Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology-ADUST

Atish Dipankar Srijnan, the great ancient Buddhist scholar was born at Vikrampur, Bangladesh and dedicated his life for the purpose of spreading education, serving humanity and preaching social reforms back in the 10th century A.D. In pursuit of knowledge he traveled as far as China and became a legendary figure for his spiritual attainment and devotion to the teachings of Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. A writer of more than one hundred books on Buddhism and other branches of knowledge. Atish Dipankar has been regarded as one of the worthy sons of Bangladesh. He was the Acharya (Chancellor) of Bhagalpur and Somapura Viharas (universities).

To honor this great scholar Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology is established by the Atish Dipankar Foundation with the initiative of a group of philanthropists, industrialists and academics. ADUST aims at turning itself into a Centre of Excellence by imparting high quality education following international standard of teaching and research.