National University of Sciences and Technology

The National University of Sciences and Technology, commonly known as NUST, is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan, established in March 1991 to promote higher education in science and technology, and it is widely regarded as Pakistan's leading engineering and technology university.国立科技大学（National University of Sciences and Technology，简称 NUST）是位于巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡的一所公立大学，1991 年 3 月为推进科学与技术高等教育而设立，被普遍视为巴基斯坦最领先的工程与技术大学。

It was granted its charter in 1993, operates campuses in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Risalpur, Karachi and Quetta, and offers programmes through eighteen constituent schools and colleges.该校于 1993 年获得办学特许状，在伊斯兰堡、拉瓦尔品第、里萨尔普尔、卡拉奇与奎达设有校区，并通过 18 个组成学院与学部开设课程。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 384th, it falls in the 601-650 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is 590th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, and it occupies the 801-900 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, while OpenAlex credits it with 32,005 research works and 1,267,396 citations.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 384，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 601 至 650 区间，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 590，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 801 至 900 区间；OpenAlex 统计其研究成果 32,005 项、累计被引 1,267,396 次。

History

• The university was established in March 1991 by the Government of Pakistan to promote higher scientific education in the country, especially in science and technology, within a stable and disciplined academic environment.1991 年 3 月，巴基斯坦政府设立国立科技大学，旨在以稳定而规范的学术环境推进本国的高等科学教育，尤其在科学与技术领域。

• The university was granted its Charter in 1993, giving it the legal authority to award degrees as a national institution.1993 年，该校获得办学特许状，从而具备作为国立机构授予学位的法定权力。

• Its mission, set out in 1991, was defined as providing need-based research pertinent to industrial requirements, linking scientific training closely to the needs of Pakistani industry.其办学宗旨于 1991 年确立，即开展契合工业需求的应用研究，使科学训练与巴基斯坦工业需求紧密对接。

• By 2024, more than three decades after its inception, the university had grown from a modest beginning into a comprehensive public-sector university of national standing.到 2024 年，即建校三十多年之后，国立科技大学已从微小的起步发展为具有全国地位的综合性公立大学。

• The H-12 campus in Islamabad became the university's principal seat after 1991, located in the heart of the capital amid a cluster of research organisations and higher-education institutions.1991 年之后，位于伊斯兰堡 H-12 的校区成为该校主校区，坐落在首都核心区，周边聚集了一批研究机构与高等教育机构。

• The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science began in 1999 as a small information technology wing of the university before expanding into a full school.电气工程与计算机科学学院于 1999 年以该校一个小型信息技术部门起步，后扩展为完整学院。

• By 2024 the National Science and Technology Park stood at the H-12 campus as Pakistan's first science and technology park.到 2024 年，国家科学与技术园已坐落于 H-12 校区，成为巴基斯坦首个科学与技术园区。

• Since 1993 the university has expanded its network to Rawalpindi and Risalpur, where its engineering and military engineering colleges are based.自 1993 年起，该校将网络扩展至拉瓦尔品第与里萨尔普尔，其工程与军事工程学院即设于此。

• The Pakistan Navy Engineering College in Karachi extended the university's reach to the country's southern coast and to naval engineering education.设在卡拉奇的巴基斯坦海军工程学院将该校影响扩展至南部海岸与海军工程教育领域。

• By 2024 a campus in Quetta, the NUST Balochistan Campus, had brought the university's programmes to the province of Balochistan.到 2024 年，位于奎达的国立科技大学俾路支校区已将该校的课程带到俾路支省。

• Since 1991 the university has established the NUST Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, reflecting an ambition to broaden its academic scope beyond engineering.自 1991 年起，该校设立国立科技大学和平与冲突研究所，体现出将学术版图拓展至工程以外领域的雄心。

• By 2024 the School of Social Sciences and Humanities and the NUST Business School had been created to complement the technical faculties with management and social science teaching.到 2024 年，社会科学与人文学院以及国立科技大学商学院已相继成立，以管理与社会科学教学补充技术类院系。

• By 2024 the Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, named after the distinguished Pakistani chemist, had extended the university into the biosciences.到 2024 年，以杰出巴基斯坦化学家命名的阿塔·乌尔·拉赫曼应用生物科学学院已使国立科技大学进入生物科学领域。

• The School of Art, Design and Architecture and the School of Natural Sciences rounded out a curriculum that now spans engineering, sciences, business and the arts.艺术、设计与建筑学院以及自然科学学院进一步完善了课程体系，使其如今涵盖工程、科学、商科与艺术。

• By 2024 the NUST School of Health Sciences had added medical and health education to the university's profile in the capital.到 2024 年，国立科技大学健康科学学院已为该校在首都的办学板块增添了医学与健康教育。

