Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) is a federal public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan, founded in 1967 as the Reactor School under the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission to train engineers and scientists for the country's nuclear energy programme.巴基斯坦工程与应用科学研究所（Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences，简称 PIEAS）是位于巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡的一所联邦公立研究型大学，1967 年由巴基斯坦原子能委员会创办，初名「反应堆学校」，旨在为国家核能事业培养工程师与科学家。

It is the only university in Pakistan that offers higher education in the field of nuclear science and technology, and it became an independent degree-awarding institution in April 2000.该校是巴基斯坦唯一开设核科学与技术领域高等教育的大学，并于 2000 年 4 月获得独立的学位授予资格。

PIEAS is deliberately small and specialised, graduating only around 350 bachelor's students a year from a campus of roughly 150 acres, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 it was placed 560th while it did not enter the THE 2027, the ARWU 2026 main table or the U.S. News 2026-2027 listing at 1,514th.该校刻意保持小规模与高度专业化，校园约 450 亩，每年仅培养约 350 名本科毕业生；在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 560 位，而在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名、2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜中均未进入，《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名则列第 1,514 位。

History

• The institution began in 1967 as a small training facility known as the Reactor School, established on the initiative of I. H. Usmani, who placed its administration under the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).该校的前身是 1967 年创办的小型培训机构「反应堆学校」，由 I. H. Usmani 倡议设立，并将其行政管理交由巴基斯坦原子能委员会（PAEC）负责。
• The school was created to give technical training that would support Pakistan's emerging nuclear energy infrastructure, rather than to run a conventional academic programme.学校创办之初的目标是为巴基斯坦新兴的核能基础设施提供技术培训，而非开办传统的学位教育。
• The first classes were held in a lecture auditorium at the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) in Nilore, with only one faculty member, Dr. Inam-ur-Rehman of Mississippi State University, teaching engineering courses.首批课程在尼洛尔的巴基斯坦核科学与技术研究院（PINSTECH）的演讲厅内开授，当时仅有一位教师，即来自密西西比州立大学的 Inam-ur-Rehman 博士负责工程课程。
• The Reactor School was formally affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam University, then called the University of Islamabad, so that its students could receive a master's degree in nuclear technology through the university's physics department.反应堆学校与奎德阿扎姆大学（当时名为伊斯兰堡大学）正式建立隶属关系，学员可通过该校物理系获得核技术硕士学位。
• In 1972 the fellowship programme was instituted under Munir Ahmad Khan, inviting science and engineering graduates across the country to compete for attractive fellowships for the duration of their course.1972 年，在 Munir Ahmad Khan 的主持下设立了奖学金制度，面向全国理工科毕业生公开竞争，获奖者在整个学习期间可领取优厚资助。
• It was Khan who lobbied the government for the funding needed to move the Reactor School from Nilore to Islamabad, giving the institute a permanent home.正是 Khan 向政府争取经费，才促成反应堆学校从尼洛尔迁往伊斯兰堡，使该机构有了永久校址。
• In 1976 the Reactor School was upgraded and renamed the Centre for Nuclear Studies (CNS), and it introduced new degree programmes as its teaching role widened.1976 年，反应堆学校升格并更名为核研究中心（Centre for Nuclear Studies，简称 CNS），随着教学职能扩展，相继开设了新的学位项目。
