# Gopalganj Science and Technology University

Gopalganj Science and Technology University (Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), abbreviated as GSTU, is a public university located in Gopalganj, Bangladesh in the division of Dhaka. It was established in 2011. Every year, around 1,505 students enroll in undergraduate programs.

## History

Plans for the creation of this university began in 1999. 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 Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-Bangladesh Nationalist Party 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.

## Administration
### Chancellor

Mohammad Shahabuddin, President of Bangladesh

### Vice-Chancellor

* M Khairul Alam Khan ( December 2010 - December 2014 )
* Khondoker Md. Nasiruddin ( February 2015 – September 2019 )
* Md. Shahjahan (In-Charge) ( October 2019 – September 2020 )
* A. Q. M. Mahbub ( September 2020 – 20 August 2024 )
* Hossain Uddin Shekhar ( October 2024 – present )

## Faculties and departments

There are 33 departments under 8 faculties.

### Faculty of Engineering

* Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
* Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
* Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ACCE)
* Civil Engineering (CE)
* Food Engineering (FE)
* Architecture (ARCH)

### Faculty of Science

* Mathematics (MAT)
* Statistics (STAT)
* Physics (PHY)
* Chemistry (CHE)
* Environmental Science and Disaster Management (ESDM)

### Faculty of Life Science

* Pharmacy (PHARM)
* Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BGE)
* Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)
* Botany (BOT)
* Psychology (PSY)

### Faculty of Arts

* English (ENG)
* Bangla (BAN)
* History (HIS)

### Faculty of Social Science

* Economics (ECO)
* International Relations (IR)
* Political Science (PS)
* Public Administration (PAD)
* Sociology (SOC)

### Faculty of Business Studies

* Accounting and Information System (AIS)
* Finance and Banking (FB)
* Management Studies (MS)
* Marketing (MKT)
* Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)

### Faculty of Law

* Law (LL.B)

### Faculty Of Agriculture

* Agriculture (AGRI)
* Fisheries and Marine Bioscience (FMB)
* Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine (ASVM)

## 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.
Total seats at GSTU :
| Faculty | Department | Acronym | Seat |
| Faculty of Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | CSE | 40 |
| Faculty of Engineering | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | EEE | 40 |
| Faculty of Engineering | Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | ACCE | 40 |
| Faculty of Engineering | Civil Engineering | CE | 40 |
| Faculty of Engineering | Food Engineering | FE | 40 |
| Faculty of Engineering | Architecture | ARCH | 35 |
| Faculty of Science | Physics | PHY | 40 |
| Faculty of Science | Chemistry | CHEM | 40 |
| Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MATH | 40 |
| Faculty of Science | Statistics | STAT | 40 |
| Faculty of Science | Environmental Science and Disaster Management | ESDM | 40 |
| Faculty of Life Science | Pharmacy | PHR | 40 |
| Faculty of Life Science | Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering | BGE | 40 |
| Faculty of Life Science | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | BMB | 40 |
| Faculty of Life Science | Botany | BOT | 40 |
| Faculty of Life Science | Psychology | PSY | 40 |
| Faculty of Agriculture | Agriculture | AGRI | 40 |
| Faculty of Agriculture | Fisheries and Marine Bioscience | FMB | 40 |
| Faculty of Agriculture | Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine | ASVM | 40 |
| Faculty of Arts | English | ENG | 50 |
| Faculty of Arts | Bangla | BAN | 50 |
| Faculty of Arts | History | HIS | 50 |
| Faculty of Social Science | Economics | ECO | 60 |
| Faculty of Social Science | Sociology | SOC | 60 |
| Faculty of Social Science | Public Administration | PAD | 60 |
| Faculty of Social Science | International Relations | IR | 60 |
| Faculty of Social Science | Political Science | PS | 60 |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Management Studies | MGT | 50 |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Accounting and Information System | AIS | 50 |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Marketing | MKT | 50 |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Finance and Banking | FIN | 50 |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Tourism and Hospitality Management | THM | 50 |
| Faculty of Law | Law | LAW | 50 |

## Campus

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. The main campus consists of five halls for students, the central library, an academic building, and an administrative building.

### Library

Ekushee February Library Center is the central library. 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
* Bijoy Debash Hall
* Swadhinata Debash Hall
* Sheikh Rasel Hall
For girls
* Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall
* Sheikh Rehana Hall