Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (Bengali: আহ্ছানউল্লা বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), commonly known as AUST, is a private science and technology university in Bangladesh.[3][4] It was founded by the Dhaka Ahsania Mission in 1995.[5]
Dhaka Ahsania Mission is a non-profit voluntary organization in Bangladesh. The mission was established in 1958 by Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah.[6][7]
AUST Campus (Side View)AUST Campus
Campus
The permanent campus of the university has been built on 5-bighas (1.676 acres) of land at Tejgaon Industrial Area which is located in the heart of Dhaka City.[8]
The 10-storied building including 2-level basement has a total floor area of more than 4 lac sq.ft. It is the first ever permanent campus built by any private universities in Bangladesh.[9]
Continuous power and water supply is ensured by its own two generators, each of 1000 KVA, 2500 KVA sub-station and 4-inch diameter deep tube-well.
The campus also provides facilities for co-curricular activities like common rooms (male & female), indoor game rooms, etc. as well as space for car parking and heavy machinery labs in the basements.[10][11]
The relevant degrees are also accredited with the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (lAB) and the Institute of Textile Engineers & Technologists, Bangladesh (ITET).[22] AUST has also recently achieved a unique distinction through the approval of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) of its newly constructed spacious campus having modern facilities and infrastructures, as the "permanent campus" of AUST.[23]
In 2021, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology professor Saifur Rahman became the first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers president from South Asia.[24]