• In 1988 the Centre added an MSc in Systems Engineering, reflecting the growth of control and systems work at the institute.1988 年，该中心增设系统工程硕士项目，反映出控制与系统方向研究在学校的发展。
• In 1989 it introduced an MSc in Nuclear Medicine, and the same period saw the establishment of a degree programme in medicine.1989 年，学校开设核医学硕士项目，同一时期还设立了医学方向的学位项目。
• In 1990 the doctoral programme in engineering and physical sciences was established, including a PhD in Nuclear Engineering.1990 年，学校设立工程与物理科学方向的博士项目，其中包括核工程博士。
• Because its strengthened infrastructure allowed it to offer programmes across many different fields, the institution was renamed the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) in 1997.由于基础设施不断增强，学校已能开设众多不同领域的项目，遂于 1997 年更名为「巴基斯坦工程与应用科学研究所」（PIEAS）。
• In 1997 the Institute of Applied Sciences also gained its status as a public research university, giving it legal independence from its earlier administrative parent.1997 年，应用科学研究所同时取得公立研究型大学地位，从而在法人层面脱离此前的行政母体而独立。
• In April 2000 the Government of Pakistan granted PIEAS the status of a degree-awarding institute, allowing it to confer its own degrees.2000 年 4 月，巴基斯坦政府授予 PIEAS 学位授予机构资格，使其能够自行颁发学位。
• In 2006 the Higher Education Commission (HEC) held its first ever ranking of Pakistani universities and declared PIEAS the best engineering university in the country.2006 年，巴基斯坦高等教育委员会（HEC）举行首次全国大学排名，宣布 PIEAS 为全国最佳工程类大学。
• In HEC's second ranking of 2012 PIEAS retained the title of leading engineering university, and in 2013 it was again ranked the top engineering institute in the engineering and technology category.在 2012 年 HEC 第二次排名中，PIEAS 继续保有领先工程类大学的称号；2013 年又再度被评为工程与技术类别的顶尖工程院校。
• In 2014 the QS World University Rankings placed PIEAS top in Pakistan and 106th in Asia, and the institute was listed 47th in the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking of young universities.2014 年，QS 世界大学排名将 PIEAS 列为巴基斯坦第一、亚洲第 106 位，该校并入选 QS「建校五十年以下五十强」榜单，位列第 47。
• In 2016 QS ranked the institute fifth in Pakistan and 146th in Asia, while in 2017 the Pakistan Engineering Council placed PIEAS at the top of its list.2016 年 QS 将其列为巴基斯坦第五、亚洲第 146 位；2017 年巴基斯坦工程委员会（PEC）又将其排名列于榜首。
• By 2022 the institute had risen to 390th worldwide in the QS World University Rankings, third in Pakistan and 189th in Asia, and more than 100 doctoral candidates were then registered in its PhD programmes.到 2022 年，该校在 QS 世界大学排名中升至全球第 390 位、巴基斯坦第三、亚洲第 189 位，当时其博士项目注册在籍的博士生已超过 100 人。
• During the COVID-19 pandemic PIEAS developed the CORVENT ventilator, which was Pakistan's first indigenously developed ventilator.新冠疫情期间，PIEAS 研制出 CORVENT 呼吸机，这是巴基斯坦首台自主研发的呼吸机。
• In recent years the institute has accelerated international admissions to its BS, MS and PhD programmes, drawing students from abroad with dedicated scholarships and support services.近年来，该校加快在本科、硕士与博士项目中招收国际学生，并配套奖学金与支持服务以吸引海外学子。
• By its own account the institute's university charter is only about twenty-five years old, yet its legacy as a centre of advanced learning reaches back nearly six decades to the Reactor School.据该校自述，其大学宪章只有约二十五年历史，但作为高等研习机构的传承却可上溯近六十年，直至反应堆学校时期。

