University of Science & Technology Chittagong is a private university in Bangladesh. The university was established with the sponsorship of a private charity on May 13, 1989. Previously it was started as Institute of Applied Health Sciences, later it was upgraded to USTC as a full phased university after the promulgation of the Private University Act, 1992.HistoryWhen USTC began its journey in 1989, it had only two professors and nine lecturers. Now the number of full-time teachers is 285. USTC has 4,200 students. Among these, over 30% are foreign students, from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Jordan, Palestine, and the United States, among others.Organization and administrationAcademic entities Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology (FSET) Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Basic Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Social Science and Humanities Faculty of English Faculty of Biochemistry & Biotechnology