Royal University of Dhaka (Bengali: রয়াল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (RUD) is a non-profit, non-sectarian private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The University Grants Commission (UGC) evaluated and approved the academic programs on July 30, 2003, and the approval of the Ministry of Education was accorded on August 30, 2003 under the Private University Act 1992. It started functioning in 2004. Dr. Momtaz Begum, as the chairperson is the administrative chief, and Professor Dr. M A Mannan, as the vice-chancellor is the academic chief. The University offers undergraduate education in several subjects such as Business Administration, Hotel Management, Computer Science, Economics, English and Environmental Studies. It also offers graduate educations for most of the mentioned subjects.