Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was established in 1986. The campus is located in Kumargaon, approximately six kilometers away from the heart of Sylhet City Centre. The university started its academic program with three departments: physics, chemistry, and economics. Renowned scientist and educator Dr. Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury was the first Vice-chancellor of the university. The first convocation of SUST was held on Apr 29th, 1998 and the second convocation held on Dec 6th, 2007 where the third convocation was held on Jan 8th, 2020. At present, SUST has 7,662 students, 487 academic staffs and 772 administrative staffs; i.e. the university has 6.09 students per staff.