Bangladesh University of Textiles

About

Located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Bangladesh University of Textiles is a specialized public research institution globally renowned as a premier center for textile engineering and technology education. Its strongest faculties and programs are centered around wet processing engineering, yarn manufacturing, apparel manufacturing, and textile management, providing rigorous technical training tailored to the global fashion and garment industries. For international students, the campus offers a deeply immersive academic environment directly connected to Bangladesh's booming textile export economy, though prospective applicants should verify specific English-taught course availability and language requirements prior to applying. The university is supported by a central administration and departmental offices that assist students with enrollment and academic advising, integrating them into a focused community of future industry leaders. A particularly distinctive characteristic of the institution is its unique status as the only specialized public university solely dedicated to textile education in the country, granting students unparalleled direct access to industrial laboratories and manufacturing partnerships.

Background

Bangladesh University of Textiles, commonly referred to as BUTEX, is a public university in Bangladesh, situated in Tejgaon, Dhaka. It is the only public university in Bangladesh to teach textile engineering. The institution established education which sustains the entrepreneurship and industrialisation in the RMG industry of Bangladesh. This institution has nine (9) government textile engineering affiliated colleges, each of which is textile based institutes of technology. The colleges are centrally regulated by the university while funding is provisioned under a bilateral Memorandum of understanding signed between Ministry of Education, Bangladesh and Department of Textiles, Bangladesh. The university itself offers academic and professional degrees in various fields of textile technology, advanced international business and marketing strategies and in several other disciplines on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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