National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan)

National University of Sciences and Technology
قومی جامعہ علوم اور صنعت و حرفت

Motto	Defining Futures
Type	Semi-Government
Established	1991
Chancellor	Prime Minister of Pakistan
Rector	Lt Gen Naweed Zaman
Academic staff	817
Students	7196
Undergraduates	6259
Postgraduates	937
Location	Islamabad, Pakistan 33°38′41″N 72°59′22″E / 33.64472°N 72.98944°E / 33.64472; 72.98944Coordinates: 33°38′41″N 72°59′22″E / 33.64472°N 72.98944°E / 33.64472; 72.98944
Campus	Multi-campus
Affiliations	PEC, HEC
Website	www.nust.edu.pk/Pages/Home.aspx

National University of Sciences and Technology (Urdu: قومی جامعہ علوم اور صنعت و حرفت‎), commonly referred to as NUST, is a public research university with main campus in Islamabad, Pakistan and other subsidiary campuses in different cities of Pakistan. Established in March 1991 primarily for the promotion of STEM subjects, it has since then expanded through establishing a more comprehensive curriculum consisting of economics, finance, management and social sciences degrees. The university is also home to an under-construction IASP certified National Science & Technology Park.

NUST was established in 1991 by merging military and civil educational resources. After its development, existing military schools and colleges became constituent colleges of NUST. The first college to be affiliated with NUST was MCS in 1991. In 1993, the university was granted a charter and CEME and MCE became part of the university. In December 1994 and November 1995, CAE and PNEC became constituents of NUST respectively. All the constituent colleges were upgraded, in September 1997 MS program was started at CAE, in 1998, MS program was started at PNEC and in the same year Bachelor of Dental Surgery was started at AMC. In 1999, CEME and CAE attained ISO 9001 Certification, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (SEECS) was launched in Islamabad, and NUST Business School (then known as NIMS) was established. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) offers degrees in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and is one of the most competitive engineering schools of Pakistan.