Vision
The Fareast International University (FIU), a private university, strives to enhance the socio-economic development of the country and beyond. Offering opportunities to acquire intellectual resources, create knowledge and develop skills, FIU envisions a better living environment for the people with the upcoming knowledge society in the changing corporate culture of the business and industry.
Mission
Fareast International University (FIU) aims at providing innovative and creative education to the development of the growing society & individuals to sustain the country's development. Its mission is to facilitate learning through creating, disseminating and preservation of knowledge.
Fareast International University (FIU) is a fast growing private university in Bangladesh founded in 2013 by a group of philanthropists, intellectuals and industrialists. Its establishment got approval from the government in 2013 under the Private University Act-2010. The university started its academic activities formally from Spring-2014 semester.
The primary aim of FIU is to generate knowledge by providing high quality education with academic excellence to produce skillful manpower and human resources who will accept the challenges of global corporate world. One of its objectives is to provide quality education at an affordable cost.
FIU is operating trimester basis in 18 Undergraduate & Master programs under 5 faculty, namely Faculty of Business, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Social Science and Faculty of Law.
The Administrative functionaries are experienced and accountable to the Board of Trustees and the management is discharging their responsibilities. All are unwaveringly committed to ensuring quality education in conducting academic environment and excellent infrastructure at the prime location at Banani, Dhaka.
Mr. Sheikh Kabir Hossain
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Mr. Sheikh Kabir Hossain was born in a respectable SHEIKH family of Tungipara in the District of Gopalganj, Bangladesh. His father Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and mother Rahela Khatun. Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was conferred with a title “Khan Shaheb” by the British Government for his outstanding self-financed social activities. Khan Shaheb was an eminent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from East Pakistan. He obtained Master of Arts Degree from the University of Dhaka. After completing his education, he served the Bureau of Statistics the then Government of East Pakistan, Sonali Bank and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. He resigned from his service in the year 1975 after assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and started business. Now he is a renowned business icon in Bangladesh and CIP – awarded by the Government of Bangladesh.
Inspired by the idealism of his father Sheikh Kabir Hossain devoted himself in contributing to the spread of education and Social works. He joined as a valued member of Lions Clubs International world’s largest voluntary service organization in the year 1975. He served as District Governor, Council Chairman and International Director of Lions Clubs International. He has been serving his administrative responsibilities with some of his self-established and some other national institutions which range from the threshold to the tertiary level.
Presently he is the Chairman – Sonar Bangla Insurance Ltd.; National Tea Company (NTC) & Health and Education for the local under privileged people (HELP); Association of private University of Bangladesh (APUB); Central Depositary Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL); Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Foundation. Managing Director: Kabico Limited; Kabico Food Limited & Masuda Dairy Nutrition Ltd; President: Bangladesh Insurance Association; Gopalganj Zila Samity, Dhaka. Member of Regent Board of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mojibur Rahman University of Science and Technology, Gopalgonj; Jessore University of Science and Technology; Board of Governors, Bangladesh Open University; and Syndicate Member, Khulna Agricultural University. Member: National Social Welfare Council, Ministry of Social Welfare; National Consumer Right Protection Council, Ministry of Commerce; Board of Governors, Bangladesh Insurance Academy, Ministry of Finance; Bangladesh Academy for Securities Markets (BASM); Jatirjanak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mojibur Rahman Memorial Trust. Vice Chairman: Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Dhaka. Former Chairman: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society; Founder Chairman: Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital; and Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain School and College. Life Member: Bangladesh Andhakalyan Samity; Bangladesh Family Planning Association and Bangladesh Lions Foundation.
For his outstanding leadership Sheikh Kabir Hossain was awarded as the Ambassador of Goodwill from the Lions Club International, and Presidential Award, Leadership Medal. Presidential Medals, Special Presidential Extension Awards and many other Awards. He also received (1) “Sher-E-Bangla Gold Medal-2000” for Shamaj Sheba (service to society) from Bangla Youth Forum. (2) “DeshBandhu Gold Medal” from DeshBandhu C.R. Dash Research Council on Manob Sheba (service for humanity) from Bangladesh and (3) “Bangladesh Red Crescent Award-2019” for his outstanding service to the humankind.