Motto Inner spirit Administrative staff 302 Phone +880 821-713491 Academic staff 1,508 Colors Red, Grey | Type Public, coeducational Founded 25 August 1986 Vice-chancellor Aminul Haque Bhuyan | |
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Established 25 August 1986 (1986-08-25) Students 15,314(main campus 10,014)(affiliated campus 5,300) Affiliations Association of Commonwealth Universities Similar Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh University of Engine, Hajee Mohammad Danesh S, Jagannath University, Chittagong University of Engine | ||
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Bengali: শাহজালাল বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) also known as SUST is a state supported not-for-profit research university located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the first university to adopt American credit system in Bangladesh. It is also one of the sixteen PhD granting universities of the country.
Contents
- History
- Admission
- Grading system
- Conference
- Carnival
- Collaboration
- Schools and departments
- School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences
- School of Applied Sciences and Technology
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Management and Business Administration
- School of Medical Sciences
- School of Physical Sciences
- School of Social Sciences
- Affiliated college
- Institutes
- CRTC Architecture
- CRTC CSE
- CRTC CEE
- CRTC Physics
- Campus
- Classes
- Library
- International Students
- Halls of Residence
- Sports
- University School
- List of Vice Chancellors
- Student organisations
- Notable faculty
- References
The university was founded by the Government of Bangladesh according to a university act in 1986 to give special importance in science and technology education. SUST was established as the first specialized science & technology university of the country. After SUST, seven more science and technology universities have been established in Bangladesh.
SUST is traditionally known for research and education in the physical sciences and engineering. It is one of the most selective higher learning institutions, and received 41,285 undergraduate applicants for 2015-2016 session only admitting 1,448; an acceptance rate of 3.51%.
History
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was established in 1986. The campus is located in Kumargaon, approximately five kilometers away from the heart of Sylhet City Centre. The university started its academic programme with three departments: physics, chemistry and economics. The first convocation of SUST was held on 29 April 1998 and the second convocation held on 6 December 2007.
SUST is the first university in Bangladesh providing whole campus free Wi-fi access for students & staffs. The university introduced an integrated honors course for the first time in Bangladesh and it introduced the semester system (American credit system) from the 1996-97 session. According to the masterplan for the university, within a few years Shahjalal University of Science and Technology will be one of the finest institutions of the region.
The university students invented and introduced the paperless 24/7 SMS Based Automated Registration of Admission Test procedure for the first time in Bangladesh. Interested students can complete the registration process through mobile phone messages. The contemporary government launched the system on 13 September 2009. For the invention, the University won an Ambillion Award in a competition of South Asian countries in 2010 and National Award for E-Content and ICT for Development Award 2010. Now, most of the public universities in Bangladesh have adopted this process of registration.
Admission
SUST enrolls undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. Students who want to get admission into SUST need to pass the admission test which is highly competitive. Admission tests are arranged by the specific schools under the authority of admission council. For the 2015-2016 academic session, 41,285 candidates competed on the admission test for 1,448 first-year undergraduate seats. The acceptance rate of SUST is 3.51%.
Grading system
The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on credit system. The grading system:
Student scores overall CGPA above 3.75 is awarded distinction.
Conference
Every year SUST arranges International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (CERIE). In ICERIE more than hundred universities attended from different parts of the world and presents research papers in the field of Architecture, Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Petroleum and Geo-resources Engineering, Food Engineering and Tea Technology.
Major conferences hosted every year by SUST:
In the year 1999, SUST hosted the 3rd International Conference on Computer and Information Technology. In addition to these, the academic departments host numerous conferences on respective fields regularly.
Carnival
Since 2011, SUST has arranged an annual two- or three-day CSE Carnival. The carnival features a programming contest, software developing competition, and related events. In 2015, it involved 1,000 students in 145 teams from 46 universities.
Collaboration
SUST has academic collaboration with following institutes:
Schools and departments
SUST has 28 departments under 7 schools:
School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences
School of Applied Sciences and Technology
School of Life Sciences
School of Management and Business Administration
School of Medical Sciences
5 affiliated medical colleges:
School of Physical Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Affiliated college
The university has eight affiliated colleges:
Institutes
The research institutes of SUST are:
CRTC Architecture
Department of Architecture Center for Research, Testing, and Consultancy (CRTC Architecture) focuses on research areas such as building planning and design, interior design, landscape development, urban planning and urban renewal, conservation of historical sites and monuments, architecture of Bengal region, sustainable design, low cost housing etc. according to regional context. The center has been widely working with the traditional house forms, settlement pattern, urban growth and architectural development of the region. Recently it has undertaken a housing project adjacent to Sylhet-Sunamganj highway that is nearly completed. The housing project offers a sustainable community environment through contemporary architectural design.