• The university has developed linkages with international universities of repute to ensure a two-way flow of knowledge and to keep pace with modern trends.该校与多所国际知名大学建立联系，以确保知识的双向流动并紧跟现代发展趋势。

• Since 1991, split programmes and visits by eminent professors from reputed foreign universities have been a regular feature of academic activity at the university.自 1991 年起，与海外名校的联合培养项目以及名教授的访问讲学，一直是国立科技大学学术活动的常态。

• By 2024 the institution housed eighteen constituent schools and colleges and employed about 1,136 faculty members, a figure recorded in 2021.到 2024 年，该校设有 18 个组成学院与学部，并聘有约 1,136 名教师，这一数字记录于 2021 年。

• The university has been ranked among the top hundred world universities aged under fifty and as the leading engineering and technology university of Pakistan.国立科技大学曾跻身全球建校五十年以下百强大学之列，并被评为巴基斯坦领先的工程与技术大学。

• According to its own history, the university produces professionals and researchers capable of developing indigenous technologies to meet the demands of the twenty-first century.据校史介绍，该校培养的专业人才与研究人员能够开发本土技术，以满足 21 世纪的需求。

• In the 2020s the university continued to expand its research base, its constituent colleges and its national science and technology park in the capital.进入 2020 年代，该校继续扩大其研究基础、组成学院以及位于首都的国家科学与技术园。

Academics

• The university is organised into eighteen constituent schools and colleges spanning engineering, computer science, business, natural sciences, health sciences and the arts.国立科技大学设有 18 个组成学院与学部，涵盖工程、计算机科学、商科、自然科学、健康科学与艺术等领域。

• The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, known as SEECS, is one of the university's most prominent units and traces its origin to 1999.电气工程与计算机科学学院即（SEECS），是该校最知名的院系之一，其源起可追溯至 1999 年。

• The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Chemical and Materials Engineering make up the core engineering schools on the H-12 campus.机械与制造工程学院、土木与环境工程学院以及化学与材料工程学院构成 H-12 校区的核心工程院系。

• The College of Aeronautical Engineering at Risalpur and the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Rawalpindi are among the university's oldest constituent colleges.里萨尔普尔的航空工程学院与拉瓦尔品第的电气与机械工程学院是该校历史最悠久的组成学院之一。

• The Pakistan Navy Engineering College in Karachi trains naval engineers and operates under the umbrella of the university.卡拉奇的巴基斯坦海军工程学院培养海军工程师，并在该校体系下运营。

• The NUST Business School offers management education, and the School of Social Sciences and Humanities provides teaching in economics, psychology and social research.国立科技大学商学院提供管理教育，社会科学与人文学院则开设经济学、心理学与社会研究课程。

• The Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences and the School of Natural Sciences support research and teaching in biology, chemistry, physics and applied sciences.阿塔·乌尔·拉赫曼应用生物科学学院与自然科学学院支撑生物学、化学、物理学与应用科学的研究与教学。

• The School of Art, Design and Architecture and the School of Health Sciences broaden the curriculum into design, architecture and the medical fields.艺术、设计与建筑学院以及健康科学学院将课程拓展到设计、建筑与医学领域。

• The NUST Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies conducts research on security, peacebuilding and conflict resolution.国立科技大学和平与冲突研究所开展安全、和平建设与冲突解决方面的研究。

• The university employed about 1,136 faculty members, according to its own institutional figures.据校方数据，该校聘有约 1,136 名教师。

• The National Science and Technology Park at H-12 links the university to industry and supports technology transfer and the development of start-up companies.位于 H-12 的国家科学与技术园将学校与产业相连，支撑技术转移与初创企业培育。

• Programmes at the university cover undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels, with an ever-growing emphasis on postgraduate studies and research output.该校课程覆盖本科、硕士与博士层次，并日益重视研究生教育与科研产出。

• The university's academic programmes are distinctive for their high-quality research orientation and their emphasis on creativity and innovation.该校学术项目以高质量的研究导向以及对创造力与创新的重视而著称。

• Discipline at the university is maintained through a structured academic environment, and its courses relate to emerging and cutting-edge fields.该校通过规范化的学术环境维持教学秩序，其课程面向新兴与前沿领域。

• The university hosts international conferences and collaborates with foreign universities through split programmes and visiting professorships.该校承办国际会议，并通过联合培养项目与访问教授席位与海外高校合作。

• The research centres at the university focus on applied sciences and engineering, supporting its mission of need-based research for industry.该校各研究中心聚焦应用科学与工程，支撑其面向工业需求开展应用研究的使命。

Campus

• The main campus lies in sector H-12 in the heart of Islamabad, easily reached from the Kashmir Highway and about five minutes from the M1 motorway.主校区位于伊斯兰堡核心区的 H-12 地段，从克什米尔公路可便捷抵达，距 M1 高速公路约五分钟车程。

