NUST islamabad is the only
internationally ranked public field university that not only provides the top
international standard education but also makes it affordable for students through its
most economical fee structure.
National University of Sciences and Technology Rector Muhammad Asghar stated this while briefing to 11-member delegation of British
MPs led by MP Roger Gale visiting National University of Sciences and Technology for a study tour arranged by the British Council
here on 27th january 2011.
"With the increasing levels of awareness in the society about female education we were
receiving large number of female students in subjects like Engineering and Information
Technology, Bio Sciences, Architecture and Civil Engineering that were previously
considered to be highly male dominated," he said.
The MPs were curious to know about the funding resources catering for the financial needs
of the university. Similarly, the highly qualified faculty, the state-of-the-art
laboratories, impressive ratio of the female students were some of the aspects that drew
the admiration of the visiting dignitaries. The rector briefed the delegates about the
growth and progress made by the university over the years.
Earlier, the rector briefed the delegation of the phenomenal growth made by the
university in the past few years. He also highlighted that out of the faculty members
there were some who had acquired higher education from the well-recognised universities
of the UK and Europe, adding that there were more than 300 PhD degree holder faculty
members teaching in various disciplines offered by the university. The news