Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | |
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Motto |  |
Motto in English | Two leaves and a bud |
Established | 25th August,1987 |
Type | Science & technology, Public,Coeducational |
Endowment | US$ 25 million |
Chancellor | President Mohammad Zillur Rahman |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Md. Saleh Uddin |
Academic staff | 1,000 |
Admin. staff | 500 |
Students | 13,800 |
Location | Sylhet, Bangladesh |
Campus | Urban 320 acres (130 ha) (Main campus) 173 acres (70 ha) (Affiliated campus) |
Academic departments | 26 |
Colors | Brick Red and Gray |
Athletics | 12 varsity teams |
Nickname | SUST |
Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities International Association of Universities Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World University Grants Commission |
Website | www.sust.edu |
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Shahjalal University of Science and Technology is a state supported research university located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the first specialized Science & technology University of the country. The medium of instructions isEnglish. It is one of the largest science and technology universities in Asia.
SUST is the most IT enabled university in Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh
History
Liberation War Memorial Chetona '71
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was established in 1987. The university started its academic programme from 14 February 1991 with three departments: physics, chemistry and economics. The campus is located in Kumargaon, approximately five kilometers away from Sylhet City Centre. The first convocation of SUST was held on 29 April 1998 and the second convocation of the university was held on 6 December 2007.
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was established in 1987. The university started its academic programme from 14 February 1991 with three departments: physics, chemistry and economics. The campus is located in Kumargaon, approximately five kilometers away from Sylhet City Centre. The first convocation of SUST was held on 29 April 1998 and the second convocation of the university was held on 6 December 2007.
Advisory Board
The university has a board of intellectual advisors. Some of the notable members of the board are:
§ Muzharul Islam, Fellow, American Institute of Architects
§ Mohammad Ataul Karim, Fellow, the Optical Society of America
§ Muhammad Yunus, winner, Nobel Peace Prize, 2006
§ Fazle Hasan Abed, Commissioner, UN Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP)
§ Maqsudul Alam, winner, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Board of Regents' Excellence of Research Award, 2001
§ Jamal Nazrul Islam, writer of Rotating Fields in General Relativity
§ Abul Hussam, winner, Grainger challenge Prize for Sustainability, 2007
§ Mir Masoom Ali, Distinguished Professor, Ball State University
§ Iqbal Quadir, Founder and Director of the Legatum Center
§ Fazle Hussain, member of executive committee, US National Academy of Engineering
§ Asif Azam Siddiqi, writer of Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974
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. SUST is considered to be one of the toughest in Bangladesh
The university students invented and introduced the paperless 24/7 SMS Based Automated Registration of Admission Test procedure for the first time in Bangladesh Bangladesh
Schools and departments
A view of an academic building of SUST
SUST has 26 departments under 7 schools. According to the master plan it will have 8 schools with a number of departments. By following the master plan of the university, one more school and some departments are under consideration. The schools are:
School of Agriculture
§ Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
School of Applied Sciences & Technology
§ Department of Architecture
§ Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science
§ Department of Computer Science and Engineering
§ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
§ Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
§ Department of Food Engineering & Tea Technology
§ Department of Industrial and Production Engineering
§ Department of IT & Software Engineering (under consideration)
§ Department of Materials Science & Design Engineering (under consideration)
Department of Petroleum & Mining EngineeringSchool of Life Sciences
Central Mosque
§ Department of Bio-Chemistry and Molecular Biology
§ Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
School of Law
§ Department of Law (under consideration)
School of Management
§ Department of Business Administration
§ Department of Business & ICT (under consideration)
School of Medical
§ M.A.G. Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
§ Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College
§ North East Medical College
§ Sylhet Women's Medical College
§ Durre Samad Rahman Women's Red Crescent Medical College
School of Physical Sciences
A view of Sylhet Engineering College campus, affiliated with SUST
§ Department of Pharmacy (under consideration)
§ Department of Chemistry
§ Department of Geography and Environment
§ Department of Mathematics
§ Department of Physics
§ Department of Statistics
School of Social Sciences
§ Department of Anthropology
§ Department of Bengali
§ Department of Economics
§ Department of English
§ Department of Political Studies
§ Department of Public Administration
§ Department of Social Work
§ Department of Sociology
Affiliated college
The university has one affiliated college: Sylhet Engineering College. It consists of three departments:
§ Department of Civil Engineering
§ Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
§ Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Institutes
The research institutes of SUST are
PGD In IT
Institute of Information
CRTC Architecture
Department of Architecture Center for Research, Testing, and Consultancy (CRTC) 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. 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 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.
Conference
Every year SUST arranges Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (CERIE). In CERIE 2010, around 120 different universities attended from different parts of the world and more than 300 research papers were presented in the field of Architecture, Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Petroleum and Geo-resources Engineering, Food Engineering and Tea Technology.
Collaboration
SUST has academic collaboration with following universities:
§ Karlsruhe University, Germany
§ University of Calabria, Italy
§ University in Chingsu, China
§ Fachhochschule, Berlin , Germany
§ Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
§ Lund University, Sweden
Life at SUST
Campus
Shah Paran Hall
The 320 acres land area of SUST campus makes it one of the largest universities in Bangladesh
The first ever Bangladesh Mathematics Olympiad was held in Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in 2004.
Students of SUST consistently take a good number of places in the country's national civil service examinations. Many alumni can be found doing graduate studies and researches at renowned universities around the world.
Prominent teachers/lecturers there include the Bangladeshi writer and scientist,Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, who is now a professor of 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
Library
University Central 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 attractivetriangular 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.
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 Indian Kashmir. Every year SUST receives applications from abroad. Most international students come from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,Maldives, Bhutan, Japan, Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar etc.
Housing
Ladies Hall
Currently there are 5 halls of residence. A significant number of students reside privately near the university area of Sylhet metro.
Halls of Residence
§ Shah Poran hall
§ Bangobondhu Hall
§ Syed Mujtaba Ali Hall
§ 1st Ladies Hall
§ 2nd Ladies Hall
There are also well decorated houses for the faculty members of SUST. University authority is also running some private halls of residence outside the main campus especially for female students to confirm cent percent guaranteed housing for female students.
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. 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.Photos of SUST
Language Movement Monument
Seating at top of the hill
Entrance
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