Daffodil International University

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Daffodil International University
ড্যাফোডিল আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
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Other name
DIU
MottoA Landmark to create the Future
Type Private research
Established24 January 2002;22 years ago (24 January 2002)
Accreditation AUAP, IAUP, IAU, UNAI, IIE, IAB, IEEE, ALA, APUCEN, IEB, ITET
Affiliation University Grants Commission (UGC)
Chairman Md. Sabur Khan
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor M. Lutfar Rahman
Academic staff
859 [1]
Administrative staff
780 [1]
Students21,752 [1]
Undergraduates 15,959 [1]
Postgraduates 1,146 [1]
Location,
23°52′36″N90°19′15″E / 23.876589°N 90.320788°E / 23.876589; 90.320788
Campus Urban, 180 acres (73 ha)
Colors    
Blue, gray and green
Website DIU website

Daffodil International University (DIU) is a private research university located in Savar, Dhaka. It was established on 24 January 2002 under the Private University Act of 1992. [2] DIU is the largest private university in Bangladesh by area.

Contents

DIU is the first university in Bangladesh to have signed the UN's Commitment to Sustainable Practices of Higher Education Institutions. [3] According to the SCOPUS indexed research publications in 2022, Daffodil International University has been positioned 2nd among all universities and 1st among all private universities in Bangladesh. [4]

History

The university was established on 24 January 2002 with the approval of the University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) [5] and the Government of Bangladesh's Ministry of Education under the Private University Act of 1992 which was replaced by Private University Act 2010.

Campuses

The campus is located in Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university campus covers about 150 acres of land. [6] Facilities include a hostel, golf course, and shopping mall. [6]

List of vice chancellors

Faculties and departments

The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 25 departments, themselves organized into five faculties: [8]

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Beauty of Daffodil

1. Faculty of Science & Information Technology


2. Faculty of Engineering

3. Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship

4. Faculty of Humanities & Social Science

5. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Institutes

Centers

Photos of Interest

Convocation

Rankings and awards

D. Litt. conferred by DIU

Daffodil International University authority conferred the D.Litt. Honoris Causa on philanthropist and entrepreneur Achyuta Samanta [20] in DIU's 4th Convocation on 6 March 2014.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

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