Chittagong Independent University (CIU) is one of the degree-awarding higher seats of learning in Bangladesh, located at the Port City Chittagong.
It started its journey on 1999 as the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Chittagong Campus. Since its inception, the institution has been playing a pivotal role as a `Center of Excellence' for producing capable human resources for the country. The erstwhile Chittagong Campus of IUB applied for functioning as an autonomous University and received its approval from the Ministry of Education of GoB and UGC as a full-fledged University on February 6, 2013 under the name of Chittagong Independent University (CIU).