University
• Malaysia Paramount College of Technology
• Australia Melbourne Institute of IT (MIT)
• Australia University of Ballarat

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MoU with Universities Outside Bangladesh Contd.

• Country Name of University
• Ireland University of Limerick
• Turkey Fatih University
• China Shenyang Aerospace University
• China Shenyang University of Chemical
  Technology
• China Guangdong University of Foreign
  Studies
• China Chao Shan College
• India VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

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Membership with national international
institutions

• American Chamber of Commerce and Industries
  (AmCham).
• Association of Private Universities in Bangladesh
  (APUB).
• International Association of Private University
  Presidents (IAUP).
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  (IEEE).
• International Software Testing Qualifications
  Board (ISTQB).
• Association of Training Institutions for Foreign
  Trade in Asia and the Pacific (ATIFTAP).
• Council of Economic Advisers (CA).
• Turkey-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and
  Industries.

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ICT Preparedness of Bangladesh
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ICT in Administration

• Online payments
• Online attendance of teachers and officers
• Online leave processing
• Online job tracking
• Personal DIU e-mail ID enables
  students/teachers/officers to access DIU Forum,
  Blog, Learning Feedback System, Teachers
  Evaluation, etc.

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ICT for Academic management

• On line students registration
• Online learning feedback
• Online teaching evaluation
• Online marks and grade submission
• Online results processing and publications

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Free laptop for all students
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DIU Forum and Blog

• Forum and Blog of DIU are popular discussion
  groups in the university. Students use them for
  different purposes. Discussion forum has several
  benefits
• Ensures social presence
• Increases interaction between students, teachers
  and administration
• Supports cognitive strategies
• supports collaborative learning etc

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DIU Website

• http//www.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
• DIU Website provides almost all information of
  the university activities. According to recent
  Webomatrics ranking, it is the second best
  website of the private universities in
  Bangladesh considering size (presence),
  visibility (impact), rich files (openness) and
  scholar (excellence).

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A Snapshot of DIU Website
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DIU Network Infrastructure
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DIU WiFi Network
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Webomatrics Ranking of Bangladeshi Universities
July 2012
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Webomatrics Ranking of Top Bangladeshi
Universities South Asia, July 2012
Bangladesh South Asia World Name of Universities
1 25 2397 Bangladesh U Eng and Tech
2 35 2718 Dhaka U
3 68 3664 Brac U
4 69 3664 Jahangirnagar U
5 74 3780 Daffodil International U
6 76 3830 Islamic U of Technology
7 111 5182 North South U
8 120 5409 East West U Bangladesh
9 125 5537 U of Asia Pacific Bangladesh
10 132 5654 Rajshahi U
11 146 5876 Independent U Bangladesh
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Looking Forward

• Considering socio-economic condition of the
  country (per capita income of US 850) and
  network readiness index of the country (73 out of
  75 countries, Turkey 41, USA 1), DIUs
  achievements in ICT for university administration
  is praiseworthy. The university authority is
  working relentlessly to improve it further with a
  goal of turning the university into a Digital
  University.

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