Gopalganj Science and Technology University

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Gopalgonj Science and Technology University
গোপালগঞ্জ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Former name
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University
MottoLearn, Think, Innovate
Type Public university
Established8 July 2001;23 years ago (8 July 2001)
Academic affiliations
 UGC, Bangladesh
Chancellor President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor Hossain Uddin Shekhar
Academic staff
306
Studentsc. 10,989
Location
Gopalganj
,
8100
,
Bangladesh

22°57′58″N89°49′02″E / 22.9661°N 89.8171°E / 22.9661; 89.8171
Campus55 acres (0.22 km2)
LanguageEnglish
Website www.gstu.edu.bd

Gopalganj Science and Technology University (Bengali : গোপালগঞ্জ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or shortly GSTU is a public university located in Gopalganj, Bangladesh in the division of Dhaka. It was established in 2001. [1] Every year, around 1,505 students enroll in undergraduate programs.

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History

Plans for the creation of this university began in 1999 as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University. The then government initiated a plan to establish 12 science and technology universities in 12 large districts lacking such institutions. In the first phase, six development project proposals were prepared, with GSTU being one of the top priorities. On 15 November 1999, M. Khairul Alam Khan, a professor from the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics Engineering at Rajshahi University, was appointed as the project director and sent to Gopalganj.

The project director completed tasks including university selection, land acquisition of about 55 acres, and land preparation. On 8 July 2001, the GSTU Act was enacted, and on 13 July, the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina formally laid the foundation. On 14 July, Sheikh Hasina recommended that M. Khairul Alam Khan become the vice-chancellor, a recommendation approved by the president on 19 July.

Following the 2001 election, the four-party alliance government of Jamaat-BNP came to power and closed the project on 15 April 2002, leading Khan to return to his previous institution and the discharge of seven employees.

The Awami League won the ninth parliamentary elections held on 29 December 2008, and in November 2009, the project was revived. On 5 January 2010, Hasina reappointed M. Khairul Alam Khan as project director, and on 14 December 2010, he was appointed vice-chancellor for a four-year term.

On 16 January 2025, the interim government decided to rename 13 universities that were previously named after Sheikh family, to reflect their respective districts. As a result, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University in Gopalganj was renamed Gopalganj Science & Technology University. [2]

Administration

Chancellor

Mohammad Shahabuddin, President of Bangladesh [3]

Vice-Chancellor

Faculties and departments

There are 33 departments under 8 faculties.

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Life Science

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Social Science

Faculty of Business Studies

Faculty of Law

Faculty Of Agriculture

Academics

Admission and total seats

GSTU enrolls undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. Applicants must pass the competitive admission test. Tests are arranged by each faculty under the authority of the admission council. The university enrolls 1505 undergraduates in every year. [7]

Total seats at BSTU
FacultyDepartment Acronym Seat
Faculty of EngineeringComputer Science and Engineering CSE 40
Electrical and Electronic Engineering EEE 40
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ACCE 40
Civil Engineering CE 40
Food Engineering FE 40
Architecture ARCH 35
Faculty of SciencePhysics PHY 40
Chemistry CHEM 40
Mathematics MATH 40
Statistics STAT 40
Environmental Science and Disaster Management ESDM 40
Faculty of Life SciencePharmacy PHR 40
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering BGE40
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BMB 40
Botany BOT 40
Psychology PSY 40
Faculty of AgricultureAgriculture AGRI 40
Fisheries and Marine Bioscience FMB 40
Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine ASVM 40
Faculty of ArtsEnglish ENG 50
Bangla BAN 50
History HIS 50
Faculty of Social ScienceEconomics ECO 60
Sociology SOC 60
Public Administration PAD 60
International Relations IR 60
Political SciencePS60
Faculty of Business StudiesManagement Studies MGT 50
Accounting and Information System AIS 50
Marketing MKT 50
Finance and Banking FIN 50
Tourism and Hospitality Management THM 50
Faculty of LawLaw LAW 50

Campus

Gopalganj Science and Technology University, Gopalganj BSMRSTU View.jpg
Gopalganj Science and Technology University, Gopalganj

GSTU has three campuses.

Administrative Building of GSTU Administrative Building of BSMRRTU.jpg
Administrative Building of GSTU
Sir Achrja Jagadish Chandra Bose Academic Building Sir achrja jagadish chandra bose academic building.jpg
Sir Achrja Jagadish Chandra Bose Academic Building

The main campus is situated in Gobra. The Faculty of Agriculture used to be taught in Sheikh Hasina Agriculture Institute which is located in Kusli, Tungipara. The third campus was Sheikh Hasina Institute of ICT and is in Shibchar, Madaripur that used to host the Faculty of Engineering,s Department : CSE, EEE, ACCE, FAE and Civil. Later both Faculty of Agriculture and Engineering were shifted to the main campus. [8] The main campus consists of five halls for students, [9] the central library, [10] an academic building, and an administrative building. [11]

Library

Ekushee February Library Center is the central library. [10] At present it is two-storied (four-storied building) 1100 sq.m. In the northern part of the campus it is located with beautiful design. It was inaugurated on 21 February 2014. Its construction cost is 2 crore 46 lakh 74 thousand taka. It has a collection of books, journals and newspapers. The library is open during academic hours (Generally from 9:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M)

Residential student halls

Campus hosts five residential halls, each of which has five-stories with a capacity of 250 students. The halls are:

For boys

For girls

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