East Delta University

East Delta University
ইস্ট ডেল্টা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
The seal of East Delta University
MottoAdvancing Knowledge, Enriching Lives
TypePrivate, nonprofit, research
Established2006 (2006), (academic operation started in 2008)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorMohammed Nazim Uddin [1]
Academic staff
190[2]
Students4050[2]
Location,
4209
,
Bangladesh

22°22′21″N 91°48′27″E / 22.3726°N 91.8076°E / 22.3726; 91.8076
Campus
  • Urban
  • 7 acres[2]
LanguageEnglish[3]
Colors
  •    
  • Maroon, Gold[2]
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission; Central Michigan University, Michigan, US
Websitewww.eastdelta.edu.bd

East Delta University (Bengali: ইস্ট ডেল্টা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় or EDU) is a private university in Chattogram, Bangladesh.[4] It was founded in 2006.[5][6]

East Delta University is approved by the government of Bangladesh as well as the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) under the nation's private university rules.[7]

The university is governed by the East Delta University Trust, a subsidiary of the Chittagong Foundation, an independent and non-partisan social welfare organization.[8]

Programs offered

The university offers four-year bachelor's degree in a limited number of subjects along with Master of Business Administration, MA in English and MSc/MPPL.[9][10]

English is the medium of instruction.[3] It has a School of Business, a School of Liberal Arts and Social Science, and a School of Science, Engineering & Technology.[11]

References

  1. ^ ""EDU Vice Chancellor"".
  2. ^ a b c d "Profile". East Delta University. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b ""EDU Medium of Instruction"".
  4. ^ "East Delta University , Chittagong". University Grants Commission. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh". International Handbook of Universities 2019. Palgrave Macmillan. 2019. p. 279. ISBN 978-3-319-76971-4.
  6. ^ "How East Delta University is changing the higher education landscape". The Daily Star. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  7. ^ [email protected], University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. "East Delta University | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh". East Delta University | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Idea Behind EDU". www.eastdelta.edu.bd. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ^ "How East Delta University is changing the higher education landscape". The Daily Star. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  10. ^ "MPPL programme at EDU: A year of creating changemakers". The Business Standard. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  11. ^ "How East Delta University is changing the higher education landscape". The Daily Star. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2025.