Chairman Md. Sabur Khan Administrative staff 415 Phone +880 2-9138234 Vice-chancellor Yousuf Mahbubul Islam | Established 2002 (2002) Academic staff 471 Undergraduate tuition and fees 101,583 BDT (2010) Chairperson Md. Sabur Khan | |
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Motto A distinguished landmark in higher education Similar North South University, Dhaka International University, American International University‑Bangladesh, Ahsanullah University of Scienc, East West University Profiles | ||
Aerial video of daffodil international university permanent campus
Daffodil International University (DIU; Bengali: ড্যাফোডিল আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়]) is a co-educational private university located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established on 24 January 2002 under the Private University Act, 1992.
Contents
- Aerial video of daffodil international university permanent campus
- History
- Campuses
- Faculties and departments
- List of vice chancellors
- Institutes
- Student organizations
- Online admissions
- Achievements
- D Litt conferred by DIU
- References
DIU is the first university in Bangladesh to have signed the UN's Commitment to Sustainable Practices of Higher Education Institutions
History
The university was established in 2002 with the approval of the University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) and the Government of Bangladesh's Ministry of Education.
Campuses
The university has multiple campuses within Dhaka. The main campus is located in Dhanmondi and the permanent campus is in Asulia.
Faculties and departments
The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 23 departments, themselves organized into 5 faculties:
- Faculty of Science & Information Technology
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management
- Department of Software Engineering
- Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology
- Department of Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Business & Economics
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Real Estate
- Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management
- Department of Entrepreneurship Development
- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Department of Textile Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Civil Engineering (Proposed)
- Faculty of Applied Health Science
- Department of Pharmacy
- Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Life Science
- Department of Genetic And Biotechnology
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Science
- Department of English
- Department of Law
- Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
List of vice chancellors
Institutes
DIU has two institutes and two center:
Student organizations
Online admissions
The University facilitates online admission for applicants from distant areas.
Achievements
D. Litt. conferred by DIU
Daffodil International University authority conferred the D.Litt. Honoris Causa on philanthropist and entrepreneur Achyuta Samanta in DIU's 4th Convocation on 6 March 2014.