Patuakhali Science and Technology University

Patuakhali Science and Technology University () is a government financed public university in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. PSTU has given affiliation to the Barisal Government Veterinary College as its constituent faculty. This is the only university in Barisal division.

History

The Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) formally started functioning after promulgation of government gazette notification on 26 February 2002 with the campus of former Patuakhali Agricultural College as its nucleus. The PSTU started with the ongoing Faculty of Agriculture offering four-year B.Sc.Ag. degrees as its primary focus. The University has a mandate of widening its scope of education expansion in conformity to the education policy of the national government, particularity in the information communication technology (ICT) and other demand-driven disciplines to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Against this backdrop the PSTU has planned to start two more new faculties: the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Business Administration and Management (BAM). In the meantime, it has given affiliation to the Barisal Government Veterinary College as its constituent faculty. It plans to offer degree programs in the fields of fisheries, food and nutrition and social sciences in the coming years.

The Patuakhali Science and Technology University was meta-morphically developed at the private initiative of the local people through the establishment of a...
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