Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences


Established:	1967
Type:	Public Sector Residential Education and Research Institution
Chairman:	Engr. Anwar Ali
Rector:	Dr. Muhammad Aslam
Dean:	Dr. Mohammad Javed Hyder (Dean Engineering) Dr. Sikander Majid Mirza (Dean Applied Sciences) Dr. Masroor Ikram (Dean Council for Graduate Studies & Research)
Faculty:	90 including 50 PhDs
Staff:	600+
Undergraduates:	90
Postgraduates:	468
Doctoral students:	74
Location:	Nilore, Islamabad, ICT, Pakistan
Campus:	Urban, 150+ acre
Website:	www.pieas.edu.pk

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) is located at Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences started as a post graduate institute in Nuclear Sciences in 1967. In 2000 PIEAS was given the status of university. PIEAS now has nearly 30 laboratories in different areas for conducting students' experiments as well as for R&D work. Besides the regular academic programmes, PIEAS has conducted a large number of courses on various specialised topics. The length of these courses has varied from 2 to 18 months and the areas covered have included reactor supervision and operation, health physics, medical physics, laser technology, vacuum technology, computer applications and advanced reactor safety. PIEAS is engaged in manpower development programmes at many levels and in many directions, but the major thrust of efforts of this institute is directed towards postgraduate academic work. At this level, research and development activities become an integral part of the educational process.

The Higher Education Commission ranks PIEAS as the top engineering university in Pakistan.^[1]