Sudan University of Science and Technology (abbreviated SUST)[3] is one of the largest public universities in Sudan, with ten campuses in Khartoum state. The main campus is located in the so-called Al Mugran area of Khartoum, the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST)
جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا
Former names
Khartoum Technical Institute (KTI) (1950) Khartoum Polytechnique (KP) (1975)
SUST was founded in colonial Sudan as the Khartoum Technical School and School of Commerce in 1902. Later, the School of Radiology (1932) and School of Design (1946) and School of Commerce merged with the Khartoum Technical School to form the Khartoum Technical Institute (KTI) in 1950.[4]
The Shambat Institute of Agriculture (1954),[5] Khartoum Senior Trade School (1962), Institute of Music and Drama and the Higher Institute of Physical Education (1969) were also added and renamed as Khartoum Polytechnic Institute (KP) in 1975. In 1990, this became the Sudan University of Science and Technology.
SUST has 10 campuses located in Khartoum, the capital and largest city of Sudan, as well as in Khartoum State. The main campus is located in Al Mugran area of Khartoum.
Facilitiesedit
Librariesedit
SUST libraries are part of each campus and managed by the Deanship of Libraries Affairs.[6] The Libraries’ collection includes books, eBooks, print and electronic holdings of scholarly journal subscriptions, microforms, music recordings, a sizable map collection and a documentary department. In particular, SUST libraries include 12 distinct facilities:
Library of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production
Library of Agricultural Studies
Library of Forestry and Range Science
Library of Engineering
Library of Industrial Engineering
Library of Medical Radiological Sciences
Library of Water Science and Technology
Library of Physical Education
Library of Petroleum Engineering and Technology
Library of Communication Science
Library of Computer Science and Information Technology
Library of Medical Sciences
Also, SUST has a distinguished digital repository.[7]
Sports facilitiesedit
SUST is home to the only college for physical education and sports in Sudan. Many of these facilities are available to students, staff and members of the public.
Rankingsedit
SUST ranked first of Sudanese universities in Webometrics classification of international universities and institutes successively in July 2021 [8]
and in January 2022[9]
SUST has been listed in the eighteenth QS World University Rankings in May 2021.[10]
In May 2021, SUST ranked first among Sudanese universities in May 2021 edition of Webometrics rankings of digital repositories, where it ranked 190 out of 4,403 institutional repositories and ranked 205 out of 4,579 repositories globally.[11]
UNESCO Chairedit
The university hosts the UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology
[12]
, which was established at the initiative of Prof. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud, who later became the first chairholder.
Afaf Al-Sadiq: Sudanese poet, journalist, and academic
Ali Madhi Nouri: Sudanese actor, stage director who was designated UNESCO Artist for Peace in October 2012 [13]
Ashraf Al-Dabain: Jordanian writer and novelist
Hadi Mohamed Ahmed Eltigani: Sudanese professor, Quality and corporate excellence expert, twice winner of the Harrington-Ishikawa Professional Medal and awarded the President’s Award for Demonstrated Excellence by Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO)[14]
Hassan Musa: Sudanese pioneer in contemporary art and zoomorphic calligraphy.
Ibrahim Mursal: Norwegian film director of Sudanese and Somali origins
Saeed Zaki: Sudanese communication analyst, diplomat, the first appointed youth ambassador for the Republic of Sudan by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)[16]
Sharhabil Ahmed: Sudanese singer, has been called "The King of Sudanese Jazz"
^"SUST" (PDF). S2CID 55547689. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-01.
^"Deanship of Libraries Affairs". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^"SUST Digital Repository". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
^"Sudan University is First among Sudanese Universities, and Progresses in Africa, the Arab World, and Globally". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^"Sudan-Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". Webometrics. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^"Congratulations to SUST: QS and Webometrics Rankings". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^"Progressing Globally, Sudan University is Ranked first among Sudanese universities in Webometrics Ranking of Repositories". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^"UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology Official page". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
^"Our Members". Association of African Universities. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
External linksedit
Official website The official website for Sudan University of Science and Technology
Sudan University students and graduates community forum Sudanet.info website made to connect all Sudanese university students and grads together and benefit all students by providing lectures, e-books and access to email