University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) is a first private university in Bangladesh. The university was established with the sponsorship of a private charity on May 13, 1989. Previously it was started as the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS), later it was upgraded to USTC as a full phased university after the promulgation of the Private University Act, 1992. In January 2018 IAHS was renamed Dr. Nurul Islam Memorial Institute of Applied Health Science.