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Capital University of Science & Technology

Coordinates: 33°32′48″N 73°11′06″E / 33.5468°N 73.18490°E / 33.5468; 73.18490
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Capital University of Science & Technology
جامعہ دارالحکومت سائنس و ٹیکنالوجی
Other name
CUST
MottoIn pursuit of Excellence
TypePrivate
Established1998 (1998)
Academic affiliation
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, Washington Accord
ChancellorMian Amer Mahmood
Vice-ChancellorM. Mansoor Ahmed
Students4000+
Location,
Pakistan

33°32′48″N 73°11′06″E / 33.5468°N 73.18490°E / 33.5468; 73.18490
CampusUrban
Colours    Blue, white, red
Websitecust.edu.pk

The Capital University of Science & Technology (Urdu: جامعہ دارالحکومت سائنس و ٹیکنالوجی) is a private university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. Established in 1998 under the banner of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Islamabad Campus, the university offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs with a strong emphasis on business management, applied sciences, engineering and computer science.[1]

History

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The Punjab Group of Colleges has been serving the community with education since 1985. Punjab College of Commerce was the first institution to be established by the Group at Lahore. The Group is extending its network to several cities in the country[citation needed].

Under the umbrella of the Punjab Group of Colleges, Punjab College of Business Administration and Punjab Institution of Computer Science have emerged as business and computer science institutions. Punjab Law College and Punjab College of Information Technology are also links in this chain of colleges.

As a tribute to the Father of the Nation, the group named its next ambitious project as Mohammad Ali Jinnah University[citation needed]. The university was granted its charter by the government of Sindh in 1998. The Islamabad campus was established after obtaining an NOC from UGC,[clarification needed] dated 17 August 1998 and dated 29 November 2001 and NOC from HEC[clarification needed] dated 27 September 2003.

In recognition of its services to education, the group has been awarded another charter by the government of Punjab to establish the University of Central Punjab[citation needed].

Resource Academia was established in Islamabad after the success of the school in Lahore in 2003. The institution will provide education from preschool to grade VIII at the junior level and from O level to A level at the senior level. The aim of the group is to establish a nationwide network of schools[citation needed].

The group has established institutions providing education from the pre-school level to the Ph.D. level. The campuses are located in the major cities of Pakistan[citation needed].

Academics

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The university has departments of Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Biosciences, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Software Engineering in the Faculty of Computing and Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering; in the Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences, there are departments of Business Administration, Economics and Social Sciences.[citation needed]

In addition to pure academic programs, the university runs training programs, seminars and workshops. The university has started doctoral programs in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Management Sciences.[citation needed]

Research groups and labs in Computer Science Department

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Center of Research in Networks and Telecommunications
Center of Research in Networks and Telecommunications fosters research and development activity in the rapidly growing field of networks and telecommunications.
Control and Signal Processing Research Group
Control and Signal Processing Research Group.[citation needed]
Vision and Pattern Recognition Research Group
Vision and Pattern Recognition Group is involved in basic and applied research in the fields of Image Processing, Machine/Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition/Classification.
ACME Center for Research in Wireless Communications
The mission of the ACME Center for Research in Wireless Communication is to conduct research in networking (core, wireless, sensors), mobile and pervasive computing, distributed and grid computing, cellular networks and social networks.
Center for Software Dependability
Center for Software Dependability is a research group founded in June 2003. The group has been working in diverse areas within the domain of Software Dependability, with focus on Software Reliability, Formal Methods, Model Driven Architecture and Software Testing.

Engineering Societies

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International rankings

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University rankings
Global – Overall
THE World[2]601-800 (2023)

According to the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Ranking, the Capital University of Science & Technology is internationally ranked between 601 and 800.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Anis, Muhammad (19 May 2015). "NA okays Capital University of Science & Technology". The News. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ "World University Rankings 2023 - Capital University of Science & Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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