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Motto | أَفَلا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ [وہ قران میں غور کیوں نہیں کرتے!] |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2001 |
Chancellor | Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Vice-Chancellor | Sardar Khan |
Students | 6090 |
Undergraduates | 4098 |
Postgraduates | 937 |
55 | |
Location | , , Pakistan |
Campus | Urban, Hangu Campus |
Colors | Pink, White & Purple |
Nickname | KUST |
Affiliations | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pharmacy Council of Pakistan |
Website | kust |
The Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) is a public university located at the Kohat District within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was established in 2001. The university was inaugurated by the then Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lt. Gen. Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah(late).
KUST attained the status of degree-awarding institution vide NWFP ordinance No. XXIII of 2001 and the subsequent notification No. Legis: 1 (12) 2001/4451-56, of August 30, 2001.[ citation needed ]
The university was founded with four institutes - Institute of Information Technology, Institute of Management Sciences, Institute of Education and Research and Department of Microbiology. These offered two-year and four-year bachelor degrees and two-year master degrees in 2004. Later on, the university was expanded by establishing departments in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology (Dr. Farzana Perveen has established the department of Zoology at KUST from the beginning and brings it up) and Microbiology. These departments offer B.S. (Hons.), M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree programs.
The first vice chancellor of the university was Prof. Dr. Sher Ali Khan Shinwari.
KUST is ranked 22 in the general category of the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) rankings. [1]
KUST offered the following degree programs. The regular duration of BS and MS/M Phil degree programs are 4 and 2 years, respectively.
Discipline | Degree Program [2] | ||
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BS | MS | Ph.D | |
Nursing | |||
Software Engineering | |||
Computer Sciences | |||
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) | |||
Psychology | |||
Biotechnology & Genetic | |||
Biochemistry | |||
Medical Laboratory Technology | |||
Botany | |||
Microbiology | |||
Journalism & Mass Communication | |||
Tourism & Hospitality | |||
Public Administration | |||
Business Administration | |||
Finance & Accounting | |||
Economics | |||
Philosophy | |||
Mathematics | |||
Physics | |||
Chemistry | |||
English | |||
Sociology | |||
Social Work | |||
Pakistan Studies | |||
Islamic Studies |
List of the Vice Chancellors from the date of establishment:
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