Academics

• PIEAS offers BS, MS, MPhil and PhD degrees, but its postgraduate programmes dominate, with the institute concentrating on specialised, high-technology disciplines.该校设有本科、硕士、哲学硕士与博士等学位，但以研究生教育为主，并集中于高度专业化的高技术学科。
• Degrees are offered in eight disciplines, namely chemical, electrical, mechanical and metallurgy and materials engineering, nuclear engineering, computer and information sciences, medical sciences and physics.学位覆盖八个学科方向，分别为化学工程、电气工程、机械工程、冶金与材料工程、核工程、计算机与信息科学、医学以及物理学。
• The rector states that PIEAS offers MS and MPhil and PhD studies in thirteen disciplines of engineering, medicine and applied sciences, together with BS programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering.该校校长表示，PIEAS 在工程、医学与应用科学的十三个学科提供硕士、哲学硕士与博士教育，并开设电气工程与机械工程本科项目。
• It is the only Pakistani university offering higher education in nuclear science and technology, a niche it has held since the Reactor School years.它是巴基斯坦唯一开设核科学与技术高等教育的大学，这一特色自反应堆学校时期延续至今。
• PIEAS has around 135 to 137 full-time faculty members in physical sciences, engineering and medicine, and about 95 of them hold PhD degrees from institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, Japan, Austria and Australia.该校在物理科学、工程与医学领域约有 135 至 137 名全职教师，其中约 95 人拥有来自美国、加拿大、英国、德国、法国、中国、日本、奥地利与澳大利亚等国院校的博士学位。
• Its faculty have published more than 650 papers in international journals and have received three Sitara-e-Imtiaz, two Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, three President's Pride of Performance awards, one President's Medal for Technology and nine Best Teacher Awards.该校教师已在国际期刊发表论文逾 650 篇，并获得 3 枚「卓越之星勋章」、2 枚「卓越奖章」、3 项总统表演奖、1 枚总统技术奖章以及 9 项最佳教师奖。
• Major academic and technical areas include computer and control systems, applied electronics, applied mathematics and numerical analysis, analytical chemistry, nuclear engineering, materials science, chemical and mechanical engineering, radiation physics, optics and laser physics, and nuclear medicine.主要学术与技术领域包括计算机与控制系统、应用电子学、应用数学与数值分析、分析化学、核工程、材料科学、化学工程与机械工程、辐射物理、光学与激光物理以及核医学。
• Besides degree programmes, PIEAS runs specialised short courses lasting from two to eighteen months for engineers and scientists, covering reactor supervision and operation, health physics, medical physics, laser and vacuum technology, and advanced reactor safety.除学位项目外，该校还为工程师与科学家开设时长两至十八个月的专门短训课程，内容涵盖反应堆监督与运行、保健物理、医学物理、激光与真空技术以及先进反应堆安全。
• The majority of MS and MPhil students are sponsored by national organisations, receive a monthly stipend of 25,000 rupees, pay no tuition and are given free hostel accommodation.多数硕士与哲学硕士学生由国家机构资助，每月领取 25,000 卢比津贴，免缴学费，并获得免费住宿。
• On completing an MS or MPhil degree, sponsored students are inducted by their sponsoring organisations with three premature increments and a three-year service credit toward their first promotion.资助生在完成硕士或哲学硕士学位后，由资助机构录用，可获三次提前加薪，并在首次晋升时折算三年工龄。
• The institute produces only around 350 BS graduates a year, and more than 90 per cent of its bachelor's alumni secure employment within six months of graduating.该校每年仅培养约 350 名本科毕业生，其本科校友中超过九成在毕业六个月内即实现就业。
• More than 100 doctoral candidates are registered across PhD programmes in nuclear engineering, systems engineering, physics, nuclear medicine and computer science.该校在核工程、系统工程、物理、核医学与计算机科学等博士项目中共有 100 余名注册博士生。
• Through research and industrial liaison, PIEAS has developed products including a PC-controlled drill machine, a PC-controlled milling machine and robotic manipulators, and has supplied specialised teaching systems such as a PC-controlled multi-variable tank.通过产学研对接，该校研制出电脑控制的钻床、铣床与机械臂等产品，并向多家机构供应电脑控制多变量水箱等专用教学系统。
• Faculty members receive recognition including 25 who were expected to complete PhD studies in 2013 and 2014, and about 9 Best Teacher Awards have been conferred.该校教师屡获认可，其中约 25 人预期在 2013 与 2014 年完成博士学业，另有约 9 项最佳教师奖授予在职教师。
• The institute maintains affiliated research campuses, including the Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), the Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE) and the National Institute of Lasers and Optronics (NILOP).该校设有多个附属研究校区，包括核农业与生物研究所（NIAB）、国家生物技术与遗传工程研究所（NIBGE）、卡拉奇核电工程学院（KINPOE）以及国家激光与光电研究所（NILOP）。
• The PIEAS library holds a repository of more than 15,000 artefacts, subscribes to technical and academic journals and keeps extended opening hours, and a new library block is under construction.该校图书馆藏有逾 15,000 件馆藏，订阅多种技术与学术期刊，并延长开放时间，另有一座新图书馆大楼正在建设。
• A computer centre equipped with 200 computers provides round-the-clock computational facilities seven days a week, and PIEAS is an associate of the PERN network with access to the HEC Digital Library through 1,500 nodes of its local area network.该校计算中心配有 200 台计算机，每周七天全天候开放；PIEAS 是 PERN 网络的成员单位，可通过其局域网 1,500 个节点访问 HEC 数字图书馆。