• The H-12 campus is about a thirty-five minute drive from Islamabad International Airport and sits amid research organisations and institutions of higher learning.H-12 校区距伊斯兰堡国际机场约三十五分钟车程，周边分布着研究机构与高等学府。

• The campus accommodates many of the university's schools, including the electrical engineering and computer science school, the business school and the applied biosciences school.该校区容纳学校众多院系，包括电气工程与计算机科学学院、商学院与应用生物科学学院。

• The National Science and Technology Park, Pakistan's first such park, stands on the H-12 campus and links academic research to industry.巴基斯坦首个国家科学与技术园位于 H-12 校区，将学术研究与产业相连接。

• The university's network of campuses extends to Rawalpindi, Risalpur, Karachi and Quetta, covering the country's main regions.该校校区网络延伸至拉瓦尔品第、里萨尔普尔、卡拉奇与奎达，覆盖全国主要区域。

• The Rawalpindi campus hosts the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, while the Risalpur campus hosts the College of Aeronautical Engineering.拉瓦尔品第校区设有电气与机械工程学院，里萨尔普尔校区则设有航空工程学院。

• The Karachi campus is home to the Pakistan Navy Engineering College, and the Quetta campus serves the province of Balochistan.卡拉奇校区设有巴基斯坦海军工程学院，奎达校区则服务俾路支省。

• The campuses are designed to provide a stable and disciplined academic environment, with laboratories, libraries and residential facilities for students.各校区旨在提供稳定而规范的学术环境，配有实验室、图书馆与学生住宿设施。

• The H-12 campus contains purpose-built blocks for the constituent schools, a central library, laboratories, auditoriums and residential facilities, and the National Science and Technology Park stands beside them as Pakistan's first such institution linking university research to industry.H-12 校区设有为各组成学院专门建造的楼群、中央图书馆、实验室、礼堂与住宿设施；国家科学与技术园就坐落于其旁，作为巴基斯坦首个此类机构把大学研究与产业相连。

• The university's other campuses at Rawalpindi, Risalpur, Karachi and Quetta give it a national footprint, and the colleges based there train engineers and officers for the armed forces, the navy and civilian industry.该校在拉瓦尔品第、里萨尔普尔、卡拉奇与奎达的其他校区使其具备全国性布局，设于这些校区的学院为武装部队、海军与民用工业培养工程师与军官。

• The main campus lies in sector H-12 of Islamabad, about a thirty-five minute drive from the airport and five minutes from the M1 motorway, and it is ringed by research organisations and institutions of higher learning in the capital.主校区位于伊斯兰堡 H-12 地段，距机场约三十五分钟车程、距 M1 高速公路五分钟，并被首都的研究机构与高等学府环绕。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the university is placed 384th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it falls in the 601-650 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，国立科技大学位列第 384；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 601 至 650 区间。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities it is placed 590th, and in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it falls in the 801-900 band.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 590；在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 801 至 900 区间。

• The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan describes the university as a premier national university with global standing and as the country's number one engineering and technology university.巴基斯坦高等教育委员会称国立科技大学为具有全球地位的顶尖国立大学，以及该国排名第一的工程与技术大学。

• The university is ranked among the top hundred world universities aged under fifty, a standing it has cited in its official descriptions.该校跻身全球建校五十年以下百强大学之列，这一地位被其官方介绍所引用。

• In the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings the university stood in the 601st-800th band, before rising to the 601st-650th band in 2027.在 2026 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 601 至 800 区间，2027 年上升至 601 至 650 区间。

• The university's engineering and technology programmes are regarded as the strongest in Pakistan, and it is placed among the leading world universities in electrical engineering.该校的工程与技术学科被视为巴基斯坦最强，其电气工程领域跻身世界领先大学之列。

• OpenAlex records 32,005 research works and 1,267,396 citations for the university, reflecting its growing research output.OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 32,005 项、累计被引 1,267,396 次，体现其不断增长的科研产出。

• The university's alumni have received national civil awards including the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, and its faculty have won international honours such as fellowships of the Alan Turing Institute.该校校友获得过包括（Tamgha-e-Imtiaz）在内的国家文职勋章，其教师也赢得艾伦·图灵研究所研究员等国际荣誉。

• The university belongs to Pakistan's federal higher education system and is recognised as a leader in science and technology education in the country.该校属于巴基斯坦联邦高等教育体系，被视为本国科学与技术教育的领军者。

Student life

• The university does not publicise a formal motto, and its identity is built instead on discipline, research and national service.该校没有对外宣传的正式校训，其身份主要建立在纪律、科研与国家服务之上。

• Student life at the university is organised around the constituent schools, each of which maintains its own societies and activities.国立科技大学的学生生活按组成学院组织，各学院都拥有自己的社团与活动。

• The university was founded in March 1991, and its foundation date is the reference point for its institutional identity.该校创办于 1991 年 3 月，这一建校日期是其机构身份的时间基准。

