NUST Institute of Information Technology

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NUST Institute of Infomration Technology
NUST Institute of Infomration Technology, Rawalpindi Logo
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Location Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Director General Dr. Arshad Ali
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Website http://www.niit.edu.pk/


NUST Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) is located at Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. NIIT was launched on self-finance basis in April 1999 as a constituent college of National University of Science and Technology (NUST). NIIT was formed as a result of the IT boom that gripped the country, the increase in demand for quality IT education and the requirement for NUST to launch its own IT department. The Institute offers programmes on both graduate and undergraduate levels.

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[edit] Mission

To provide state-of-the-art professional education and with a strong customer focus to our workforce, in order to usher in an Information Culture and Technology Revolution in the Country.

[edit] Vision

  • To be a center of excellence for quality IT education, where old ideas are challenged and new concepts nurtured.
  • To be an institution whose environment fosters creativity and productivity among all faculty, staff and students.
  • To lead in research and scholarly achievements amongst national universities in research and scholarly achievements

[edit] International Collaborations

National University of Sciences and Technology has been highly instrumental in strengthening academic-cum-industrial liaison with Microsoft, USA - the leading Information Technology Company in the world to come to Pakistan and help in promoting the local IT industry. In recognition of its high academic standards and state of the art computing facilities, Microsoft has awarded NUST the status of Authorized Academic Training Program Institute (AATPI), eventually becoming a role model for peer academia in the field of high-level information technology education in Pakistan.

NIIT has established a very strong technology partnership with Intel - the world leader in Information Technology. Intel has very recently established a state-of-the-art laboratory at NIIT to orientate the students with latest technology trends in computing. Visiting Intel experts deliver lectures on emerging technologies at NIIT on regular basis.

University has established links with several software companies in the IT area. There has been tremendous effort that has resulted in corporate liaison with companies and universities abroad. On international level, Associate of Computing Machinery (ACM), USA has established its local students chapter to promote academic growth.

NIIT has been awarded the status of "Associate Research Institute" of CERN, the European center of Nuclear Research Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2000, NIIT has been working on collaborative on distributed computing problems relating to GRID problems with CERN. Dr. Arshad Ali (Director NIIT) toured CERN Switzerland and recent visit of Prof. McClatchy's recent visit to NUST was a part of this remarkable effort.

NUST and SLI Canada have agreed to jointly undertake a project to develop and implement a model distance learning solution for Pakistan. Its First outcome is Data Communication and Security (grad course).

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NUST Colleges and Institutes
Colleges: Army Medical College, Rawalpindi • College of Aeronautical Engineering, Risalpur • College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Rawalpindi • Military College of Signals, Rawalpindi • Military College of Engineering, Risalpur • Pakistan Navy Engineering College, Karachi

Institutes: National Institute of Transportation, Risalpur • NUST Institute of Management Sciences, Rawalpindi • NUST Institute of Information Technology, Rawalpindi • Institute of Geographical Information System, Islamabad • Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering, Rawalpindi • International Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Islamabad

Centres: Technology Incubation Centre, Islamabad • Centre for Cyber Technology and Spectrum Management, Islamabad • Centre for Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, Islamabad • Centre for Advanced Mathematics and Physics, Rawalpindi • Research Centre for Modeling & Simulation, Islamabad
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