Gopalganj Science and Technology University (), abbreviated as , 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 Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellors No. Name Term of office 1 M. Khairul Alam Khan December 2010 – December 2014 2 Khondoker Md. Nasiruddin February 2015 – September 2019 3 Md. Shahjahan October 2019 – September 2020 4 A. Q. M. Mahbub September 2020 – 20 August 2024 5 Hossain Uddin Shekhar October 2024 – 19 July 2026 6 Md. Nazmus Sadat 19 July 2026 – 25 August 2026 7 Md. Sohel Hassan 25 August 2026 – present
Faculties and departments There are 31 departments under 8 faculties.
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 GSTUFacultyDepartmentAcronymSeatFaculty of EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringCSE40Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEEE40Applied Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringACCE40Civil EngineeringCE40Food EngineeringFE40ArchitectureARCH35Faculty of SciencePhysicsPHY40ChemistryCHEM40MathematicsMATH40StatisticsSTAT40Environmental Science and Disaster ManagementESDM40Faculty of Life SciencePharmacyPHR40Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringBGE40Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBMB40BotanyBOT40PsychologyPSY40Faculty of AgricultureAgricultureAGRI40Fisheries and Marine BioscienceFMB40Faculty of Animal Science And Veterinary MedicineAnimal Science and Veterinary MedicineASVM40Faculty of ArtsEnglishENG50BanglaBAN50HistoryHIS50Faculty of Social ScienceEconomicsECO60SociologySOC60Public AdministrationPAD60International RelationsIR60Political SciencePS60Faculty of Business StudiesManagement StudiesMGT50Accounting and Information SystemAIS50MarketingMKT50Finance and BankingFIN50Tourism and Hospitality ManagementTHM50Faculty of LawLawLAW50
Campus
The campus is situated in Gobra, Gopalganj. 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 Shaheed Titumir Hall
For girls Banalata Hall Aparajita Hall
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