National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Logo of the National University
Other names	NU NUCES FAST FAST-NUCES
Former name	FAST Institute of Computer Science
Motto	الذی علم بالقلم۔ علم الانسان ما لم يعلم۔
Motto in English	[He] who has taught by the pen--has taught man that which he knew not. (Quran 96:4-5)
Type	Private (non-profit)
Established	2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Parent institution	Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology
Accreditation	Higher Education Commission Pakistan Engineering Council Washington Accord
Chancellor	Wasim Sajjad
Rector	Aftab Ahmed
Academic staff	532
Students	11,000
Location	Headquarters: G-9 , Islamabad
Campus	Chiniot—Faisalabad Islamabad Karachi Lahore Multan Peshawar
Language	English
Colours	Bleu de France, amber
Website	www.nu.edu.pk

The National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), also known by its parent institute Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST), is a private research university in Pakistan with multiple campuses across the country, namely in major cities such as Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Multan, and Faisalabad.

Overview

The university is the first multi-campus university in Pakistan, having six modern campuses based in different cities. These campuses are located in Chiniot-Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Peshawar, providing a standard educational environment and recreational facilities to 11,000 students, out of which 500 are faculty members and a quarter is covered by female students. Founded as Federally Chartered University, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister and President Parvez Musharraf, Asif Ali Zardari, Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, Dr. Arif Alvi, Shehbaz Sharif in July 2000. It is consistently ranked among the leading institutions of higher education in the country and ranked top in computer sciences and information technology by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2020. Its engineering programs are accredited with the Pakistan Engineering Council. FAST is a not-for-profit educational institution charging subsidized fees from its students. Besides this, FAST offers different financial assistance programs for deserving students in the form of loans.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Foundation of Advancement of Science and Technology was founded and established by Justice (Retd) Syed Akhlaq Hussain and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International financier. Hasan Abidi, founder of BCCI, provided a large financial capital for the university to promote research in computer sciences and emerging technologies during the 1980s. Later this foundation established the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences which was inaugurated by Former President and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf, President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Former President Dr. Arif Alvi, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif. in 2000. It is privileged to be the first private sector university, having multiple campuses set up under the Federal Charter granted by Ordinance No.XXIII of 2000, dated 1 July 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Established in 1980, the sponsoring body of FAST university was registered by the Government of Pakistan as a charitable institution. FAST was a pioneer in Pakistan's IT sector development by offering the country's first undergraduate computer science curriculum, with its headquarters in Islamabad. FAST is considered to be one of the top IT programs in Pakistan, alongside LUMS, GIKI and NUST. Many alumni of FAST have risen to senior positions in companies like Alphabet, Meta and Amazon.^{[citation needed]}

Campuses

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences is a university in Pakistan, with a multi-campus setup and its central administration based in Islamabad. The university operates six campuses in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Multan and Faisalabad.^{[citation needed]}

Academic Profile

FAST university offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs in business and sciences, at their campuses. The availability of bachelor programs depends on the campuses.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Farhan Saeed - singer, actor
• Fawad Khan – singer, actor
• Mir Zafar Ali – visual effects artist who won an Academy Award for the animated film Frozen (2013)
• Osman Khalid Butt – actor
• Xulfi – musician, singer, music producer, song composer
• Hania Amir — Actress
• Zain Shahid — Head of Performance Marketing at onic Pakistan

Research labs

FAST-National university encourages the growth of research in university. It has its research labs in four campuses, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi. It is further accredited as one of the leading research institutions of computer science in the country.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of medical schools in Pakistan
  • List of medical schools in Islamabad
  • List of medical schools in Punjab, Pakistan
  • List of medical schools in Sindh
  • List of medical schools in Balochistan
  • List of medical schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • List of medical schools in Azad Kashmir
  • List of medical schools in Gilgit-Baltistan
• List of universities in Pakistan
  • List of universities in Islamabad
  • List of universities of Punjab, Pakistan
  • List of universities in Sindh
  • List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • List of universities in Balochistan
  • List of universities in Azad Kashmir
  • List of universities in Gilgit-Baltistan

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