University of Science and Technology Chittagong

University of Science & Technology Chittagong

বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় চট্টগ্রাম
Crest of USTC
Other name	USTC
Motto	পড় (Read)
Motto in English	Read
Type	Private, research
Established	1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Accreditation	Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh
Affiliation	University Grants Commission (UGC)
Academic affiliation	University of Chittagong
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Mohammad Solaiman
Academic staff	355 (includes 70 part-time) (2014)[1]
Students	4,203 (2014)[1]
Undergraduates	2500+
Postgraduates	1500+
Location	Chittagong , Bangladesh 22°21′41″N 91°47′50″E / 22.3615°N 91.7973°E / 22.3615; 91.7973
Campus	Urban
Language	English
Colors	forest green, pale blue
Website	ustc.ac.bd

Entrance of the university

University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) (Bengali: বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় চট্টগ্রাম) is the first private Research university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. At first, it was established with the sponsorship of a private charity on May 13, 1989. Later, it was upgraded to USTC as a full phased university under the Private University Act of 1992.^[2]

When USTC was founded in 1989, it had only two professors and nine lecturers.^{[citation needed]} Now, the number of full-time teachers is 285.^[1] USTC has 4,200 students.^[1] Among these over 30% are foreign students from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Jordan, Palestine, and the United States among others.^[3]

• Professor Dr. Mohammad Solaiman (present)
• Professor Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam
• Prominent National Professor Dr. Nurul Islam (physician)

• Department of Computer Science & Engineering ^[4]
• Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Department of Electric & Telecommunication Engineering
• Allied Science

• Department of Medicine MBBS
• Department of Pharmacy ^[5]
• Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

• Department of Public Health^[6]

• Department of Business Administration^[7]
• Finance and Banking

• Department of English Language & Literature^[8]

• Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific

• Universiti Teknologi Petronas
• Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
• National University of Malaysia
• University of Technology Malaysia
• Taylor's University
• Multimedia University
• Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University^[9]

They Have a Research Center on their own. Statistics of publication bellow till 2023 :

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Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) was founded in 13 May 1989 with 42 students by Dr. Nurul Islam. It got affiliated with Chittagong Medical University in 2017.^[13]

• Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council(BMDC)
• Recognized by WHO
• Approved by Medical Council of India & Nepal Medical Council

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It is other campus building of USTC, Where taught:

• Faculty Of Science, Engineering & Technology (FSET).
• Department of Computer Science & Engineering
• Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Department of Electric & Telecommunication Engineering
• Faculty of Basic Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology.
• Department of Public Health.
• Faculty of Business Administration.
• Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
• Department of English Language & Literature.

The university's 220-bed teaching hospital, Bangabandhu Memorial Hospital(BBMH)(USTC), is the largest private hospital in Chittagong.^[3][15]

USTC owns seven-storied library building.^[16] The library has three sections comprised by modern technology and has accommodation for 150 readers at a time. USTC provides well-stocked resources for its students in the library. They are as follows:

• Books 6791 +
• Journals 5021 +
• Books supplied by the British council Library on long-term loan, Chittagong 50 copies (renewable).
• Audio and Video Cassettes 100 +
• Reference resources 190 +
• 4.5 million documents
• Access to up 194,000 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, applied sciences and legal information

They Have Faculty and Department Wise Seminar Library.

The university has hostels for male and female students:

• Gulmeher Hall for female students

It can accommodate both foreign and non-local female students. There is one hostel available for male students:

• Syedur Rahman International Hall

It is for foreign students which is located within the campus grounds.

One of the unique feature of USTC is about its auditorium called Mawlana Bhashani Ausitorium. There is a gallery available for 1000 audience members. The auditorium is ideally suited for conference and seminar.

Each Department of the university has labs under the specific Department.

• 1. Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science (BFS)
• 2. Laboratory of Environmental and Marine Biotechnology (EMB)
• 3. Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research (MBC)
• 4. Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology (MI)

There are 15 richest Lab in the Pharmacy Department:

• Pharmacy Core Laboratory:
  • 🧪Inorganic and Physical Pharmacy Laboratory
  • 🧪Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Laboratory
  • 🧪Organic Pharmacy and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory
  • 🧪Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory
  • 🧪Physiology and Pharmacology Laboratory
  • 🧪Pharmaceutical Microbiology Laboratory
  • 🧪Pharmaceutical Technology and Cosmetology Laboratory
  • 🧪Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Laboratory
• Research Laboratory:
  • 🧪Centre for Advanced Biomedical Research Laboratory
  • 🧪Bio-informatics & Molecular Dynamics Simulation Laboratory
  • 🧪Animal Experimental Lab
• Additional Labs:
  • 🔶Medicinal Plant Garden and Herbarium Corner
  • 🔶Pharmaceutical Industrial Corner
  • 🔶Model Pharmacy display center

The university has an arrangement of extra curricular activities for its students.

• sports and games
• Debates
• Seminars and cultural activities
• BBtech Science Club
• BBtech Research Club
• Chess Club
• USTC Cultural Club

All extra curricular activities are held by Student Welfare Council of USTC.

• Amir Hamja, photojournalist, The New York Times
• AFM Solaiman Chowdhury, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles and Jute
• Md. Noorul Karim, Chairman, Chittagong Development Authority

• USTC Official Website