Noakhali Science and Technology University popularly known as NSTU is a newly established public university in the coastal terrain Noakhali of Bangladesh. It is the 27th public university (out of 32) and 5th Science and technology university in Bangladesh. Its foundation stone was laid on 11 October 2003 and academic activities started in the year 2005. It has 2 faculty & 4 departments. It is running with 4 batch with 720 students till 2009. It has 39 teachers.
Background
Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation stone of Noakhali Science and Technology University, NSTU, on 11 October 2003. Its construction work was formally inaugurated on 24 March 2005. It is the 5th in the row of twelve such universities the government has decided in 1997 to establish in the twelve erstwhile greater districts where there was no university. The aim of founding a science and technology university as defined in the project pro-forma is to mould merit into skilled work force and to develop centre of excellence to create and disseminate knowledge. Innovating new technologies and developing the old ones is also one of the R&D objectives of these universities.
Location
Noakhali University of Science and Technology( 22'47'31"N,91'06'07"E ) is being built at Sonapur eight kilometer south-west of Maijdee. It has a land area of 101 acres covering 93 Salla and 95 Noakhali Mouza. The site of the university is part of the land of a vast Char that stretches on the south to Char Jabbar, Char Bata, Char Wapda and Char Clark before it reaches the feebly flowing Bhulua river far beyond which lyes Hatiya and then the Nijhum Deep. Like the district itself Sonapur has a long history of erosion and accretion caused by the mighty Meghna on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the south.
Campus
As for being a new born university the construction of the varsity is not yet completed. Presently the campus consists of one Administrative building, one academic building, two male student hall, two female student hall, one teacher's and officer's dormitory, Vice Chancellor's building and a mosque. The campus has wide roads. There is sport field and two big ponds in the campus area.
Cultural Activities
NSTU is very conscious to preserve Bangladesh's own culture. It celebrates International Mother Language Day, Pahela Baishak, Independence Day and other national & international days with actual manner. Cultural competition occurs here every year. This competition includes songs, dance, recitation etc. NSTU is proud of its Debating Society. A recitation organization named, 'Jatiyo Kobita Porishod'(local name-Pata Neer) is running its activity successfully.
Background
Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation stone of Noakhali Science and Technology University, NSTU, on 11 October 2003. Its construction work was formally inaugurated on 24 March 2005. It is the 5th in the row of twelve such universities the government has decided in 1997 to establish in the twelve erstwhile greater districts where there was no university. The aim of founding a science and technology university as defined in the project pro-forma is to mould merit into skilled work force and to develop centre of excellence to create and disseminate knowledge. Innovating new technologies and developing the old ones is also one of the R&D objectives of these universities.
Location
Noakhali University of Science and Technology( 22'47'31"N,91'06'07"E ) is being built at Sonapur eight kilometer south-west of Maijdee. It has a land area of 101 acres covering 93 Salla and 95 Noakhali Mouza. The site of the university is part of the land of a vast Char that stretches on the south to Char Jabbar, Char Bata, Char Wapda and Char Clark before it reaches the feebly flowing Bhulua river far beyond which lyes Hatiya and then the Nijhum Deep. Like the district itself Sonapur has a long history of erosion and accretion caused by the mighty Meghna on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the south.
Campus
As for being a new born university the construction of the varsity is not yet completed. Presently the campus consists of one Administrative building, one academic building, two male student hall, two female student hall, one teacher's and officer's dormitory, Vice Chancellor's building and a mosque. The campus has wide roads. There is sport field and two big ponds in the campus area.
Cultural Activities
NSTU is very conscious to preserve Bangladesh's own culture. It celebrates International Mother Language Day, Pahela Baishak, Independence Day and other national & international days with actual manner. Cultural competition occurs here every year. This competition includes songs, dance, recitation etc. NSTU is proud of its Debating Society. A recitation organization named, 'Jatiyo Kobita Porishod'(local name-Pata Neer) is running its activity successfully.
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