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Shahjalal University of Science and Technology also known as SUST is a state supported, public research university located in Sylhet, Bangladesh.^[1]^[2] It is the 8th oldest university of the country and the first university to adopt American credit system. SUST is the Flagship University of the Science & Technology University System of Bangladesh.

The university was founded as the first science & technology university of the country by the Government of Bangladesh according to a university act in 1986 to give special importance in science and technology education. Following this, seven more science and technology universities have been established in Bangladesh. SUST is traditionally known for pioneering research and education in the physical sciences and engineering.

History

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was established in 1986. The campus is located in Kumargaw, approximately six 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.^[2]

SUST is the first university in Bangladesh providing whole campus free Wi-fi access for students and staff.^[3] The university introduced an integrated honors course for the first time in Bangladesh^[4] 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.^[5]

The students of SUST 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.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] For the invention, the University won an Ambillion Award in a competition of South Asian countries in 2010^[3] and National Award for E-Content and ICT for Development Award 2010.^[10]^[11] Now, most of the public universities in Bangladesh have adopted this process of registration.

Academics

Admission

SUST enrolls undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. All applicants need to pass the admission test arranged by the specific schools under the authority of admission council, which is highly competitive. In 2018-19 session, SUST received 75,630 undergraduate applications only admitting 1,448; an acceptance rate of 1.91%.^[12]^[13]

Grading system

The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on credit system. The grading system:

Conference

The biggest yearly conference of SUST is International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE). 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.

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.^[14]^[15]

Collaboration

Ranking and reputaion

In 2016, SUST ranked as the top technological and research university in Bangladesh (610th in the world) by Scopus SCImago institution ranking.^[17] In 2015, Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranked SUST as the top university of Bangladesh.^[18] In 2018, the team from SUST became the world champion of NASA Space Apps Challenge among 1,395 local winning teams.^[19]^[20]^[21]

Schools and departments

SUST is the first public university to introduce undergraduate programs in Software Engineering in Bangladesh. It is the second oldest in the country to introduce engineering education in the fields of Chemical, Computer Science, Industrial & Production, Petroleum & Mining. Also the third oldest to introduce Architecture, Food Engineering & Tea Technology, Genetic engineering & Biotechnology programs in the country. In total, 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

School of Physical Sciences

School of Social Sciences

Affiliated colleges

In addition to the four colleges are affiliated with the School of Medical Sciences and engineering , the university has the following affiliated colleges:

Affiliated School

Institutes

PGD In IT

Institute of Information and Communication Technology

CRTC Architecture

SUST Department of Architecture is the 3rd oldest public architecture school in Bangladesh. The 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.

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.^[26]

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.^[27]

Life at SUST

Campus

SUST has a campus area of 320 acres.{{fact|date=December 2018}} Many visitors come to Sylhet visit the "Shahid Minar" (Martyr's Memorial) of the university.{{fact|date=December 2018}} 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 an entrance to SUST campus and has the country's longest street painting.{{fact|date=December 2018}}

SUST has high reputation for non-violent student movements.{{fact|date=December 2018}} 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.^[28]

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.^[29]

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 known for its triangular shape. It has also a free internet browsing facility and rental library program. Additionally, there is also a departmental library in each academic department and hall library in each residential halls. The library has an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).^[30]

International students

SUST also welcomes foreign students. There is a significant number of international students, especially from Nepal.{{fact|date=December 2018}} 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, Saudi Arabia, 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.

University authorities also run some private halls of residence outside the main campus especially for female students to guarantee 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 and Professional Football League. Students organize both inter-department and inter-university tournaments every year. Girls and teachers also participate in several games.{{fact|date=December 2018}}

