Daffodil International University

Daffodil International University (DIU) is a private research university in Daffodil Smart City, Birulia, Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, established on 24 January 2002.水仙花国际大学（Daffodil International University，简称 DIU）是位于孟加拉国达卡近郊萨瓦尔（Savar）比鲁利亚「水仙花智慧城」的一所私立研究型大学，创办于 2002 年 1 月 24 日。

Founded by the Daffodil Group, it began teaching in 2002 with 67 students and has grown into the largest private university in Bangladesh by campus size, now enrolling more than 20,000 students.该校由水仙花集团创办，2002 年开学时仅有 67 名学生，如今已成长为孟加拉国校园面积最大的私立大学，在校学生超过 20,000 人。

It offers 51 undergraduate and master's programmes under six faculties, publishes several peer-reviewed journals, and operates a branch campus in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.该校在六个学院下开设 51 个本科与硕士项目，出版多种同行评议期刊，并在阿拉伯联合酋长国哈伊马角设有分校。

History

• Its forerunner, the Daffodil Institute of IT, was founded in 1997 by the Daffodil Group with only seven students, an early step in the group's expansion into education.其前身水仙花信息技术学院（Daffodil Institute of IT）于 1997 年由水仙花集团创办，最初仅有七名学生，是该集团进军教育领域的早期一步。
• The group's educational venture was turned into a university project in 2001, preparing the legal ground for a full private university in Bangladesh.该集团的教育事业于 2001 年转化为建校项目，为在孟加拉国设立一所完整的私立大学铺平了法律基础。
• DIU came into being on 24 January 2002 with the approval of the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Education under the Private University Act of 1992.2002 年 1 月 24 日，该校经大学拨款委员会与教育部批准，依 1992 年《私立大学法》正式成立。
• The Private University Act of 1992 was later replaced by the Private University Act of 2010, the framework that now governs the university.1992 年《私立大学法》其后为 2010 年《私立大学法》所取代，后者是如今规范该校的法律框架。
• Teaching began in 2002 with 67 students and a handful of academic programmes in Dhaka, before the university steadily expanded its faculties and infrastructure.2002 年该校在达卡以 67 名学生和为数不多的专业开始授课，此后逐步扩充院系与基础设施。
• The founder and chairman of the Board of Governors is Md. Sabur Khan, a businessman and educationist who also founded the Daffodil Institute of IT in 1997.该校创办人兼董事会主席为穆罕默德·萨布尔·汗（Md. Sabur Khan），他是一位商人兼教育家，并于 1997 年创办了水仙花信息技术学院。
• Professor Aminul Islam served as the university's first vice-chancellor from 22 September 2002 to 19 April 2011.阿米努尔·伊斯拉姆（Aminul Islam）教授自 2002 年 9 月 22 日至 2011 年 4 月 19 日担任该校首任校长（Vice-Chancellor）。
• Professor M. Lutfar Rahman then served as vice-chancellor from 20 April 2011 to 22 July 2015.其后，M. Lutfar Rahman 教授自 2011 年 4 月 20 日至 2015 年 7 月 22 日担任校长。
• Professor Yusuf Mahbubul Islam led the university as vice-chancellor from 2015 to 2020.优素福·马赫布布尔·伊斯拉姆（Yusuf Mahbubul Islam）教授在 2015 年至 2020 年间担任校长。
• M. Lutfar Rahman returned for a second term as vice-chancellor from 2020 to 2025, after which M. R. Kabir took office in 2025.M. Lutfar Rahman 于 2020 年至 2025 年再度出任校长，其后 M. R. Kabir 于 2025 年接任。
