Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

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.{{cite web |url=https://aust.edu/supplement_pcampus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705140107/https://aust.edu/supplement_pcampus |archive-date=5 July 2024 |title=Publications, AUST}}

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.{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/03/04/feature_ahsania.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705135820/https://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/03/04/feature_ahsania.htm |archive-date=5 July 2024 |title=Dhaka Ahsania Mission's Dream materialized |magazine=Star Campus}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.aust.edu/campus_info.htm |title=Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology- Online |website=aust.edu |access-date=24 March 2012 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403103608/http://www.aust.edu/campus_info.htm |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://online.thedailystar.net/news/convocation-of-ahsanullah-university-of-science-and-technology |title=Convocation of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology |work=The Daily Star |date=31 March 2013}}

;List of vice-chancellors

1. M. H. Khan (April 1995 – January 2007){{cite web |url=http://www-beta.buet.ac.bd/?page_id=2665 |title=Professor Dr. Musharrof Husain Khan |publisher=buet.ac.bd |accessdate=5 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818111559/http://www-beta.buet.ac.bd/?page_id=2665 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}
2. M. Anwar Hossain (February 2007 – January 2011){{Cite web |title=Vice-Chancellors |url=https://aust.edu/administration/vice_chancellors |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=aust.edu |language=en}}
3. Kazi Shariful Alam (February 2011 – July 2011)
4. A. M. M. Safiullah (August 2011 – 31 July 2019){{cite news |url=http://www.aust.edu/news/vc_sir_join.htm |title=Prof. Dr. A. M. M. Safiullah joined as VC at AUST |access-date=1 September 2017 |publisher=AUST |archive-date=2 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902135231/http://www.aust.edu/news/vc_sir_join.htm |url-status=live}}
5. Kazi Shariful Alam (August 2019 – October 2019){{cite news |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/435415/AUST-VC-Prof-Kazi-Shariful-Alam-resigns |title=AUST VC Prof Kazi Shariful Alam resigns |work=Daily Sun |date=October 2019}}
6. Md. Amanullah (October 2019 to December 2019)
7. Muhammad Fazli Ilahi (1 January 2020 – 31 December 2023){{Cite news |title=Professor Fazli Ilahi new VC of AUST |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/98087/professor-fazli-ilahi-new-vc-of-aust |access-date=2020-09-08 |work=New Age |language=en |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806071308/https://www.newagebd.net/article/98087/professor-fazli-ilahi-new-vc-of-aust |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Prof. Dr. Fazli Ilahi new VC of Ahsanullah University |url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=2553971&date=2020-01-02 |access-date=2020-09-08 |work=The News Today}}
8. Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman{{cite web |url=https://businesspostbd.com/education/palestine-ambassador-meets-aust-vc |title=Palestine ambassador meets AUST VC}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/organisation-news/press-releases/news/mou-signed-between-bcsir-and-bangamata-the-ahsanullah-university-science-and-technology-3620891 |title=MoU signed between BCSIR and Bangamata the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology |date=28 May 2024 |work=The Daily Star}} (1 January 2024 – 4 September 2024)
9. Md. Ashraful Hoque (5 September 2024 – present)

The university has the following faculties and departments:

;Faculty of Architecture and Planning

• Department of Architecture
• Bachelor of Architecture
• Master of Architecture

;Faculty of Engineering

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
• Master of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (CE)
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Civil)
• Master of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Post Graduate Diploma (Civil)
• Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ME){{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/campus/news/pursuing-engineering-heres-what-students-wish-they-knew-starting-3447671 |title=Pursuing engineering: Here's what students wish they knew before starting |work=The Daily Star |date=19 October 2023}}
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
• Department of Textile Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering (TE)
• Department of Arts & Science
• Master of Science in Mathematics

;Faculty of Business and Social Science

• School of Business
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Master of Business Administration (Regular)
• Master of Business Administration (Executive)

;Faculty of Education

• Department of Education
• Master of Education (M.Ed.)
• Bachelor's degree in Primary Education (B.Ed. Primary)
• Bachelor's degree in Non-Formal Education (B.Ed. Non-Formal)

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The academic programs of the university are recognized by the following organizations:

• University Grants Commission (UGC){{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.gov.bd/university/?action=private |title=List of Private Universities |access-date=28 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808174337/http://www.ugc.gov.bd/university/?action=private |archive-date=8 August 2011}}
• Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)
• Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (IAB)
• Institution of Textile Engineers and Technologists (ITET)
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Bachelor's degrees of AUST are recognized by Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), the leading and one of the oldest universities in the public sector of Bangladesh, for pursuing M.Sc. courses offered by BUET.

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).{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/campus/news/ahsanullah-university-science-and-technology-hosts-11th-convocation-3378631 |title=Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology hosts 11th convocation |date=25 July 2023 |work=The Daily Star}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/preparing-the-future/news/we-aim-make-students-job-ready-transferable-skills-3621511 |title=We aim to make students job-ready with transferable skills |date=29 May 2024 |work=The Daily Star}}

In 2021, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology professor Saifur Rahman became the first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers president from South Asia.{{Cite news |title=AUST professor Saifur Rahman becomes IEEE president |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/157347/aust-professor-saifur-rahman-becomes-ieee-president |access-date=2023-01-08 |work=New Age |language=en}}

• Abdur Rashid, engineer and former MP
• Munjarin Mahbub Abony, model{{cite news |title=A B O N Y From engineer to Mrs. Bangladesh |url=https://thedailynewnation.com/news/230376/A-B-O-N-Y-From-engineer-to-Mrs.-Bangladesh |work=The New Nation |date=27 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513011939/https://thedailynewnation.com/news/230376/A-B-O-N-Y-From-engineer-to-Mrs.-Bangladesh |archive-date=2023-05-13}}

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