Gautam Buddha University ("GBU") (Hindi: गौतम बुद्ध विश्वविद्यालय) is a research university established under Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha University Act, 2002 and came into existence in year 2008. It is located in Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] It is one of Uttar Pradesh's state government university which commenced its first academic session in the year 2008. University campus is spread over 511 acres in Greater Noida and offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Biotechnology and Buddhist Studies and is mainly focused on research.