• Over time the university established its permanent campus at Daffodil Smart City in Birulia, Savar, within Dhaka District.随着时间推移，该校在达卡县萨瓦尔比鲁利亚的「水仙花智慧城」建成了永久校区。
• In 2019 DIU was ranked first in Bangladesh and 150th globally in the UI Greenmetric World University Rankings for the sustainability of its campus.2019 年，该校因其校园的可持续性在 UI Greenmetric 世界大学排名中位列孟加拉国第一、全球第 150 位。
• In 2022 it entered the top 400 of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings and was named the country's top private university for Scopus-indexed publications.2022 年，该校进入泰晤士高等教育影响力排名前 400，并被评为孟加拉国 Scopus 收录论文最多的私立大学。
• That same year it placed first in Bangladesh and 191st globally in the UI Greenmetric rankings, confirming its green-campus profile.同年，该校在 UI Greenmetric 排名中位列孟加拉国第一、全球第 191 位，印证了其绿色校园特色。
• In the 2024 QS World University Rankings it was placed in the 1201-1400 band, then the third-ranked private university in Bangladesh.在 2024 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位于 1201-1400 位区间，当时是孟加拉国排名第三的私立大学。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 DIU ranked jointly first among Bangladeshi universities.在 2025 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校并列孟加拉国高校第一。
• Its 11th convocation was held at the permanent Daffodil Smart City campus on 10 March 2024, marking twenty-two years of growth.该校第十一届毕业典礼于 2024 年 3 月 10 日在永久校区「水仙花智慧城」举行，标志其二十二年的发展历程。
• Between 2009 and 2024 the university supported 133,831 students through scholarship programmes, including 3,780 full tuition waivers.2009 年至 2024 年间，该校通过奖助学金项目资助了 133,831 名学生，其中包括 3,780 个全额学费减免名额。
• In 2026 it ranked 484th globally and 112th in Asia in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, first among Bangladeshi universities with an overall score of 69.5.2026 年，该校在 QS 世界大学可持续发展排名中位列全球第 484 位、亚洲第 112 位，以总分 69.5 位居孟加拉国高校之首。
• By 2025 the university enrolled more than 20,000 students from over 20 countries, reflecting its rapid growth from the original cohort of 67.到 2025 年，该校在校学生已超过 20,000 人，来自 20 余个国家，相较最初的 67 名学生实现了迅速增长。
• The Daffodil Group, one of the largest education providers in Bangladesh, grew from a single information-technology institute founded in 1997 into a network that also includes a polytechnic institute, a school and a social-science institute, with the university at its centre.水仙花集团是孟加拉国规模最大的教育机构之一，从 1997 年创办的一所信息技术学院起步，发展为还涵盖一所理工学院、一所学校与一所社会科学学院的网络，而大学位于其核心。
• The university has been recognised in an independent government assessment as one of the top-graded universities in Bangladesh, a status that helped it attract students from across the country.该校在一项独立的政府评估中被认定为孟加拉国评级最高的大学之一，这一地位帮助它吸引了来自全国各地的学生。
• Its growth from 67 students in 2002 to more than 20,000 by 2025 reflects the wider expansion of private higher education in Bangladesh after the Private University Act was passed in 1992.该校从 2002 年的 67 名学生增长到 2025 年的 20,000 余人，映照出 1992 年《私立大学法》通过之后孟加拉国私立高等教育的整体扩张。