CRTC CSE
The CRTC program, Department of Computer Science & Engineering focuses on research areas such as Optical Character Recognition, Parallel Processing, Cluster Computer, CodeWitz, Asia Link Project, Cellular Phone & Computer Interfacing, Bangla Computerization, Natural Language Processing etc. The software house offers professional working environment to the students.
CRTC CEE
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department established the centre for research, testing and consultancy (CRTC) to provide research, testing and consultancy services in 2003. CRTC designed water treatment plant to remove high concentration of iron (>11 mg/lit) in ground water of Sylhet region, such a plant has been successfully operating in Hotels in Sylhet city. CTRC already planned and designed the structural and drainage systems of the Madina Garden City near Sylhet International Airport including EIA and recently has been working for Gazi Burhan Uddin Model City near Sylhet upashahar. CRTC has been performing all kind of testing in the field of water, waste water, cement, concrete, rod beam, soil, air, noise etc. since 2003.
CRTC Physics
The CRTC program, Department of Physics has numbers of research groups have research activities in areas of Theoretical and Experimental Nuclear Physics, Nonlinear Optics, Thin film Magnetism, Neutron Scattering, Neutron Activation Analysis, Neutron Radiography, Defects in Solids, Semiconductor Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Gravitational Physics and Celestial Mechanics and Theoretical Physics.
Campus
SUST has a campus area of 320 acres which is famous for its natural beauty. Many visitors come to Sylhet visit the "Shahid Minar" (Martyr's Memorial) of the university. The memorial stands on the top of a small hill and is surrounded by trees. Different cultural organizations arrange programs on the premises on local and national occasions. The Kilo Road is the famous entrance to SUST campus having the countries longest street painting.
SUST has high reputation for non-violent student movements. It is also a university without any session jam. The first ever Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad was held in Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in 2004. Prominent teachers/lecturers there include the Bangladeshi writer and scientist, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, who is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering as well as the head of the department.
Classes
SUST has an extensive core curriculum required of all undergraduates. SUST is the first university in Bangladesh to adopt American course credit systems for all departments. The syllabus are always updated frequently to maintain the global standard of education.
Library
SUST has a common Central Library with a collection of 180,000 volumes and 300 current periodical subscriptions for all academic departments. The library includes electronic copies of books, which can be accessed from any academic department through electronic local area networking(LAN). Per year around 2000 volumes are added in this library. The library building of SUST is famous for its attractive triangular shape. It has also a free internet browsing facility and rental library program. Additionally, there are also departmental library in each academic department and hall library in each residential halls. Library has an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and its URL is http://library.sust.edu
International Students
SUST also welcomes foreign students. There is a significant number of international students, especially from Nepal. There are also some students in its affiliated medical college from India controlled Kashmir . Every year SUST receives applications from abroad. Most international students come from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Japan, Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Palestine, China, and Myanmar.
Halls of Residence
Currently, there are 5 halls of residence. A significant number of students reside privately near the university area of Sylhet metro.
There are also well decorated houses for the faculty members of SUST. University authorities also run some private halls of residence outside the main campus especially for female students to guarantee housing for female students. These Halls are:
Sports
The students of this university participate in sports for recreation and the finest athletes regularly compete in inter-university games like football, handball, volleyball, basketball etc. SUST has some varsity teams. There is a Cricket ground, a Football ground, a Basketball ground and well equipped gymnasium adjacent to the university student health center. SUST is the only university to have Professional Cricket League and Professional Football League. Students organize both inter-department and inter-university tournaments for popular games every year. Girls and teachers also participate in several games.
University School
SUST has a university school of secondary level inside the campus for the children of staffs. The school also receives general students.
List of Vice Chancellors
01. Prof Dr Sadaruddin Ahmed Chowdhury (01-06-1989 to 31-05-1993)
02. Prof Dr Syed Mohib Uddin Ahmed (26-06-1993 to 25-06-1997)
03. Prof Mohammad Habibur Rahman (20-07-1997 to 19-07-2001)
04. Prof Dr Md Saleh Uddin (20-07-2001 to 25-12-2001)
05. Prof M Shafiqur Rahman (03-03-2002 to 27-04-2003)
06. Prof Dr Musleh Uddin Ahmed (Incharge till 02-10-2004, 28-04-2003 to 22-10-2006)
07. Prof Dr M Aminul Islam (23-10-2006 to 24-02-2009)
08. Prof Dr Md Saleh Uddin (26-02-2009 to 25-02-2013)
09. Prof Dr Md Elias Uddin Biswas (Add Incharge,20-03-2013 to 27-07-2013)
10. Prof Dr Md Aminul Haque Bhuyan (28-07-2013 to till date)