Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Patuakhali Science and Technology University commonly referred to as PSTU is a public agricultural, science and technological research university located in Patuakhali in Bangladesh. It was established as Patuakhali Agricultural College in 1972 and gained university status in 2000.
PSTU has given affiliation to the Barisal Government Veterinary College as its constituent faculty. An outer campus is situated at Babuganj in Barishal district. This is Barisal Division's only science and technology university as well as the first public university there.
Notable students
• Nurul Haque Nur• Abu Sayeed Shuvo
• Hafiz Raihan
• Satyajit Kundu
History
PSTU formally started functioning after promulgation of government gazette notification on 8 July 2000 with the campus of former Patuakhali Agricultural College as its nucleus. The university started with the Faculty of Agriculture offering four-year BSc Ag. degrees.The Patuakhali Science and Technology University was developed at the private initiative of the local people through the establishment of a higher secondary institute in 1972 as a private college. It was then turned to Patuakhali Agricultural College under the affiliation of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh in 1979 with the objective of producing agricultural graduates offering the BSc.Ag. degree.
The college was nationalised on 1 February 1985 and was placed under the administrative control of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture together with BAU affiliation.
The government of Bangladesh launched a project to establish a science and technology university where none existed. The project advocated the transformation of Patuakhali Agricultural College into the full-fledged Patuakhali Science and Technology University that came into being through a parliamentary act passed on 12 July 2001.
List of vice-chancellors
Administration
Swadesh Chandra Samanta joined PSTU as vice-chancellor on 17 May 2021. Before joining as vice-chancellor, he was serving the Department of Agronomy of the Patuakhali Science and Technology University as professor and also as the Dean of Faculty of Agriculture of the same university.Location
The PSTU campus is at Dumki Upazila under Patuakhali District. It is about north of Patuakhali district town and can easily be reached by public transportation.It has a compact campus with halls of residence within walking distance of the academic building. The main campus occupies including a agricultural research farm. It has two campus. The main campus is located in Dumki Upazila under Patuakhali District and another is located in Babuganj Upazila under Barishal District.
With a view to establishing a Fisheries Faculty, it has a plan to acquire of land at Kuakata, the southernmost tourist resort of Bangladesh. This faculty will conduct research on fish covering inland and marine fisheries.
Library
Central Library of Patuakhali University of Science and Technology, the largest library in Patuakhali district was established during the Agricultural College period. The current book collection of this library is around 45 thousand. The library is controlled and managed by Patuakhali Science and Technology University Authority. The library is a registered member of UGC Digital Library Consortium and GesLiCoB, through which it has the facility to download e-journals and e-books of reputed international quality publishers. In addition, Open Athens Remote Access Service has been activated.Vision:Aspires to be a global knowledge hub to learn, share and create.
- Library Buildings and Sections:
2. Newspaper Zone
3. Open Discussion Room
4. Reference Section
5. Sahitya Karnar
6. Bangabandhu corner
7. Thesis corner
8. Digital Resource Access Center
9. CIRC - Agricultural Book Centre
10. Seminar room
11. Job Corner
12. Binding section
13. Circulation Section
14. Library Research Development Centre
A baby care center for the children of female officers may be added in future so that they can perform their duties smoothly.
1. Classroom:
The reading room is located on the second floor of the library building. 200 people can sit together and study in it. All reading rooms are Wi-Fi enabled and air-conditioned. Besides, necessary and rare books are kept around the reading room for the students. They can read about it. But these books cannot be taken out. Carroll Services for Teachers aims to create an environment of focused study and research. There are separate rooms on the 4th floor for the study of teachers and faculty members.
2. Newspaper Zone:
The newspaper zone on the ground floor has a total of 7 newspapers for students to read. Besides, the library also has old newspapers in its collection.
3. Open Discussion Room:
The Open Discussion Room is located on the second floor of the old building. One day in every week, the Pathchakra is held here on the initiative of the university students.
4. Reference Section:
Reference Section on 3rd Floor of the Library. Various theses, journals, term papers, reports are collected here for the research of teachers and students. Moreover, the library collection has access and download facility of e-journals and e-books of world renowned Emerald, JSTOR, IEEE, Wiley online Library, HINARI, AGORA, Research4Life.
Moreover, on the 3rd floor, the questions of all the exams of the university are kept.
5. Bangabandhu Corner:
On one side of the second floor of the library is the Bangabandhu Corner. This corner is full of books on the great independence war of Bangladesh, history-tradition and the life and work of Bangabandhu. It contains books written by Bangabandhu, books related to Bangabandhu, books related to liberation war. The total number of books is 1338. Apart from books, videos, posters, documents and other documents related to Bangabandhu and liberation war are stored here.
6. Digital Resources Access Center:
Digital Resource Access Center has 8 computers. Through which anyone can avail the online facility. The library is a registered member of UGC Digital Library Consortium and GesLiCoB, through which it has the facility to download e-journals and e-books of reputed international publishers. It has access to and download of e-journals and e-books of world renowned Emerald, JSTOR, IEEE, Wiley online Library, HINARI, AGORA, Research4Life. Moreover, there is Turn It In software for plagiarism checking. Which has access to teachers and students engaged in research.
7. Seminar Room :
Although proposed, a room on the 4th floor of the library is currently working as a seminar room, equipped with projectors, sound boxes, chairs and tables.
8. SAARC Agricultural Center :
Patuakhali University of Science and Technology and SAARC Agricultural Center were inaugurated on 26 December 2021 through a Memorandum of Understanding. It is equipped with textbooks gifted from SAC. The number of books is 138.
9. Binding Section:
The library has a binding and repair wing to preserve books that have become unusable due to heavy use. Various administrative binding works of the university are completed.
10. Circulation Section:
This branch has been tirelessly providing library services by exchanging books among students, teachers, officers and employees. Open Access system is in operation to facilitate checking the need of books from this department. Books are issued through library cards.
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Academic
Faculty of Agriculture- Agricultural Botany
- Agricultural Chemistry
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Agroforestry
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- Entomology
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Horticulture
- Plant Pathology
- Soil Science
- Statistics
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Computer and Communication Engineering
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics and Mechanical Engineering
- Accounting and Information Systems
- Economics and Sociology
- Finance and Banking
- Language and Communication
- Management Studies
- Marketing
- Aquaculture
- Fisheries Biology and Genetics
- Fisheries Management
- Fisheries Technology
- Marine Fisheries and Oceanography
- Department of Anatomy and Histology
- Department of Animal Products and By-Products Technology
- Department of Basic Science
- Department of Dairy Science
- Department of General Animal Science and Animal Nutrition
- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics
- Department of Microbiology and Public Health
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Department of Poultry Science
- Disaster Resilience and Engineering
- Disaster Risk Management
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Science
- Geo Information Science and Earth Observation
- Biochemistry and Food Analysis
- Community Health and Hygiene
- Environmental Sanitation
- Food Microbiology
- Food Technology and Engineering
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Post Harvest Technology and Marketing
- Law and Land Administration
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Marine Fisheries and Oceanography
Residential student halls
For the male students- Bijoy 24 Hall
- Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall-1
- Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall-2
- M. Keramot Ali Hall
- Birshrestho Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Hall
- Sher -E- Bangla Hall
- Taposhi Rabeya Hall
- Sultana Rojiya Hall
- Kobi Begum Sufia Kamal Hall
- No Proposed Name Yet