Campus

• The main campus lies on Lehtrar Road in Islamabad, spread over about 150 acres of countryside, and it is a federal institution under the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.主校区位于伊斯兰堡莱赫特拉尔路，坐落于约 150 英亩的乡村地带，是巴基斯坦原子能委员会下属的联邦机构。
• The physical structure comprises twelve academic blocks, workshops, production plants for liquid nitrogen and oxygen, 50 laboratories, lecture halls, smart classrooms, video-conferencing and conference rooms, and a 400-seat auditorium.校园建筑包括 12 座教学大楼、车间、液氮与液氧生产装置、50 个实验室、报告厅、智慧教室、视频会议与会议室，以及一座 400 座礼堂。
• PIEAS provides hostel facilities for both female and male students, and most students live on campus in eight hostel blocks that include a separate female hostel.该校为男女学生均提供住宿，多数学生住在校内，共八座宿舍楼，其中含一座女生专用宿舍。
• Amenities on and around the campus include a no-profit no-loss mess, a canteen, a fitness centre, a rest-house, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a post office, a bank, shops and a large mosque.校园内外的配套包括平价食堂、餐厅、健身中心、招待所、室内外运动设施、邮局、银行、商店以及一座大型清真寺。
• Internet facilities are available even in the student hostels, and a state-of-the-art computer centre with 200 computers operates around the clock.即使是学生宿舍也配备互联网设施，另有一个配备 200 台计算机的先进计算中心全天候运行。
• The campus sits near Nilore, where the institute's first classes were held in the auditorium of the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology.校园靠近尼洛尔，该校最早期的课程即在巴基斯坦核科学与技术研究院的礼堂内开授。
• The move of the institute from Nilore to Islamabad in the 1970s gave it a permanent rural campus on the edge of the capital, where its academic blocks and laboratories are grouped together.1970 年代学校从尼洛尔迁往伊斯兰堡，使其获得了位于首都边缘的永久性乡村校址，教学大楼与实验室集中布局于一处。
• Research stations attached to the institute include the Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) in Faisalabad, the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) and the Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE).该校附属的研究站点包括位于费萨拉巴德的核农业与生物研究所（NIAB）、国家生物技术与遗传工程研究所（NIBGE）以及卡拉奇核电工程学院（KINPOE）。
• The library, with more than 15,000 artefacts and a new block under construction, together with the computer centre and video-conferencing suite, forms the core of the institute's teaching and research infrastructure.图书馆（馆藏逾 15,000 件，另有新馆在建）、计算中心与视频会议设施，共同构成本校教学科研基础设施的核心。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 PIEAS was placed 560th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，PIEAS 位列世界第 560 位。
• The institute does not appear in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranks it 1,514th in the world, and it does not appear in the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名将其列为世界第 1,514 位；该校亦未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
• The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan declared PIEAS the best engineering university in the country in all three of its rankings, held in 2006, 2012 and 2013.巴基斯坦高等教育委员会在其 2006、2012 与 2013 年举行的三次排名中，均宣布 PIEAS 为全国最佳工程类大学。
• The Pakistan Engineering Council ranked PIEAS first on its list in 2018, and the Higher Education Commission again placed it top in the engineering and technology category in 2013.巴基斯坦工程委员会在 2018 年将其列于榜单首位，高等教育委员会亦在 2013 年将其列为工程与技术类别第一。
• QS ranked the institute top in Pakistan and 106th in Asia in 2014, fifth in Pakistan and 146th in Asia in 2016, and 390th worldwide, third in Pakistan and 189th in Asia in 2022.QS 于 2014 年将其列为巴基斯坦第一、亚洲第 106 位；2016 年列为巴基斯坦第五、亚洲第 146 位；2022 年则列为全球第 390 位、巴基斯坦第三、亚洲第 189 位。
• PIEAS was ranked 47th in the QS Top 50 Under 50, a league table of universities founded less than fifty years ago.该校在 QS「建校五十年以下五十强」榜单中位列第 47 位。
• OpenAlex credits the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences with 5,615 scholarly works and 266,265 citations.OpenAlex 收录巴基斯坦工程与应用科学研究所的学术成果 5,615 篇，被引 266,265 次。
• The institute's faculty honours include three Sitara-e-Imtiaz, one President's Medal for Technology and nine Best Teacher Awards, evidence of its standing in Pakistan's engineering community.该校教师获得的荣誉包括 3 枚卓越之星勋章、1 枚总统技术奖章与 9 项最佳教师奖，显示其在巴基斯坦工程界的地位。

