The creation of a band of skilled manpower equipped with the latest knowledge of science and technology is a must to achieve a prestigious position in this modern world. As a part of ensuring quality education, with immense expectations of the southern coastal inhabitants of Bangladesh, a new university named Noakhali Science and Technology University (abbreviated as NSTU) was established on 15 July 2001 enacting the Noakhali Science and Technology University Act 2001. Finally, it started its academic activities on 22 June 2006. The inclusion of the study of humanities implies the urge felt by the concerned authority to create leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. The university not only engages itself in teaching and research but also provides societal services for the benefit of rural and urban populations.

At present, it has six faculties (namely Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Faculty of Business administration, faculty of education sciences, and the faculty of Law) and two institutes (namely Institute of Information Science and Institute of Information Technology). The faculties include twenty-eight degree offering departments namely Department of Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering (CSTE), Department of Fisheries & Marine Science (FIMS), Department of Pharmacy, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ACCE), Department of Microbiology, Department of Applied Mathematics, Department of English, Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management (ESDM), Department of Food Technology and Nutrition Science (FTNS), Department of Business Administration, Department of Information and Communication Engineering (ICE), Department of Economics, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BGE),Department of Bangla,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Agriculture (AG), Department of Statistics, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE),Department of Zoology, Department of Law, Department of Education, Department of Education Administration, Department of Sociology, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Department of Management Information Systems,  Department of Social Administration, Department of Bangladesh and Liberation War Studies and Department of Oceanography.
The well-furnished central library equipped with online library facilities has 10,000 printed books and 1500 printed journals apart from numerous e-books and e-journals. Since its establishment, NSTU has been running very smoothly. The teachers have extraordinary academic backgrounds and excellent skill of presentation. Presently, one-fourth of the teachers are doing Ph.D. in different parts of the world. This is the only university in Bangladesh where three individual subjects based exclusively on information study namely Information Science, Information Technology, and Information and Communication Engineering are taught. International conferences, seminars, and symposiums are frequently held with the participation of the scholars from all over the world. Internal Programming contest is arranged regularly to sharpen the skill as a result of which many national and international awards in programming contests are already in the store of this university. Students of Fisheries and Marine Science as well as Oceanography with their extensive research on healthy marine resources privileged by the location of this university in a coastal arena are contributing greatly to the country’s blue economy.

Co-curricular activities are extensively patronized. There are students’ organizations like NSTUMUNA, NSTU Debating Society, and NSTU English Club, NSTU Business Club, etc. which work to develop the leadership capacity of a student by promoting the art of public speaking, reasoning and logical thinking. Besides, NSTU Blood Donors Society, DreamBazz Filmz, Moshal, Protiddhoni, NSTU Photographic Society etc are there whose activities aim at the formation of a non-communal and progressive cultural mind. The way the national and international days are observed and different cultural festivals are celebrated with active participation of not only the students but the local dwellers as well has turned the campus into a cultural capital of this southern region. The slogan “Green NSTU, Clean NSTU” has been an inspiring tonic among all in keeping this naturally blessed green campus neat and clean. The calm, quiet & soothing environment of the campus, modeled upon the western modern universities like the University of Cambridge, is a wonderful escape for the researchers from the hustle and bustle of town life for an uninterrupted concentration on their study and research. Now-a-days, NSTU is lovingly addressed as ‘The Cambridge of the Coastal Terrain’. Each member of NSTU family is trying hard to make this addressing a reality.

The natural setting along with its human habitations of the Southern regions of Bangladesh has been endowed with the vast and immense potentials that can fully be harnessed only through the creation of a band of skilled manpower equipped with the latest knowledge of science and technology. At the beginning of its age and expanding its activities to spread the light of modern education of Science and Technology and practicing wisdom in every field of knowledge.

Noakhali Science and Technology University was established with immense hope for maintaining a high-quality education. Since its establishment, it is running without any session jam and student politics. This University family is fully determined to gain its ultimate goal of success. The university was established on 15th July 2001 and started its academic activities on June 22, 2006. NSTU actually belongs to four subjects of pure science which may contribute to the country and nation as well as the whole world. The subjects are Computer Science & Telecommunication Engineering (CSTE), Pharmacy, Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (ACCE), Fisheries & Marine Science (FIMS).

The Central Library of NSTU is well furnished containing about 10,000 books and around 2000 local and foreign journals. The most important feature of this library is the online library. Its construction has not been completed yet fully. When it will be started with its full bloom, students, as well as other registered people of this university, will be able to issue books from the library online, and also can read the books. It is being developed day by day.

The teachers are well educated having good art of presentation. They are also very much amicable and have love and affection for the students. The curriculum of the university is of a high standard. Different occasions are celebrated with a great festivity. Teachers and students of this university are very united.

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