University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) is a private university located in Chattogram, Bangladesh. At first, it was established with the sponsorship of a private charity on May 13, 1989. Later it was upgraded to USTC as a full phased university under the Private University Act of 1992. When USTC began its journey in 1989, it had only two professors and nine lecturers when it started. 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 and other countries.