Patuakhali Science and Technology University
| Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) | |
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| Established | 08, July 2000 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | President [[Abdul Hamid <br> আব্দুল হামিদ]] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Md. Shams-Ud-Din |
| Students | 1300 (Medium of instruction English) |
| Location | Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh |
| Nickname | PSTU |
| Affiliations | Barisal Govt.veterinary College, Babugonj, Barisal. |
| Website | http://www.pstu.ac.bd/ |
Patuakhali Science and Technology University (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government financed public university in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. PSTU has given affiliation to the Barisal Government Veterinary College as its constituent faculty.[1] This is the only science and technological university in Barisal division.
History
PSTU formally started functioning after promulgation of government gazette notification on 8 July 2000 with the campus of former Patuakhali Agricultural College as its nucleus. The university started with the Faculty of Agriculture offering four-year B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) degrees.
The Patuakhali Science and Technology University was developed at the private initiative of the local people through the establishment of a higher secondary institute in 1972 as a private college. It was then turned to Patuakhali Agricultural College under the affiliation of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh in 1979 with the objective of producing agricultural graduates offering the B.Sc.Ag.(Hons.) degree. The college was nationalized on 1 February 1985 and was placed under the administrative control of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Ministry of Agricultural together with BAU affiliation.
The government of Bangladesh launched a project to establish a science and technology university where no such universities existed. The project advocated the transformation of Patuakhali Agricultural College into the full-fledged Patuakhali Science and Technology University that came into being through a Parliamentary Act passed on 12 July 2001.
Location
The PSTU campus is at Dumki Upazila under Patuakhali district. It is about 15 kilometers north from Patuakhali district town and can easily be reached by public transportation.
It has a compact campus with halls of residence within walking distance of the academic building. The campus occupies 72 acres (290,000 m2) of land including 37.00 acres (149,700 m2) agricultural research farm. With a view to establishing a Fisheries Faculty under this university it has a plan to acquire 800 acres (3.2 km2) of land at Kuakata, the southernmost tourist resort of Bangladesh. This faculty will conduct research on fish covering both inland and marine fisheries.
Academic
Faculties
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Fisheries
- Faculty of Disaster Management
- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science
- Faculty of Animal Husbandry
Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of understanding is signed between the PSTU and the following universities:
- University of Canberra (UC), Australia
- Boda University, Norway
- Hohenheim University, Germany
- Salford University, UK
- University of Cophenhagen, Denmark
- North Eastern Hill University, India
Residential Student Halls
There are six halls:
1. M.Keramot Ali Hall
2. Sher-e-Bangla Hall-1
3. Sher-e-Bangla Hall-2
4. Kobi Begum Sufia Kamal Hall
5. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall
6. Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Hall
Other 2 halls at outer campus, Babugonj, Barisal
See also
- Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU)
- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
- Pabna University of Science & Technology (PUST)