Academics

• DIU offers 51 undergraduate and master's programmes across six faculties, including Science and Information Technology, Engineering, Business and Economics, and Humanities and Social Sciences.该校在六个学院下开设 51 个本科与硕士项目，包括科学与信息技术学院、工程学院、商业与经济学院以及人文与社会科学学院。
• Its Faculty of Engineering includes departments of Information and Communication Engineering, Textile Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering.其工程学院下设信息与通信工程、纺织工程、电气与电子工程、建筑以及土木工程等系。
• The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences offers programmes in public health, agricultural science, nutrition and food engineering, pharmacy, and genetic engineering and biotechnology.其健康与生命科学学院开设公共卫生、农业科学、营养与食品工程、药学以及基因工程与生物技术等专业。
• The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences includes departments of English, Law, Journalism Media and Communication, and Development Studies.其人文与社会科学学院下设英语、法学、新闻媒体与传播以及发展研究等系。
• The Faculty of Science and Information Technology teaches computer science, computer science and engineering, computing and information systems, and electronics and telecommunication engineering.其科学与信息技术学院教授计算机科学、计算机科学与工程、计算与信息系统以及电子与通信工程。
• The Faculty of Business and Economics offers the Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce, and tourism and hotel management degrees.其商业与经济学院提供工商管理学士、商学学士以及旅游与酒店管理等学位。
• The university publishes peer-reviewed journals including the DIU Journal of Science and Technology, the DIU Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship and the Journal of Emerging Global Health.该校出版多种同行评议期刊，包括《DIU 科学与技术学报》《DIU 商业与创业学报》以及《新兴全球健康学报》。
• QS recognises DIU as a "Very High Research Intensive University", and it is the leading private university in Bangladesh by Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed research publications.QS 认定该校为「研究高度密集型大学」，按 Scopus 与 Web of Science 收录的论文量，它是孟加拉国领先的私立大学。
• Teaching is organised in four-month semesters, with blended online study supported by the DIU Blended Learning Center.该校教学以四个月为一学期组织，并由 DIU 混合式学习中心支持在线混合教学。
• The university enrols more than 20,000 students, including several hundred international students from more than 20 countries.该校在校学生超过 20,000 人，其中包括来自 20 余个国家的数百名国际学生。
• The Ras Al Khaimah campus in the United Arab Emirates operates its own Faculty of Science and Information Technology and Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship.位于阿拉伯联合酋长国的哈伊马角分校设有自己的科学与信息技术学院以及商业与创业学院。
• The university has a Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, founded to cultivate entrepreneurial graduates connected to industry.该校设有创新与创业系，旨在培养与产业衔接的创业型毕业生。
• The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is among its largest departments, led by senior professors in computing.计算机科学与工程系是该校规模最大的系之一，由资深计算机学科教授领衔。
• Its Faculty of Health and Life Sciences also covers environmental science and disaster management, fields relevant to Bangladesh's climate risks.其健康与生命科学学院还涵盖环境科学与灾害管理，这些领域与孟加拉国的气候风险密切相关。
• International tuition packages combine study with accommodation, meals, local transport, books and medical checks for overseas students.面向海外学生的国际学费套餐把学业与住宿、餐饮、本地交通、书籍及体检费用结合起来。
• About 500 international students are enrolled across the university's 51 undergraduate and master's programmes, with residential packages that include meals and local transport.该校 51 个本科与硕士项目共注册有约 500 名国际学生，校方还提供含餐饮与本地交通的住宿套餐。
• The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences offers degrees in pharmacy, public health, agricultural science, nutrition and food engineering, and genetic engineering and biotechnology, aligned with the country's development needs.健康与生命科学学院开设药学、公共卫生、农业科学、营养与食品工程以及基因工程与生物技术等学位，与孟加拉国的发展需求相契合。
• The Faculty of Science and Information Technology is among the university's largest faculties, reflecting its origins in information-technology teaching and its emphasis on computing and engineering.科学与信息技术学院是其规模最大的学院之一，反映该校起源于信息技术教学，并重视计算机与工程学科。
• The Daffodil Group also operates the Daffodil Institute of IT, the Daffodil Polytechnic Institute, the Daffodil International School and the Daffodil Foundation alongside the university.水仙花集团除该大学外，还运营水仙花信息技术学院、水仙花理工学院、水仙花国际学校与水仙花基金会。

