University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) (Bengali: বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় চট্টগ্রাম) is the first privateResearch university in Chittagong, 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.[2]
Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) was founded in 13 May 1989 with 42 students by Dr. Nurul Islam. It got affiliated with Chittagong Medical University in 2017.[13]
View of the Academic Block (to the left) and Central Library (to the right) from the Old Hospital Building
USTC owns seven-storied library building.[16] 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 +
4.5 million documents
Access to up 194,000 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, applied sciences and legal information
They Have Faculty and Department Wise Seminar Library.
Accommodation
The university has hostels for male and female students:
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
It is for foreign students which is located within the campus grounds.
Auditorium
One of the unique feature of USTC is about its auditorium called Mawlana Bhashani Ausitorium. There is a gallery available for 1000 audience members. The auditorium is ideally suited for conference and seminar.
Gallery
Lab
Each Department of the university has labs under the specific Department.
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
1. Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science (BFS)
2. Laboratory of Environmental and Marine Biotechnology (EMB)
3. Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research (MBC)
4. Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology (MI)
Department of Pharmacy
There are 15 richest Lab in the Pharmacy Department:
Pharmacy Core Laboratory:
🧪Inorganic and Physical Pharmacy Laboratory
🧪Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Laboratory
🧪Organic Pharmacy and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory
🧪Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory
🧪Physiology and Pharmacology Laboratory
🧪Pharmaceutical Microbiology Laboratory
🧪Pharmaceutical Technology and Cosmetology Laboratory
🧪Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Laboratory
Research Laboratory:
🧪Centre for Advanced Biomedical Research Laboratory
^Alam, Ohidul; Hossain, Mosharraf Mosharraf (10–12 February 2013). A Comparative Study on the Differences between Public and Private Healthcare Entities in Healthcare Waste Management in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Proceedings of the WasteSafe 2013 – 3rd International Conference on Solid Waste Management in the Developing Countries. Khulna, Bangladesh. pp. 1–9. ISBN978-984-33-7045-7. SSRN2746570.
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