Overview

Addressing the demand of professional social workers in the development fields of Sylhet region, the department of Social Work formally started its academic program with three faculty members and two non-academic staffs from the session of 1993-1994. Professor M. Habibur Rahman, who later became the Vice-Chancellor of this University, shouldered the responsibility as the founder head of the department. From its inception the academic activities of the department started drawing attention of different stakeholders including development organizations and social work academia of different universities in the country and abroad. It was mainly possible due to the effective international training received by faculty members and their team spirit guided by the founder head. The first MSS graduates came out in 1997 and their contributions to the local communities and in the national level attracted the whole academic community in the university and the employers in different sectors. This tradition is still uphold and practiced by the social work faculties, non-academic staffs and students which has made the department as “Social Work Family” at SUST.

Full time Part time Headcount FTE
Faculty Statistics
1.1 Number of academic staff
1.2 Number of academic staff of international/overseas origin
1.3 Number of academic staff that are female
1.4 Number of faculty staff with PhD
Research Staff Statistics
2 Number of research staff
Students Statistics
3.1 Number of students
3.2 Number of students that are female
3.3 Number of bachelors/undergraduate students
3.4 Number of undergraduate students of international/overseas origin
3.5 Number of masters students
3.6 Number of masters students of international/overseas origin
3.7 Number of doctorate students
3.8 Number of doctorate students of international/overseas origin

Degrees Awarded
4.1 Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
4.2 Number of master’s degrees awarded
4.3 Number of doctorates awarded
Tuition Fees
5.1 Average annual tuition fees for an undergraduate program (BDT) 9000
5.2 Average annual tuition fees for an international undergraduate program (BDT) 17500
5.3 Average annual tuition fees for postgraduate programs – Master’s (BDT) 6000
5.4 Average annual tuition fees for postgraduate programs – PhD (BDT) 20000
5.5 Average annual tuition fees for international postgraduate programs (Master’s & PhD) – SAARC countries (USD) 500
5.6 Average annual tuition fees for international postgraduate programs (Master’s & PhD) – non-SAARC countries (USD) 1200
Exchange Student Statistics
6.1 Number of undergraduate exchange students – Inbound
6.2 Number of undergraduate exchange students – Outbound
6.3 Number of graduate/postgraduate exchange students - Inbound
6.4 Number of graduate/postgraduate exchange students - Outbound
Institutional Income
7.1 Research income
7.2 Research income from industry and commerce
Total (7.1 + 7.2)