The Institute of Education and Research is one of the several institutes of Khulna University. Institute of Education and Research (IER) was established in 2015 following the resolution no. 9 of the 180th meeting of the Khulna University syndicate. The academic activities of IER started in July 2017 by opening a one-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDEd) and a one-and-a-half-year Master of Education (MEd) programs directed toward primary and secondary  level school teachers. The four-year Bachelor of Education (Honors) was introduced in January 2019. This also marks the commencing of the bachelor program at IER. Institute of Educational and Research operates as a prime higher education institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees on education, conducting educational research as well as participating in the teaching-learning discourse. Following the Khulna University Act 1990, article 28, sub-article 1 (Ja), the resolution no. 20 of the 198th meeting of the Khulna University syndicate established the School of Education, and gave Institute of Education and Research the status of a discipline under it. The Academic Council Meeting 179 resolution no. 54 syndicate 221th Name of  Discipline is Education Discipline.