Student life

• PIEAS does not publish a formal Latin motto, and its stated values are academic rigour, research integrity, merit, innovation and service to the nation.该校未公布正式的拉丁文校训，其自述的价值观为学术严谨、科研诚信、唯才是举、创新以及服务国家。
• The institute is intentionally small, with only a few hundred bachelor's students entering each year, and most students live on campus in the eight hostel blocks.该校刻意保持小规模，每年入学的本科生仅数百人，多数学生住在校内八座宿舍楼中。
• Student societies include the PIEAS Performing Arts Society, the PIEAS Literary Society, the PIEAS Thematic Society, the PIEAS Media Club, the PIEAS Volunteer Society, the PIEAS Debating Society and the PIEAS Blood Donors Society.学生社团包括 PIEAS 表演艺术社、文学社、主题社、媒体俱乐部、志愿者协会、辩论社以及献血者协会。
• A society named InnovateX_PIEAS, affiliated with the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation and the Business Incubation Centre, promotes entrepreneurship and leadership.一个名为 InnovateX_PIEAS 的社团隶属于科研创新与商业化办公室及企业孵化中心，致力于推动创业与领导力培养。
• Nukta is an annual inter-university event run jointly by PIEAS Performing Arts and the Debating Society, with competitions in dramatics, short films and declamations, and six editions had been held, the latest being NUKTA'19.「NUKTA」是由 PIEAS 表演艺术社与辩论社联合举办的年度校际活动，设有戏剧、短片与朗诵比赛，已举办六届，最近一届为 2019 年。
• The PIEAS Literary Society has published a quarterly newsletter called Zeest since the autumn of 2013, and an annual magazine called Dareecha since 2012.PIEAS 文学社自 2013 年秋季起出版季刊《Zeest》，并自 2012 年起出版年度刊物《Dareecha》。
• Both publications are available as PDFs from the institute's official website, while only the annual magazine is distributed in hard copy among students.这两种刊物均可在学校官网以 PDF 形式获取，其中只有年度刊物向学生发放纸质版。
• There are several sports clubs and student chapters of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the hostel blocks have indoor and outdoor sports facilities.校内设有若干体育俱乐部以及电气电子工程师学会（IEEE）学生分会，宿舍区亦配有室内外运动设施。

Notable people

• I. H. Usmani was the founding father of the institute, having established the Reactor School in 1967, and he earlier served as chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.I. H. Usmani 是该校的奠基人，于 1967 年创办反应堆学校，此前曾任巴基斯坦原子能委员会主席。
• Munir Ahmad Khan, a former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, instituted the fellowship programme in 1972 and secured the funding that moved the school to Islamabad.巴基斯坦原子能委员会前主席 Munir Ahmad Khan 于 1972 年设立奖学金制度，并为学校迁往伊斯兰堡争取到经费。
• Dr. Inam-ur-Rehman, of Mississippi State University, was the institute's first faculty member and the founding director of the Centre for Nuclear Studies.来自密西西比州立大学的 Inam-ur-Rehman 博士是该校的首位教师，也是核研究中心的创始主任。
• Dr. Ansar Pervaiz, a nuclear engineer honoured with the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz, is a former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.Ansar Pervaiz 博士是一位获颁「新月勋章」与「卓越之星勋章」的核工程师，曾任巴基斯坦原子能委员会主席。
• Dr. Muhammad Aslam, a nuclear engineer and recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, is a former rector of PIEAS and a former rector of the University of Management Sciences.Muhammad Aslam 博士是核工程师、卓越之星勋章获得者，曾任 PIEAS 校长，并曾任管理科学大学校长。
• Dr. Nasir Majid Mirza, a professor of nuclear engineering and computational reactor physics specialist, also served as rector of the institute.Nasir Majid Mirza 博士是核工程教授与计算反应堆物理专家，也曾任该校校长。
• Dr. Shahid Qamar, a former senior professor of physics, is recognised for contributions to quantum optics and laser physics.Shahid Qamar 博士曾任物理学资深教授，在量子光学与激光物理领域享有声誉。
• Dr. Asifullah Khan is a professor of computer science and director of the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, recognised for work in artificial intelligence.Asifullah Khan 博士是计算机科学教授兼数学科学中心主任，在人工智能领域享有声誉。
• Dr. Aneela Zameer Jaffery is a deputy chief scientist and professor of computer sciences and artificial intelligence, and serves as the institute's dean of research.Aneela Zameer Jaffery 博士是首席副科学家、计算机科学与人工智能教授，并担任该校科研院长。
• Dr. Anila Usman is the current rector of PIEAS, and Dr. Jamil Ahmed serves as the pro-rector.Anila Usman 博士是 PIEAS 现任校长，Jamil Ahmed 博士任副校长。
• Dr. Naeem ul Haq Tariq, a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a professor of metallurgy and materials engineering.Naeem ul Haq Tariq 博士是卓越奖章获得者，任冶金与材料工程教授。