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
Established	1902
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Eisa Bashier Mohamed Eltayeb
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.

The university was heavily damaged during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked its campuses. University officials said all of its 300 laboratories, valued at $220 million, had been destroyed, while 5,000 computers and 50 new dental chairs were lost in the medical complex, along with more than 27 electrical transformers. The RSF was also accused of burning the library of the College of Forestry and musical instruments for fuel. In addition, mass graves containing around 1,000 bodies were dug on land reserved for a medical complex hospital near Obaid Khatim Street.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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 ^[9] and in January 2022^[10]

SUST has been listed in the eighteenth QS World University Rankings in May 2021.^[11]

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.^[12]

UNESCO Chair

The university hosts the UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology ^[13] , 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 ^[14]
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)^[15]
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 ^[16]
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)^[17]
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, 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 ^[18]
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan
World Textile University Alliance ^[19]
Association of African Universities (AUU)^[20]
Educause Membership for International Institutions

References

^ "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
^ "SUST Current Leaders". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "SUST". 4icu.
^ "Establishment". 4icu.
^ "SUST" (PDF). Semantics Scholar. S2CID 55547689. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2019.
^ "Sudan University reports $258 million in war losses and campus mass graves". Sudan Tribune. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
^ "Deanship of Libraries Affairs". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "SUST Digital Repository". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "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 25 February 2022.
^ "Sudan-Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". Webometrics. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "Congratulations to SUST: QS and Webometrics Rankings". Sudan University of Science and Technology. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "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 25 February 2022.
^ "UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology Official page". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Ali Mahdi NOURI - Unesco". Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "The Global Organisational Excellence Congress". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "Pro Tem Mazahir Salih won't seek reelection to Iowa City Council". Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "H.E. Saeed ZAKI". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "AQRM Institutional evaluations". Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Members List". WTUA. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Our Members". Association of African Universities. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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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[1] "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[2] "SUST Current Leaders". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[3] "SUST". 4icu.

[4] "Establishment". 4icu.

[5] "SUST" (PDF). Semantics Scholar. S2CID 55547689. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2019.

[6] "Sudan University reports $258 million in war losses and campus mass graves". Sudan Tribune. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[7] "Deanship of Libraries Affairs". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[8] "SUST Digital Repository". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[9] "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 25 February 2022.

[10] "Sudan-Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". Webometrics. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[11] "Congratulations to SUST: QS and Webometrics Rankings". Sudan University of Science and Technology. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[12] "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 25 February 2022.

[13] "UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology Official page". Sudan University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[14] "Ali Mahdi NOURI - Unesco". Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[15] "The Global Organisational Excellence Congress". Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[16] "Pro Tem Mazahir Salih won't seek reelection to Iowa City Council". Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[17] "H.E. Saeed ZAKI". Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[18] "AQRM Institutional evaluations". Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[19] "Members List". WTUA. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[20] "Our Members". Association of African Universities. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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