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

List of vice chancellors

Awards

Notable faculty

See also

Notes and references

1. ^{{cite book |last=Islam |first=AKM Mazharul |year=2012 |chapter=Shahjalal University of Science and Technology |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shahjalal_University_of_Science_and_Technology |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.edu/~convocation2007/index.html |title=Convocation 2007, Shah Jalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet |website=SUST |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030082013/http://www.sust.edu/~convocation2007/index.html |archive-date=30 October 2007}}
3. ^¹{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/02/02/anniversary.htm |title=A Model University turns Twenty |work=Star Weekend Magazine |publisher=The Daily Star |date=11 February 2011 |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
4. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.edu/history |title=History |website=SUST |access-date=30 October 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sust.edu/history |title=Shahjalal University of Science and Technology- master plan |publisher=Sust.edu |date= |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Come up with new ideas to build digital Bangladesh: PM |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=105796 |newspaper=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=14 September 2009}}
7. ^{{cite news |title=SMS service for SUST admission opens: PM urges youths to come up with new ideas in line with Vision-2021 |url=http://priyo.com/news/2009/sep/14/30503.html |newspaper=Priyo News |date=14 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925081447/http://priyo.com/news/2009/sep/14/30503.html |archive-date=25 September 2009 |access-date=10 August 2012}}
8. ^{{cite news |date=14 September 2009 |title=SMS service for SUST admission opens: PM urges youths to come up with new ideas in line with Vision-2021 |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1858560901.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194421/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1858560901.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=16 August 2018 |newspaper=The New Nation |location=Dhaka |via=HighBeam Research |subscription=yes}}
9. ^{{cite thesis |last=Azad |first=Tanzina |date=September 2011 |title=The Emergence of Mobile-governance in Bangladesh |type=Master's thesis |location=Lund, Sweden |publisher=The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics |docket= |oclc= |url=http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/2173621 |access-date=}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eaward.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=16 |title=Paperless Admission System of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology(SUST) |publisher=E-Content & ICT for Development Award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124205/http://www.eaward.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=16 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eaward.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=20 |title=Winners 2010 |publisher=E-Content & ICT for Development Award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820151527/http://www.eaward.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=20 |archive-date=20 August 2010 |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://admission.sust.edu/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926085248/http://admission.sust.edu/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2018-09-26|title=Undergraduate Admission at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet (Available from Wayback Machine)|date=2018-09-26|access-date=2018-09-26}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://admission.sust.edu/prospectus.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926085341/http://admission.sust.edu/prospectus.pdf|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2018-09-26|title=Admission prospectus of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet for the Session 2018-19 (Available from Wayback Machine)|date=2018-09-26|access-date=2018-09-26}}
14. ^{{cite news |title=2-day CSE carnival begins at SUST |url=http://newagebd.net/179511/2-day-cse-carnival-begins-at-sust/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |date=28 November 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}
15. ^{{cite news |title='CSE Carnival' begins at SUST |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/11/27/cse-carnival-begins-at-sust |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=27 November 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet/shahjalal-university-science-and-technology |title=Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SASNET - Swedish South Asian Studies Network |publisher=SASNET |date=6 December 2005 |accessdate=10 August 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524004405/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet/shahjalal-university-science-and-technology |archivedate=24 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.scimagoir.com/?country=BGD&year=2010&display=chart§or=Higher+educ.|title=Scimago Institutions Rankings|website=www.scimagoir.com}}
18. ^http://archive.newagebd.net/128510/no-bangladeshi-univ-in-asian-rankings/
19. ^https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/universe-beauty-and-wonder/virtual-space-exploration/teams/olik/project
20. ^http://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/bangladeshi-students-win-nasa-competition/12810
21. ^http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/187899
22. ^ACM ICPC Dhaka Site#Dhaka site local teams in the world final
23. ^{{cite web |url=http://icpc.baylor.edu/public/report/teamsWF.icpc |title=ICPC : Teams advancing 37th Annual World Finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest |publisher=Icpc.baylor.edu |date= |accessdate=10 August 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120710173857/http://icpc.baylor.edu/public/report/teamsWF.icpc |archivedate=10 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
24. ^{{cite web |url=https://icpc.baylor.edu/community/results-2012 |title=Results World Finals 2012 |website=International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)}}
25. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.edu/institute |title=Institute of Information and Communication Technology |website=SUST |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
26. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.edu/departments/cse |title=Department of Computer Science & Engineering |website=SUST |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
27. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.edu/departments/phy |title=Department of Physics |website=SUST |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013011400/http://www.sust.edu/departments/phy |archive-date=13 October 2011}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.matholympiad.org.bd/ |title=::..::Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad::..:: |publisher=Matholympiad.org.bd |date=16 July 2012 |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
29. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sust.edu/department/cse/faculty.php |title=Computer Science & Engineering Faculty |website=SUST |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231141532/http://www.sust.edu/department/cse/faculty.php |archive-date=31 December 2014 |accessdate=10 August 2012}}
30. ^http://library.sust.edu
31. ^¹{{Cite web|url=http://www.sust.edu/node/41|title=Other Offices {{!}} Shahjalal University of Science & Technology|website=www.sust.edu|access-date=4 April 2016}}