The Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) is a
public university
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located at the
Kohat District within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was established in 2001. The university was inaugurated by the then
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as Governor of North-West Frontier Province) is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP), Pakistan. Alth ...
, Lt. Gen. Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah(late).
History
KUST attained the status of degree-awarding institution vide NWFP ordinance No. XXIII of 2001 and the subsequent notification No. Legis: 1 (12) 2001/4451-56, of August 30, 2001.
The university was founded with four institutes - Institute of Information Technology, Institute of Management Sciences, Institute of Education and Research and Department of Microbiology. These offered two-year and four-year
bachelor degrees
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (d ...
and two-year
master degrees in 2004. Later on, the university was expanded by establishing departments in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology (Dr. Farzana Perveen has established the department of Zoology at KUST from the beginning and brings it up) and Microbiology. These departments offer B.S. (Hons.), M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree programs.
The first vice chancellor of the university was Prof. Dr. Sher Ali Khan Shinwari.
KUST is ranked 22 in the general category of the
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
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rankings.
- Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan
Faculties
Physical & Numerical Sciences
* Institute of Computing
* Institute of Numerical Sciences
* Department of Physics
Social Sciences
* Institute of Business Studies
* Institute of Education & Research
* Department of English
* Department of Islamic Studies
* Department of Economics
* Department of Pakistan Studies
* Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
* Department of Education Psychology
* Department of Social Work
* Department of Sociology
Biological Sciences
* Department of Biotechnology & Genetics Engineering
* Department of Microbiology
* Department of Botany
* Department of Zoology
* Department of Environmental Sciences
* Department of Medical Lab Technologies
Faculty of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Pharmacy
Allied Health Sciences
* Doctor of physical therapy
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing
* Bachelor of Emergency Care
* Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Academics
Degree programs
KUST offered the following degree programs. The regular duration of BS and MS/M Phil degree programs are 4 and 2 years, respectively.
Vice Chancellors
List of the Vice Chancellors from the date of establishment:
* Dr Sher Ali Khan Shinwari (Late) (2001 - 2002)
* Khalid Niazi (2003 - 2004)
* Ihsan Illahi (2004)
* Zabta Khan Shinwari (2004 - 2006)
* Lutfullah Kakakheil (2007 - 2010.
* Nasir Jamal Khattak (2011 - 2014)
* Jamil Ahmed (2017–2020)
* Syed Tasleem Hussain cting VC(March 2020 - 2021
* Prof. Dr. Sardar Khan (2021–2024)
* Prof.Dr Shafiullah Khan (2024 2024)
* Prof.Dr Abdul Wahab Mahsud (2024) Present
References
External links
KUST official website
Department of Nursing, KUST
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Universities and colleges in Kohat District
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Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa