Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
হাজী মোহাম্মদ দানেশ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়,দিনাজপুর
Former name	List Agricultural Extension Training Institute (1979-1988) ; Hajee Mohammad Danesh Agricultural College (1988-1999) ;
Type	Public
Established	1979 as College September 11, 1999; 24 years ago as University
Affiliation	University Grants Commission
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Md. Kamruzzaman
Academic staff	388
Students	11,203 (2023)
Location	Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh; 25°41′53″N 88°39′18″E / 25.6980°N 88.6550°E
Campus	Suburban, 135 acres
Language	English
Colors	Shuttle Grey, Deep Sky Blue, and Pigment Green
Website	hstu.ac.bd

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (Bengali: হাজী মোহাম্মদ দানেশ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) commonly known by the acronym HSTU is a public university of Bangladesh. Locally it is known as Hajee Danesh University.

It is the first science and technology university in the northern region of Bangladesh.

History

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University was established as an Agricultural Extension Training Institute (AETI) to award a three-year diploma in agriculture. The AETI was later upgraded to Hajee Mohammad Danesh Agricultural College in 1988 having an affiliation with the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Then the college was upgraded to the status of a university renaming it as Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University. The first batch of students were admitted at that time (1999-2000 session). The Act of the university was passed on 8 July 2001 in the Jatio Shongsad (National Assembly) followed by a gazette notification on 8 April 2002.^[4]

List of vice-chancellors

The following persons served as Vice Chancellor in Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University:^[5]

Sequence	Name	Take responsibility	Transfer of responsibility
1	Musharraf Hossain Mian
2	Md. Motahar Hossain Mandal
3	Md. Ruhul Amin	2007	2008
4	M. Afzal Hossain	2008	2012
5	Md. Ruhul Amin	27 September 2012	26 September 2016
6	Mu. Abul Kasem	2 February 2017	1 February 2021
7	M. Kamruzzaman	30 June 2021	present

Campus

Dhaka-Dinajpur highway is located next to the campus. The distance of the campus from Dinajpur City is only 10 km. This university has a ceremony for green plants. There is a magnificent red-white brick building, Shahid Minar, a gymnasium, TSC, and a canteen in memory of martyrs.

The infrastructure includes a large central Jame Masjid, central Shaheed Minar, 5 academic buildings, an administrative building, 5 student hostels (one for international students), 3 female student hostels, a 100-seat VIP seminar room with modern furnishings, two more with 600 and 250 seats. Air-conditioned auditorium. Also, to complete a university, there are teachers-staff and staff club, 2 mosques, 136 residential units/buildings, 1 children's park, post office, Rupali Bank branch, Meghna Bank branch, workers barracks, round the clock internet facility, own electric line, large playground, engineering workshops, and the university's own transport system for students. Institute of Research and Training (IRT) for coordination and smooth conduct of research and training. There is a V. I. Also a 12 bedded medical center with P Guest House, Habiprabi School, Doctor, and Ambulance. Along with researched theses, reports, and journals, there is a rich library of 25 thousand books. A rich botanical garden with an interesting collection of rare plants and Jamparsnajm Center for Research under the supervision of various departments.

Library

HSTU Library is a well furnished multi storied building. Its daily activities are done by different sections, such as Acquisition section, Circulation section, Processing section and Reference section which are situated at different locations in the Library Building. The administrative section of the library does the administrative activities. The acquisition Section is always working hard to collect all kinds of required documents for the users. Recently it has collected a great deal of different types of books for different faculties of this university. The circulation section is set on the ground floor of the library building. All the researchers, students, and teachers of this university may borrow their required books as per the rule from the Circulation Section for reading the book outside of the library or home. Only those books that are more than 2 copies are available for loan to students/ teachers/ researchers. The processing section does an important job. It prepares the catalogue and classification of all kinds of documents by using the AACR-2 code and D.D.C. scheme. It is located on the ground floor of the library building. The reference section is another important section. It is situated at the first floor and second floor of the building. Teachers, researchers and students may read the rare documents sitting in the Reference Section. It also provides photocopy facility against a nominal fee. Another important service of this section is current awareness service. It regularly sends the list of current received documents to the faculties. Thesis, 73 titled home and abroad journals and 15 Daily newspapers are kept at the 2nd floor of the building. All kind of users can read the journal, daily newspaper and thesis here. There is a cyber center in the Library. All users may use the cyber center against a nominal fee.^[6]

