The Center for Research and Training East West University (CRTEWU) promotes academic and applied research to create and disseminate new knowledge. Though it is a research entity in character, it performs diverse activities to achieve its objectives. This center is dedicated to developing the research abilities of faculty members of East West University (EWU) by continually motivating and supporting them to undertake research and publish scholarly papers. It provides financial support to faculty members to conduct research. Such grants are aimed at nurturing and sustaining a vibrant research community at EWU by engaging academics and researchers from all faculties/fields.

The Center organizes international/national conferences, seminars, symposiums, and workshops to facilitate knowledge dissemination and cross-fertilisation. To share research results with academia, researchers and policymakers, CRTEWU publishes two academic journals in the fields of humanities and social sciences: business, and economics. The Center also designs and organizes short-term training programs on research methodology to enhance the research capabilities/skills of young professionals working in universities, academic institutions, government, and non-government organizations. In the last fifteen years (2007- 2022), CRTEWU allocated approximately BDT 50 million to support faculty research and training, publications of research reports and journals, and to sponsor conferences, seminars and workshops.

CRTEWU operates through a Research Committee comprising representatives from the Board of Trustees, Deans and Chairpersons of the academic departments. The Center is currently chaired by Dr. Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury, Member, Board of Trustees of the University. At present, Dr. Muhammed Shahriar Haque, Professor, Department of English, EWU and Dr. Md. Sohel Rana, Associate Professor, Department of MPS, EWU hold the positions of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director respectively. A Senior Research Officer, a Deputy Registrar and a Senior Lab Officer assist the Center in carrying out its academic and administrative activities.