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University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) ( bn, বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, চট্টগ্রাম) is a private university located in
Chattogram Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
, 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.


History

When USTC began its journey in 1989, it had only two professors and nine lecturers. Now the number of full-time teachers is 285. USTC has 4,200 students. Among these, over 30% are foreign students, from India,
Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
among others.


List of vice-chancellors

* Prof.Dr.Engr.Jahangir Alam ( present )


Academics


Faculties and departments

# 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 Medicine BBS #* Department of Pharmacy # Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. # Faculty of Business Administration. #* Department of Business Administration # Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. #* Department of English Language & Literature


Campus


Hospital

The university's 220-bed
teaching hospital A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
, (BBMH), is the largest private hospital in Chittagong.


Library

USTC owns seven-storied library building. 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 +


Accommodation

The university has a hostel: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 for foreign students which is located within the campus grounds.


Auditorium

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


Extra curricular activities

The university has an arrangement of extra curricular activities for its students. Such as sports and games, debates, seminars and cultural activities. All extra curricular activities are held by Student Welfare Council of USTC.


References


External links


USTC Official Website
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