Medical centre

The medical center offers free medical services to students, Medical Centerteachers, staffs and family members of the teachers and staff. The center provides service round-the-clock, seven-days-a-week, with five doctors and an ambulance facility. The center has 10 bed accommodation so that patients suffering from contagious diseases may be cared for in isolation. HSTU Medical center is also offering outdoor facilities.^[7]

Muktijuddho Corner

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Transport

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Halls of residence

Male halls

Sheikh Russel Hall
Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Hall (D-2)
Tajuddin Ahmed Hall
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall

Female halls

Sheikh Fajilatunnesa Mujib Hall
Ivy Rahman Hall
Kobi Sufia Kamal Hall
New Ladies Hall (Name not fixed yet)

An extended area for foreign students.

International halls

An extended area for international students.

Faculties

There are 9 faculties in HSTU with 45 departments:

Faculty of Postgraduate
Faculty of Agriculture
- Department of Agronomy (AGN)
- Department of Horticulture (HRT)
- Department of Soil Science (SC)
- Department of Entomology (ENT)
- Department of Plant Pathology (PLP)
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding (GPB)
- Department of Crop Physiology and Ecology (CPE)
- Department of Agricultural Extension (AEX)
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry (ACH)
- Department of Agroforestry and Environment (AGF)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Faculty of Business Studies:
- Department of Accounting (ACT)
- Department of Management Studies (MGT)
- Department of Marketing (MKT)
- Department of Finance and Banking (FIB)
Faculty of Fisheries
- Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics (FBG)
- Department of Fisheries Management (FMG)
- Department of Fisheries Technology (FTL)
- Department of Aquaculture (AQC)
Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Science
- Department of Microbiology (MIC)
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology (PPS)
- Department of Dairy and Poultry Science (DPS)
- Department of Anatomy and Histology (ANH)
- Department of General Animal Science and Nutrition (GASN)
- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding (GAB)
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics (MSO)
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (PPH)
Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Agricultural and Industrial Engineering (AIE)
- Department of Food Processing and Preservation (FPP)
- Department of Food Engineering and Technology (FET)
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition (FSN)
- Department of Architecture (ARCH)
- Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Faculty of Science:
- Department of Chemistry (CHE)
- Department of Statistics (STAT)
- Department of Mathematics (MAT)
- Department of Physics (PHY)
Faculty of Social Science & Arts
- Department of English (ENG)
- Department of Economics (ECN)
- Department of Sociology (SOC)
- Department of Development Studies (DS)

Academics

Degrees offered

The university offers 23 undergraduate degrees under 9 faculties along with several postgraduate and doctoral courses.

Undergraduate degree programs

There are 1525 seats available for undergraduate admission.^[10]

Undergraduate degrees offered by HSTU
Faculty	Subject	Degree	Seat
Faculty of Agriculture	Agriculture	B.Sc.(Hons.)	300
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering	Computer Science and Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	50
	Electronics and Communication Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	50
	Electrical and Electronic Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	50
Faculty of Business Studies	Accounting	BBA	50
	Marketing	BBA	50
	Management	BBA	50
	Finance & Banking	BBA	50
Faculty of Fisheries	Fisheries	B.Sc.(Hons.)	80
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science	Veterinary medicine	DVM	80
Faculty of Engineering	Food and Process Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	50
	Agricultural Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	55
	Architecture	B.Arch.	25
	Civil Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	40
	Mechanical Engineering	B.Sc.(Engineering)	40
Faculty of Science	Physics	B.Sc.(Hons.)	65
	Chemistry	B.Sc.(Hons.)	65
	Mathematics	B.Sc.(Hons.)	70
	Statistics	B.Sc.(Hons.)	70
Faculty of Social Science & Humanities	English	BA	70
	Economics	BSS	70
	Sociology	BSS	60
	Development Studies	BSS	35

Postgraduate degree programs

Faculty of Postgraduate Studies:

PhD
MA
MS
MBA
Evening MBA

Research

Three years of research under Md. Hasanuzzaman, Chairman of the Genetics and Plant Breeding Department, led in 2014 to two new varieties of sweet pumpkins. The varieties, named "Hajee" and "Danesh", are higher yielding, sweeter, and have less fiber than other varieties grown in Bangladesh.^[11]