National Skills University

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National Skills University
نیشنل سکلز یونیورسٹی
National Skills University, Islamabad.jpg
Former names
National Institute of Science and Technical Education lslamabad
Motto
الکاسب حبیب اللّٰہ
TypePublic
Established2021
AccreditationHEC[1]
AffiliationHEC
Academic affiliations
UNESCO-UNEVOC,[1] NVTTC
ChancellorPresident of Pakistan
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar[2]
Pro-ChancellorMoFEPT Shafqat Mahmood
Location
Sector H-8/1, Faiz Ahmed Faiz Road, Islamabad
,
44000
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
NicknameNSU
Websitensu.edu.pk

National Skills University Islamabad (Urdu: قومی جامعہ ہنر; commonly referred to as NSU), formerly known as National Institute of Science and Technical Education lslamabad, is a non-profit, public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan, established by Federal Government of Pakistan under the National Skills University Islamabad Act, 2017.[3][4][5]

History[]

In 1985 and 1989, the Federal Government of Pakistan established the National Technical Teachers' Training College (NTTTC) and Institute for Promotion of Science Education and Training (IPSET) respectively. In 1997, both were merged and renamed as the National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) and declared it under the office of the then Ministry of Education.[6]

In 2010, after the 18th amendment in the Constitution, NISTE was upgraded into Degree Awarding Institute (DAI) to offer various undergraduate and graduate-level engineering technologies programs.[6]

The Parliament of Pakistan approved the Act to upgrade NISTE into National Skills University, Islamabad on March 07, 2018. The President of Pakistan approved NSU Charter on March 12, 2018.[6]

Faculties and departments[]

National Skills University offers certificate and Degree courses to students. University has 8 faculties with their respective departments. [7][1]

Faculty of Building Technology and Built Environment[]

  • Department of Civil Engineering Technology

Faculty of Electro-Technology[]

  • Department of Electrical Engineering Technology

Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Technology[]

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Faculty of Creative Industries and Business[]

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology[]

  • Department of Information Engineering Technology

Faculty of Management and Communication Studies[]

Faculty of Basic Sciences and Humanities[]

  • Department of Mathematics

Faculty of Teacher Education[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "national skills university gets hec accreditation". propakistani.pk. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 October 2019). "National Skill University VC appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "The National Skills University Islamabad Act, 2017" (PDF). na.gov.pk. National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "First-ever skills university to get VC shortly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Govt plans National Skills University in Islamabad". Daily Times. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "NSU brief history". www.nsu.edu.pk. National Skills University, Islamabad. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ "National Skills University, Islamabad". nsu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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