University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) (Bengali: বিজ্ঞাণ ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, চট্টগ্রাম) is one of the ruler private universities in Bangladesh.[3] The university was well-known with the support of a private charity on May 13, 1989.[4] Previously it was started as establishment of Applied healthiness Sciences (IAHS), later on it was upgrade to USTC as a complete phased university after the promulgation of the Private University Act,1992.[5] It offers 12 subjects in five faculty. The faculties are:
- sense of Science, Engineering and Technology
- sense of Medicine
- sense of Basic Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- sense of Business Administration
- sense of Social Science and Humanities
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[edit] USTC Central Library
USTC owns seven-storied library building and considered to be one of the major library in Bangladesh.[2] The library has three sections comprised by modern technology and has housing 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).
- aural and Video Cassettes 100 +
- Reference resources 190 +
[edit] lodging
The university has Gulmeher Hall for female students. It can accommodate both foreign and non-local female students. There is one hall existing for male students - Syedur Rahman International Hall for foreign student. There is a separate small hotel for internees .
[edit] Teachers and Students
View of the university Block (to the left) and vital Library (to the right) from the Old hospice Building
When USTC began its journey in 1989, it had only two professors and nine lecturers. But now the total number of full time teachers are 148. USTC has 5000 students and among the students, over 85 percents of foreign students, including India , (mainly from Kashmir and Assam ), Nepal, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Jordan,USA ( non resident bangladeshis), Maldives ( only a few who got admitted in 2011 session), and Palestine.[6] The average ratio of teacher-student is 1:8.[7]
[edit] Auditorium
One of the unique feature of USTC is about its auditorium. It is fully air conditioned and accommodating 1000 audiences. There is also a gallery available for 100 audiences. The auditorium is ideally suited for conference and seminar.
[edit] second curricular tricks
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.
