Noakhali Science and Technology University (Bengali: নোয়াখালি বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) popularly known as NSTU is a newly established public university in the coastal terrain Noakhali of Bangladesh. It is the 27th public university (out of 32) and fifth science and technology university in Bangladesh. Its foundation stone was laid on 11 October 2003 and academic activities started on 22 June 2006. It has three faculties and seven departments. It is running with sixth batch with undergraduate and postgraduate about 1500 students till July, 2011. It has 49 teachers. Founding a science and technology university in a coastal terrain like Noakhali is significant. A newly accrued coastal system may render this university a versatile field station to study the pattern of changes in the seashore and to harness its opportunities. Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation stone of Noakhali Science and Technology University on 11 October 2003. Earlier the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina takes necessary steps to established this University. A1 11 July 2010 her govt. passed a law in the parliament. Its construction work was formally inaugurated on 24 March 2005.