Message fromVice-Chancellor
Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin
Vice-Chancellor, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur.
From the Desk of Vice-Chancellor
Welcome to the Website of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur (abbreviated as DUET) is a pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh especially for the diploma engineers. DUET was founded as the College of Engineering, Dhaka in 1980. It was then renamed as Dhaka Engineering College (DEC) under the University of Dhaka in 1981, and used to offer Bachelor of Engineering programs in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical disciplines. Dhaka Engineering College was empowered autonomy under the Bangladesh Institute of Technology ordinance no. XXI of 1986, under the name Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Dhaka (Abbreviated as BITD) to award undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Dhaka became an autonomous statutory organization of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh under the Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur Act 2003 in 01 September 2003.
DUET is about is about twenty kilometers away from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. DUET is unique in its scope and mission to foster engineering education in Bangladesh as it offers B.Sc. Engineering/B. Arch. degree only to the eligible diploma engineers from around the country. The M.Sc./M.Eng. and Ph.D. programs are also open for all eligible candidates who are capable of pursuing scholarly endeavors with a view to engaging in lifelong learning and thereby accelerating the education, research, innovation, publication and developments in the fields of engineering and technology. One of the leading educational and research institutes in Bangladesh, DUET plays a pivotal role in the respective domestic and global premises. At this juncture of the changes and the innovation going on all around the globe, DUET is always ready to take its lead and contribute to achieve the sustainable goals.
DUET offers high-quality research and education through its 14 departments under four faculties which are civil engineering, architecture, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and engineering, mechanical engineering, Textile Engineering, industrial and production Engineering, chemical engineering, materials and metallurgical engineering, food engineering, chemistry, mathematics, physics, humanity and social science. The institutes include energy engineering, information and communication technology, water and environment, center for climate change and sustainability recharge.
DUET has over 270 faculty members, over 160 officers, over 270 and over 3500 undergraduate and graduate students. Graduates from DUET have a long history of enjoying extraordinary success all over the world, with many notable alumni serving as the global leaders in their respective fields.