# Dhaka International University

Dhaka International University (Bengali: ঢাকা ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established on 7 April 1995.

## History

The initial planning began in 1994 but the university was established in 1995.
It is operated as a non-profitable institutions. The late A.B.M Mafizul Islam Patwari is recognized by the government of Bangladesh as the founder of the university.

## List of vice-chancellors

* Saiful Islam (6 February 2022 - 22 May 2024)

## Academic session

The academic year of some degrees of DIU comprises two semesters. Each semester consists of 26 weeks.
* Winter semester: January–June
* Summer semester: July–December
& the academic year of some degrees of DIU comprises three semesters. Each semester consists of four months.
* Spring semester: January to April
* Summer semester: May to August
* Fall semester: September to December

## Faculties and departments

The university has the following faculties and departments:

### Faculty of Arts & Social Science

* Department of Economics
** BSS (Hons) in Economics
** MSS in Economics
* Department of Education
** Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
** M.Ed. Program
* Department of English
** BA (Hons) in English
** MA in English (1 year)
** MA in English (2 years 6 months Degree)
* Department of Political Science
** BSS (Hons) in Political Science
** MSS in Political Science
* Department of Sociology
** BSS (Hons) in Sociology
** MSS in Sociology

### Faculty of Business Studies

* Department of Accounting
** B.Com. (Hons) in Accounting
** M.Com. in Accounting
* Department of Business Administration
** BBA
** MBA (1 Year Degree)
** MBA (2 Years Degree)
* Department of Management
** B.Com. (Hons) in Management
** M.Com. in Management

### Faculty of Law

* Department of Law
** LLB (Hons)
** LLB Course (2 years)
** LLM
** LLM (2 years)
** Master of Human Rights (MHR)

### Faculty of Pharmacy

* Department of Pharmacy
** B.Sc. (Hon's) in Pharmacy

### Faculty of Science & Engineering

* Department of Civil Engineering
** B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
* Department of Electrical Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
** B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
* Department of Microbiology
** B.Sc. in Microbiology
* Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
** B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

### Faculty of Science and Agricultural Science

* Department of Computer Science and Engineering
** B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
** B.Sc. in Electrical Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
** M.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering (1 year)
** Master in Computer Application (1 year)

## Institutes

Source:
* Technical & Vocational Education Institute
* Dr.M.I. Patwari Technical & Vocational Education Institute
* Dr.Z.I. Chowdhury Agricultural Research & Training Institute
* Dr.M.I. Patwari Private Engineering Institute
* Sundarganj Driving Training Institute

## Laboratory facilities

* The Faculty of Science and Engineering has got very excellent laboratory facilities.
* The Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department has been enriched with superb laboratory facilities.
* The Pharmacy department has been enriched with modern laboratory facilities.

## Research

* Tobacco Control & Research Cell (TCRC): The Tobacco Control & Research Cell is a research and advocacy cell of the university that is continuously working on anti-tobacco-related issues and promoting the values of the anti-tobacco movement.
* Social Business Academic Cell (SBAC): The Social Business Academic Cell is a research center of the university that is continuously working on new social business ideas. Social business is a new type of business introduced by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus.
* Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
* Centre for Excellence and Career Development (CECD)