Campus

• The permanent campus occupies Daffodil Smart City at Birulia, Savar, Dhaka-1216, on the northern outskirts of the capital.其永久校区位于首都北郊达卡-1216 区萨瓦尔比鲁利亚的「水仙花智慧城」。
• It is the largest private university campus in Bangladesh by area, and the university describes it as a green campus.该校校园是孟加拉国面积最大的私立大学校区，校方将其描述为一座绿色校园。
• The main academic building is the Knowledge Tower, whose international conference hall seats up to 500 people and which also holds the Office of Student Affairs.其主教学楼为「知识塔」（Knowledge Tower），其中的国际会议厅可容纳多达 500 人，学生事务办公室也设于此。
• The campus includes the Kobi Nazrul Eduplex and the Shadhinota Shommelon Kendro auditorium, used for convocations and cultural events.校园内有「民族诗人 Nazrul 教育综合体」（Kobi Nazrul Eduplex）与「独立大会堂」（Shadhinota Shommelon Kendro），用于毕业典礼与文化活动。
• Knowledge Tower houses discipline-specific facilities such as architecture and computer laboratories and the Dr. Aminul Islam Seminar Hall on its sixth level.「知识塔」内设有建筑与计算机等专业实验室，第六层还有「阿米努尔·伊斯拉姆博士研讨厅」。
• The campus operates a Smart Biogas Plant and plans an integrated smart waste-management system as part of an ambition to become carbon-neutral.校园运营着一座智能沼气厂，并计划建设一体化智慧垃圾管理系统，以迈向碳中和目标。
• The site concentrates several Daffodil institutions, including the Daffodil Institute of IT, the Daffodil Polytechnic Institute and the Daffodil International School.园区汇集了多所水仙花旗下机构，包括水仙花信息技术学院、水仙花理工学院与水仙花国际学校。
• Transport, dining and student services are provided on campus for more than 20,000 students from over 20 countries.校园为来自 20 余个国家的 20,000 多名学生提供交通、餐饮与学生服务。
• A branch campus in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, extends the university's teaching beyond Bangladesh.位于阿拉伯联合酋长国哈伊马角的分校，把该校的教学延伸至孟加拉国以外。
• Daffodil Smart City concentrates teaching, hostel accommodation, laboratories and student services on one green site outside Dhaka, served by campus transport and dining facilities.「水仙花智慧城」把教学、宿舍、实验室与学生服务集中到达卡城外的绿色园区，并由校园交通与餐饮设施提供服务。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings DIU is placed in the 1001-1200 band globally, a tied range for this cycle.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列全球第 1001-1200 位区间（并列区间）。
• It ranked in the 801-1000 band in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.该校在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位列 801-1000 位区间。
• It was placed 1,061st in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking.该校在 2026-2027 年度《美国新闻》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1,061 位。
• It did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, so the QS, THE and U.S. News placements are its main-table results.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，因此 QS、THE 与《美国新闻》三项名次是其主榜成绩。
• In the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 it ranked 484th globally and 112th in Asia, first among Bangladeshi universities with a score of 69.5.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学可持续发展排名中，该校位列全球第 484 位、亚洲第 112 位，以 69.5 的得分位居孟加拉国高校之首。
• In the 2026 QS World University Rankings it was the second-ranked private university and fourth-ranked university overall in Bangladesh.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校是孟加拉国排名第二的私立大学与排名第四的大学。
• It was placed 280th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025, its strongest continental placement.在 2025 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校位列第 280 位，是其在大洲层面最好的名次。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 it ranked jointly first in Bangladesh, and in the 2022 THE Impact Rankings it was in the top 400 worldwide.在 2025 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校并列孟加拉国第一；在 2022 年 THE 影响力排名中位居全球前 400。
• In the 2025 edition of the U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it was placed 1,022nd, reflecting its growing research presence.在 2025 年版《美国新闻》全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 1,022 位，反映其不断增强的科研影响力。
• OpenAlex records 10,485 scholarly works by DIU-affiliated authors with 242,219 cumulative citations, a substantial output for a young private university.OpenAlex 收录该校作者学术成果 10,485 篇，累计被引 242,219 次，对一所年轻的私立大学而言产出可观。