• Sports, societies and cultural activities are provided at the campuses, alongside laboratories and libraries that support study.各校区提供体育活动、社团与文化节目，并配有支撑学习的实验室与图书馆。

• The university hosts public lectures by visiting professors from reputed foreign universities, giving students access to international scholarship.该校举办海外名校访问教授的公开讲座，使学生得以接触国际学术前沿。

• Students at the university come from across Pakistan and from other countries, and the residential campuses mix these regional and national backgrounds.国立科技大学的学生来自巴基斯坦各地与他国，住宿制校区使这些地域与国别背景相互交融。

• The National Science and Technology Park provides students and graduates with opportunities in technology transfer and start-up development.国家科学与技术园为学生与毕业生提供技术转移与创业发展方面的机会。

• Alumni gatherings, convocations and award ceremonies mark the academic year, and the university celebrates the achievements of its graduates in national life.校友聚会、毕业典礼与颁奖仪式贯穿学年，该校也表彰毕业生在国家生活中取得的成就。

• The constituent schools each maintain student societies that organise technical competitions, seminars and sports events, and the university's discipline and residential facilities give campus life a structured rhythm through the academic year.各组成学院都设有学生社团，组织技术竞赛、研讨会与体育活动；该校的纪律传统与住宿设施使校园生活在一学年中保持规范有序的节奏。

• Graduation ceremonies, alumni gatherings and award functions mark the academic calendar, and graduates who win national civil awards such as the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz are celebrated by the institution in the capital.毕业典礼、校友聚会与颁奖活动贯穿学年；获得（Tamgha-e-Imtiaz）等国家文职勋章的毕业生在首都受到学校的表彰。

• The National Science and Technology Park gives students and graduates access to technology transfer, start-up incubation and links with industry, while visiting professors from foreign universities deliver lectures on the latest developments in their fields.国家科学与技术园为学生与毕业生提供技术转移、创业孵化和与产业对接的渠道；与此同时，海外高校的访问教授就各自领域的最新进展开设讲座。

Notable people

• Atta-ur-Rahman, the distinguished Pakistani chemist and former chairman of the Higher Education Commission, is honoured in the name of the university's school of applied biosciences.杰出巴基斯坦化学家、前高等教育委员会主席阿塔·乌尔·拉赫曼，其名字被用于命名该校的应用生物科学学院。

• Javed Mahmood Bukhari took office as the Rector of the university in 2021, leading its academic and research expansion.贾韦德·马哈茂德·布哈里于 2021 年就任该校校监，主导其学术与科研扩张。

• Naweed Zaman served as the university's Rector from 2014 to 2021 and oversaw a period of rapid growth in research and rankings.纳维德·扎曼于 2014 年至 2021 年担任该校校监，主政期间学校科研与排名快速增长。

• Sarah Qureshi, an alumna and inventor of a low-noise supersonic engine, received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and founded Pakistan's first commercial jet engine venture.校友莎拉·库雷希发明了低噪声超音速发动机，获得（Tamgha-e-Imtiaz）勋章，并创办巴基斯坦首家商用喷气发动机企业。

• Muhammad Moazam Fraz, a professor at the university's computer science school, received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and a Rutherford Fellowship.该校计算机科学学院教授穆罕默德·穆阿扎姆·弗拉兹获得了（Tamgha-e-Imtiaz）勋章与卢瑟福研究员荣誉。

• Awais Shafique, a graduate of the electrical engineering and computer science school from 2016, became the chief executive of a technology company later acquired by Meta.电气工程与计算机科学学院 2016 届毕业生阿瓦伊斯·沙菲克出任一家后被 Meta 收购的科技公司的首席执行官。

• Abdullah Qureshi, a graduate of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Yashal Shahid, a graduate in chemical engineering from 2019, became popular Pakistani singers.社会科学与人文学院毕业生阿卜杜拉·库雷希与化学工程 2019 届毕业生亚沙尔·沙希德都成为了受欢迎的巴基斯坦歌手。

• Seemab Latif and Faisal Abbas, professors at the university, have served as principals of its schools of engineering sciences and of social sciences and humanities.该校教授西马布·拉蒂夫与费萨尔·阿巴斯分别担任其工程科学学院与社会科学及人文学院的院长。

• Maryam Iftikhar, a 2024 graduate of the electrical engineering and computer science school, secured a fully funded doctoral position at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.电气工程与计算机科学学院 2024 届毕业生玛丽亚姆·伊夫蒂哈尔获得瑞典查尔姆斯理工大学全额资助的博士名额。

• The university's graduates serve across Pakistan's engineering industry, armed forces and public service, and its alumni body has grown with each decade since 1991.该校毕业生遍布巴基斯坦工程行业、武装部队与公共服务部门，自 1991 年以来其校友规模每十年持续扩大。