The National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences ( Initials: NUCES) ( ur, ), also commonly known as "Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology" (FAST), ( ur, ) is a

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with multiple campuses in different cities of Pakistan.

Overview

First multi-campus university of Pakistan, having five modern

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based in different cities.University Overview of National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences on UniRank website (University Rankings by an international website)
Retrieved 10 February 2020 These campuses are located in Chiniot- Faisalabad, Sheen Academy,

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...

and

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

, providing 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 President

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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

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programs are accredited with Pakistan Engineering Council. FAST claims to be 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.

History

The Foundation of Advancement of Science and Technology was founded and established by

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financier. Hasan Abidi, founder of BCCI, provided a large financial capital for the university to promote research in computer sciences and

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during 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 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 July 1, 2000. Established in 1980, the sponsoring body of FAST university was registered by

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as a

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. FAST was a pioneer in Pakistan's IT sector development by offering the country's first

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computer science curriculum, with its headquarters at Islamabad.

Campuses

FAST university is the first multi-campus university of Pakistan with their headquarters located in Islamabad and campuses at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Faisalabad is one of the leading technical universities in Pakistan.

Islamabad Campus

FAST university Islamabad campus is located on A.K Brohi Road, H 11/4, Islamabad. It is the headquarter of university and offers Career Services Office which facilitate students and alumni for career development. Career Services Office arranges an array of activities such as career development workshops and seminars, career counselling camp, career boot camp, mock interviews, recruitment drives for internships & jobs and the annual job fair etc. Activities for alumni are organized such as alumni talks, alumni surveys and annual homecoming.

Karachi Campus

Karachi campus have two branches, main campus that is located on National highway and city campus located in block-6 PECHS. Students at Karachi campuses are facilitated with modern labs, cafeterias, libraries, sports and gym facilities, and transport facilities.

Lahore Campus

This campus is located in Faisal town, spread over 12.5 acres of land. Indoor and outdoor sporting facilities and playgrounds are available on campus for football, volleyball, badminton, cricket, basketball, lawn tennis, table tennis, and jogging. Swimming, rowing, and athletics have developed off-campus arrangements. There are completely air-conditioned purpose-built classrooms with teaching aids, as well as a number of computing and engineering laboratories, an Auditorium, Seminar Hall, Cafeteria, Boys & Girls Common Rooms, and offices of various student groups. The library of Lahore Campus is the second library in Pakistan with its library catalogue accessible through Library of Congress Gateway. It is a spacious computerized library with over 21,000 books and 57 international journals/ magazines, providing students and faculty access to diverse up-to-date information resources.

Chiniot-Faisalabad Campus

This is the fifth campus of university located on 22 acres of land on Faisalabad Chiniot Road (about from Faisalabad Motorway interchange – towards Chiniot). The campus offers degree programs in

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, and

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

with professionally stimulated faculty at university. The Campus was built to continue on the academic traditions of excellence in the students' professional and personal lives with the goal to follow in the footsteps of the 4 other campuses' alumnae in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar.

Academic Profile

FAST university offers

, post-graduate and doctoral programs in business and sciences, at their campuses. The availability of bachelor programs depend on the campuses.

Undergraduate studies

The undergraduate courses are offered by university in different disciplines for bachelor's in sciences and business, leading to a bachelor's degree.

Faculty of Computing

Dean: Jawwad Shamsi Degrees offered: * BS (Artificial Intelligence) * BS (Computer Science) * BS (Cyber Security) * BS (Data Science) * BS (Software Engineering)

Faculty of Engineering

Dean: S.M Sajid Degrees offered: * BS (Civil Engineering) * BS (Electrical Engineering) * BS (Internet of Things) * BS (Robotics)

Faculty of Management Sciences

Dean: M. Ayub Siddiqui Degrees offered: * BBA (4 years) * BS (Accounting and Finance) (4 years) * BS (Business Analytics) (4 years)

Graduate studies

The university offers post graduate studies for different disciplines for master's in sciences and business, leading to a master's degree.

Faculty of Computing

Dean: Jawwad Shamsi Degrees offered: * MS (Artificial intelligence} * MS (Computer Networks & Security * MS (Computer Science) * MS (Data Science) * MS (Software Engineering) * MS (Software Project Management)

Faculty of Engineering

Dean: S.M Sajid Degrees offered: * MS (Civil Engineering) * MS (Electrical Engineering)

Faculty of Management Sciences

Dean: M. Ayub Siddiqui Degrees offered: * MBA (2 years) * MS (Accounting and Finance) (2 years) * MS (Management Sciences) (2 years)

Faculty of Science & Humanities

Dean: Dr.Summaira Sarfraz Degrees offered: * MS (Applied in linguistics) * MS (Mathematics)

Doctor of philosophy

Degrees offered: * PhD (Civil Engineering) * PhD (Computer Science) * PhD (Electrical Engineering) * PhD (Management Sciences) * PhD (Mathematics) * PhD (Software Engineering)

Notable alumni

* Farhan Saeed - singer, actor * Fawad Khan – singer, actor *

Hania Amir Hania Aamir (born 12 February 1997) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television and films. She made her acting debut with a Pakistani comedy film ''Janaan'' (2016) for which received a nomination in Lux Style Award for Best Supportin ...

– actress, model, singer * Mir Zafar Ali – visual effects artist who won an

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for the animated film '' Frozen'' (2013)IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future
The News International (newspaper), Published 21 May 2014, Retrieved 10 February 2020 *

Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt ( ur, ; born 9 February 1986) is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in Diyar-E-Dil , Faaz Ibrahim in Chupke Chupke and Malik Shahzain in ...

– actor *

Xulfi Zulfiqar "Xulfi" Jabbar Khan (born 28 October 1980) is a Pakistani composer, singer-songwriter, music producer and a guitarist. Starting his career in 1994, Khan is the recipient of multiple awards in Pakistan. He is currently working on the te ...

– musician, singer, music producer, song composer * Hareem Rashid– singer,

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.

References

External links

Official website

Karachi Campus

Islamabad Campus

Lahore Campus

Peshawar Campus

Faisalabad Campus
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