Student life

• Between 2009 and 2024 the university's scholarship programme supported 133,831 students, including 3,780 full tuition waivers for students in financial need.2009 年至 2024 年间，该校奖助学金项目资助了 133,831 名学生，其中包括面向经济困难学生的 3,780 个全额学费减免名额。
• Students from more than 20 countries study at DIU, giving its campus an international character uncommon among Bangladeshi private universities.来自 20 余个国家的学生在校就读，使该校的校园氛围在孟加拉国私立大学中颇具国际化特色。
• Campus life includes Parents Day and cultural celebrations held in the Shadhinota Shommelon Kendro auditorium at Daffodil Smart City.校园生活包括「家长日」与在「水仙花智慧城」独立大会堂举办的文化庆典。
• Student clubs and societies cover culture, sports, debate and entrepreneurship, supported by the Office of Student Affairs in the Knowledge Tower.学生社团涵盖文化、体育、辩论与创业等领域，由「知识塔」内的学生事务办公室提供支持。
• Green-campus initiatives such as the Smart Biogas Plant and recycling projects draw students into sustainability work on campus.智能沼气厂与回收项目等绿色校园举措，把学生带入校园的可持续发展实践中。
• Alumni active in music and sport keep a connection with the university, reinforcing its cultural profile in Bangladesh.活跃于音乐与体育领域的校友与母校保持联系，强化了该校在孟加拉国的文化影响力。
• The DIU Blended Learning Center supports online study, allowing students to combine coursework with other commitments.DIU 混合式学习中心提供在线学习支持，使学生能够兼顾课程学习与其他事务。
• Cultural programmes such as Parents Day and the annual convocation use the Shadhinota Shommelon Kendro auditorium at the heart of the Daffodil Smart City campus.「家长日」与年度毕业典礼等文化活动，都在「水仙花智慧城」校园核心的「独立大会堂」举行。
• Students from more than 20 countries give the campus an international dimension, supported by residential packages that bundle accommodation, meals and local transport into one fee.来自 20 余个国家的学生赋予校园国际化维度，校方以把住宿、餐饮与本地交通打包为一个费用的住宿套餐予以支持。

Notable people

• Md. Sabur Khan, founder and chairman of the Board of Governors, also founded the Daffodil Institute of IT in 1997 and the wider Daffodil education network.穆罕默德·萨布尔·汗（Md. Sabur Khan）是该校创办人兼董事会主席，他还在 1997 年创办了水仙花信息技术学院及更广泛的水仙花教育网络。
• Professor Aminul Islam was the university's first vice-chancellor, serving from 2002 to 2011 as it grew from a small institution.阿米努尔·伊斯拉姆（Aminul Islam）教授是该校首任校长，于 2002 年至 2011 年在任，其间学校从小规模逐步成长。
• Professor M. Lutfar Rahman served twice as vice-chancellor, in 2011-2015 and again in 2020-2025.M. Lutfar Rahman 教授两度担任校长，分别为 2011-2015 年与 2020-2025 年。
• Professor Yusuf Mahbubul Islam was vice-chancellor from 2015 to 2020, steering the university's expansion of research.优素福·马赫布布尔·伊斯拉姆（Yusuf Mahbubul Islam）教授在 2015 年至 2020 年任校长，主导了学校科研规模的扩展。
• M. R. Kabir has served as vice-chancellor since 2025, continuing the university's emphasis on research and international links.M. R. Kabir 自 2025 年起担任校长，延续学校对科研与国际合作的重视。
• Syed Akhter Hossain, a computing academic, heads the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the university.计算机学者赛义德·阿克特尔·侯赛因（Syed Akhter Hossain）主管该校的计算机科学与工程系。
• Md. Abdur Rahim is a professor of agriculture at the university, teaching in its health and life sciences faculty.穆罕默德·阿卜杜尔·拉希姆（Md. Abdur Rahim）是该校农业学教授，在健康与生命科学学院任教。
• Sania Sultana Liza, a Bangladeshi singer, is an alumna of the university.孟加拉国歌手萨尼娅·苏丹娜·莉扎（Sania Sultana Liza）是该校校友。
• The singer Zhilik is an alumnus of Daffodil International University.歌手 Zhilik 是该大学的校友。
• Isa Faysal, a footballer, is among the university's alumni.足球运动员伊萨·法伊萨尔（Isa Faysal）是该校校友之一。
• The university conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters on Achyuta Samanta, an Indian educationist and founder of the KIIT group of institutions in Odisha.该校曾向印度教育家、奥里萨邦 KIIT 院校集团创办人阿丘塔·萨曼塔（Achyuta Samanta）授予名誉文学博士学位。