National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research
ন্যাশনাল ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেক্সটাইল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং এন্ড রিসার্চ - নিটার | |
National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research - NITER | |
Other name | NITER |
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Former name | Textile Industry Development Center (TIDC), NITTRAD |
| Type | Public–private partnership (PPP) |
| Established | 1979 as TIDC and Transformed to current form in 2009 |
| Founder | Government of Bangladesh |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
| Chancellor | PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | ASM Maksud Kamal |
| Dean | Upoma Kabir |
| Director | Mohammed Shahriar Sabuktagin |
Academic staff | 106 |
| Students | 2000+ |
| Undergraduates | 1909 |
| Postgraduates | 103 |
| Address | Nayarhat, Kohinoor Gate , Savar , Dhaka District , 1350 , Bangladesh 23°54′57″N 90°14′08″E / 23.9157°N 90.2356°E |
| Campus | Urban 17.7 acres (7.2 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Colors | purple Haze color and White |
| Website | niter |
The National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (Bengali: ন্যাশনাল ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেক্সটাইল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং এন্ড রিসার্চ) is also known as NITER. Located in Savar, Dhaka District, it is one of the largest undergraduate textile engineering campus in Bangladesh. It offers the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree in Textile Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Fashion Design and Apparel Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering & Electrical and Electronic Engineering in co-ordination with the University of Dhaka. Furthermore, it starts M.Sc. in Textile Engineering course under the Faculty of Engineering & Technology and MBA in Textile & Apparel Value Chain under the faculty of Business Studies of the University of Dhaka.
The institute is a partnership between the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Govt. of Bangladesh. It is a public-private partnership education and research organization and a constituent institute of the University of Dhaka.