Sudan University of Science and Technology

Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST)

جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا
Former names	Khartoum Technical Institute (KTI) (1950) Khartoum Polytechnique (KP) (1975)
Type	Public[1]
Established	1902
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Eisa Bashier Mohamed Eltayeb [2]
Academic staff	2500 (Permanent staff)
Undergraduates	72,000
Postgraduates	11,000
Doctoral students	260
Location	Khartoum State , Sudan
Campuses	10
Website	www.sustech.edu

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.

History

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.

Colleges and Schools

• College of Graduate Studies
• College of Engineering
• College of Petroleum Engineering and Technology
• College of Water and Environmental Engineering
• College of Industries Engineering and Technology
• College of Architecture and Planning
• College of Computer Science and Information Technology
• College of Medicine
• College of Dentistry
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Medical Laboratories Science
• College of Medical Radiologic Sciences
• College of Science
• College of Agricultural Studies
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• College of Animal Production Science and Technology
• College of Forestry and Range Science
• College of Business Studies
• College of Languages
• College of Education
• College of Fine and Applied Arts
• College of Music and Drama
• College of Physical Education and Sports
• College of Communication Science
• College of Technology

Campuses

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.

Facilities

Libraries

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 facilities

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.

Rankings

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 Chair

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.

Notable people

Notable academics

• Abdul Hakim Al-Taher: Sudanese theater director and actor
• Ahmed Shibrain: Sudanese Modernist painter, alumni and former dean of the College of Fine and Applied Art
• Elfatih Hussien: Sudanese musician, author and critic. One of the pillars of music in Sudan and dean of the college of music and drama
• Faisal Ahmed Saad: Sudanese theater actor and comedian.

Notable alumni

• Abdel Aziz El Mubarak: Sudanese singer
• Adil Babikir: a Sudanese literary critic and translator
• 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
• Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq: Sudanese artist
• Mazahir Salih: Sudanese-American Community activist and Iowa City Councilmember ^[15]
• Mohammed Abbaro or Mo Abdalla is a Sudanese ceramicist and potter
• Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah: Sudanese photojournalist, worked for Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Oxford Analytica.
• 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"
• Stephen Dhieu Dau: South Sudanese politician, banker, first Minister of Petroleum and Mining in South Sudan
• Taysir El Nourani: Sudanese minister of Labour and Administrative Reform of Sudan

Affiliations with international universities

• Multimedia University, Malaysia
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia
• International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• University of Tromsø, Norway
• University of Oslo, Norway
• University of Tennessee, United States
• Boston University, U.S.
• California Institute of Technology, U.S.

Accreditation

• African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM), 2017 ^[17]
• Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan
• World Textile University Alliance ^[18]
• Association of African Universities (AUU)^[19]
• Educause Membership for International Institutions

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions

• Education in Sudan

References

1. "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
2. "SUST Current Leaders". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
3. "SUST".
4. "Establishment".
5. "SUST" (PDF). S2CID 55547689. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-01.
6. "Deanship of Libraries Affairs". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
7. "SUST Digital Repository". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
8. "Sudan University is First among Sudanese Universities, and Progresses in Africa, the Arab World, and Globally". Sudan University of Science and Technology. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
9. "Sudan-Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". Webometrics. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
10. "Congratulations to SUST: QS and Webometrics Rankings". Sudan University of Science and Technology. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
11. "Progressing Globally, Sudan University is Ranked first among Sudanese universities in Webometrics Ranking of Repositories". Sudan University of Science and Technology. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
12. "UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology Official page". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
13. "Ali Mahdi NOURI - Unesco". Retrieved 2021-12-21.
14. "The Global Organisational Excellence Congress". Retrieved 2022-03-04.
15. "Pro Tem Mazahir Salih won't seek reelection to Iowa City Council". Retrieved 2021-12-21.
16. "H.E. Saeed ZAKI". Retrieved 2022-03-04.
17. "AQRM Institutional evaluations". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
18. "Members List". WTUA. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
19. "Our Members". Association of African Universities. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

External links

• 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
• Sudan Virtual Engineering Library website Sudan virtual library

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