Saturday, February 20, 2010

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology


Shahjalal University of Science and Technology or commonly known with its initials SUST, is a state-supported science and technology university located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Established in 1987, it is the first science and technology university in Bangladesh. It is one of the most popular universities in Bangladesh according to the 4icu.org 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.
The university introduced the integrated honours course for the first time in Bangladesh and recently it has introduced the semester system from the 1996-97 session. Every year the existing systems are improving, new departments are going to be opened. According to the masterplan for this university ,which states that within a few years Shahjalal University of Science and Technology will be one of the finest institutions of this country.
The first convocation of SUST was held on the 29th April, 1998 and the second convocation of the university was held on the 6th December, 2007.
The University has introduced SMS Based Automated Registration of Admission Test procedure for the first time in Bangladesh.Interested students can complete the registration process through mobile messages.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the system on September 13,2009.

Academics
SUST mainly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students.Students who want to get admission into SUST need to pass the admission test which is highly competitive.Admission test are arranged by the specific schools under the authority of admission council.In recent years,number of applicants for each seat has been stood at 12. SUST also welcomes foreign students.There is a significant number of foreign students especially from Nepal.There are some students in its affiliated medical college from Indian Kashmir.

Research
Some national and international Seminar and conferences on academic matters and scientific researches are held in this university. Recently the international conference on waste water treatment was held in SUST which was hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science. The university launches "Online Journals" access facility to the teachers recently.

Sports
The students of this university also participate in various sports for recreation and the finest athletes regularly compete in inter-university games like football, handball, volleyball, basketball etc. SUST also have some varsity teams.There is a well equipped gymnasium adjacent to the university student health center. Students organize both inter-department and inter-university tournaments for popular games every year.There is a special club named "SPORTS SUST" for that,which is operating by the student body.Girls and teachers also participate in several games.
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