National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

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The National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) (), commonly known as Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST), is a private research university with multiple campuses in different cities of Pakistan.

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.

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.

MS (Accounting and Finance)
MS (Business Analytics)
MS (Management Sciences)

Faculty of Science & Humanities

Dean: Dr. Akhlaq Ahmad Bhatti

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
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.