Daffodil International University
ড্যাফোডিল ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি
Other name
DIU
MottoA Landmark to create the Future
TypePrivate research
Established24 January 2002; 21 years ago (24 January 2002)
AccreditationAUAP, IAUP, IAU, UNAI, IIE, IEEE, ALA, APUCEN, IEB, ITET
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChairmanMd. Sabur Khan
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorM. Lutfar Rahman
Academic staff
859[1]
Administrative staff
780[1]
Students21,752 [1]
Undergraduates15,959 [1]
Postgraduates11,46 [1]
Location
Daffodil Smart City, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka - 1216
,
Bangladesh

23°52′36″N 90°19′15″E / 23.876589°N 90.320788°E / 23.876589; 90.320788
CampusUrban, 180 acres (73 ha)
Colors     
Blue, Gray and Green
WebsiteDIU Website

Daffodil International University (Bengali: ড্যাফোডিল ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি) (DIU) is a private research university located in Daffodil Smart City, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka - 1216, Bangladesh. It was established on 24 January 2002 under the Private University Act of 1992.[2]

The 2023 QS Asian University Rankings placed DIU between 351st and 400th among Asian universities and 5th among Bangladeshi universities.[3] DIU has been ranked within the top 400 universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022.[4] DIU is the first university in Bangladesh to have signed the UN's Commitment to Sustainable Practices of Higher Education Institutions.[5] 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.[6]

History

The university was established on 24 January 2002 with the approval of the University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)[7] 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.[8] Facilities include a hostel, golf course, and shopping mall.[8]

Academic Building

List of vice chancellors

Faculties and departments

The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 25 departments, themselves organized into 5 faculties:[10]

Academic Building-1 (AB-1), Daffodil Smart City, Birulia -1216, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sobhanbagh Campus Building, Dhaka (Old Dhanmondi City Campus)

1. Faculty of Science & Information Technology

2. Faculty of Engineering

3. Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship

4. Faculty of Humanities & Social Science

5. Faculty of Allied Health Science

Institutes

Centers

Convocation

Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Rankings and awards

D. Litt. conferred by DIU

DIU authority conferred the D.Litt. Honoris Causa, upon Achyuta Samanta

Daffodil International University authority conferred the D.Litt. Honoris Causa on philanthropist and entrepreneur Achyuta Samanta[19] in DIU's 4th Convocation on 6 March 2014.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "Private University Act 2010 (Bangladesh)" (PDF). University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "QS World University Rankings (Asia) 2023". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "THE Impact Ranking". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Roll of Commitments | RIO20". Rio20.euromed-management.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Scopus Indexed publications by Bangladeshi Universities". Scientific Bangladesh. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "University Details: Daffodil International University". University Grants Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Daffodil International University". daffodilvarsity.edu.bd. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. ^ "vc".
  10. ^ "Faculties". Daffodil International University. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  11. ^ "UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2019". UI GreenMetric. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh: Ranking Web of Universities". Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain). Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Top Colleges & Universities in Bangladesh : 2013 University Web Rankings". 4icu.org. 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  14. ^ International Association of Universities (22 April 2013). "Institutions : International Association of Universities". Iau-aiu.net. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Bangladesh wins 4 ASOCIO IT awards". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh wins Global Inclusion Award 2017". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Dr Md Sabur Khan, Chairman of Board of Trustee of Daffodil International University". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  18. ^ "DIU won WITSA Award – Young Observer". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Dr. Achyuta Samanta". Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  20. ^ "ICT Award' 2016 to DIU CSE Head". The New Nation. Dhaka. 26 October 2016.
  21. ^ "German Professor meets DU VC". Dhaka University. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Love of my Life - Liza". The Daily Star. 15 August 2015.
  23. ^ "Jhilik's 3rd solo to be released soon". The New Nation. 7 June 2014.

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