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National University of Sciences and Technology

Image:NUST-Logo.png
Motto A Progressive Vision for the Future
Established 1991
Type Public
Rector Syed Shujaat Hussain
Location Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Karachi, Risalpur, Pakistan
Website www.nust.edu.pk

The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is a public university located at several campuses in Pakistan. The main campus is located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.It offers undergraduate and post graduate degrees in the fields of engineering, information technology (IT), medical sciences and management sciences. Formed by pooling together military and civil educational resources, it has rapidly emerged as one of the leading engineering institutes of the country. NUST was ranked 20th in a survey of science and technology schools in the Asia-Pacific region in 2000 by AsiaWeek[1].


NUST consists of affiliated colleges located in several cities of Pakistan including:

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[edit] University Ranking

Among the Engineering Universities of Pakistan NUST is ranked second best[2]. The first one is PIEAS though NUST is one of the top most among the universities generally preferred by undergraduate students. The other ones being UET Lahore, GIKI and IIUI. citatation needed

[edit] Colleges and Institutes in process of affiliation

  • Institute of Industrial / Production / Automobile Engineering
  • Department of Railway Engineering and Technology as a part of NIT
  • Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
  • Institute of Ground Water Hydrology & Water Management
  • Institute of Urban Planning & Architecture at Islamabad
  • Institute of Construction Engineering & Management
  • Institute of Micro-Electronics and Computing including MEMS
  • Research Center for Aerospace and Avionics
  • Institute of Tele-Education, Tele-Medicine, Tele-Banking, Tele-Governance
  • Centre for Advanced Mathematics and Physics
  • National Institute of Educational Sciences and Research
  • Institute of Renewable Energy including Solar, Wind and Bio-mass
  • Establishment of International Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution
  • Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Generation and Distribution of Power for Sector H-12, Islamabad
  • Relocation of College of Medicine, Surgery and Dental Sciences, and Establishment of a new 500 Bed Teaching-cum-Research Hospital at Islamabad with facilities of organ transplants
  • Research Centre for Infectious Diseases
  • Institute of Pharmacy at Islamabad
  • School of Nursing at Islamabad
  • School of Paramedics at Islamabad
  • College of Civil Engineering being shifted to Islamabad
  • College of Telecommunication Engineering being shifted to Islamabad

[edit] Fields

NUST offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the following disciplines:

1. Telecommunications Engineering
2. Aerospace Engineering
3. Avionics
4. Computer Engineering
5. Computer Software Engineering
6. Electrical Engineering
7. Mechatronics
8. Mechanical Engineering
9. Information and Communication Systems (undergraduate only)
10. Information Technology
11. Medicine and Surgery
12. Dental Surgery
13. Business Administration
13. Transportation Engineering (graduate only)
14. Environmental Sciences (graduate only)
15. Information Security (masters only)

In addition, NUST has also launched "NUST Consulting", a project to create university-industry linkages and provide solutions to engineering and management problems in the industry. It has also recently started a Technology Incubation Center in Islamabad to bridge the gap between its faculty and students and the industry.


[edit] Relegations and Withdrawals

A notable event in the history of NUST is the relegation/Withdrawal of many a student. In 2005, despite the strict rules and regulations of the university, the issue was taken seriously by many leading authorities of the nation. The reason behind this acute accusation was the institute's rough and machinary behaiviour towards the students, for most of the university campuses. Further investigations led to reveal some of the third or fourth year students who were expelled during thier four year Engineering degree program at College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. This rule which the university follows is very common in North American universities. But unfortunately in Pakistan, this new law is taken very lightly, and as a result students suffer the consequences of unexpected, yet unfortunate future. It is noteworthy that same situation has been observed at GIKI too. After being expelled, most of the Engineering students head to UET, another prestigious institute in Lahore, Pakistan.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ AsiaWeek.com:Asia's Best Universities 2000 Overall Ranking
  2. ^ http://www.hec.gov.pk/new/QualityAssurance/Ranking_lists.htm

[edit] External links

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 Sciences 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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