نیشنل سکلز یونیورسٹی اسلام آباد | |
Other name | NSU |
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Former names | National Institute of Science and Technical Education lslamabad |
Motto | الکاسب حبیب اللّٰہ |
Type | Public |
Established | October 2021 |
Accreditation | HEC [1] |
Affiliation | HEC |
Academic affiliations | UNESCO-UNEVOC, [1] NVTTC |
Chancellor | President of Pakistan |
Vice-Chancellor | Muhammad Mukhtar [2] |
Pro-Chancellor | Federal Education Minister |
Location | Sector H-8/1, Faiz Ahmed Faiz Road,
Islamabad , 44000 , Pakistan |
Campus | Urban, 26 acres (11 ha) |
Website |
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National Skills University Islamabad ( Urdu: قومی جامعہ برائے ہنرمندی; commonly referred to as NSU), is a degree awarding institution upgraded from a TVET institution formerly known as National Institute of Science and Technical Education. NSU is a non-profit, public sector university established by Federal Government of Pakistan under the National Skills University Islamabad Act, 2017. [3] [4] [5]
NSU is recognized by HEC and is accredited by National Technology Council. Internationally, NSU is also a part of UNESCO/UNEVOC network member.
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.
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.
The Parliament of Pakistan approved the Act to upgrade NISTE into National Skills University, Islamabad on March 7, 2018. The President of Pakistan approved NSU Charter on March 12, 2018.
National Skills University Islamabad is ranked for UI GreenMetric 732 among renown universities in the world and 393 in Asia region. [6]
National Skills University offers certificate and Degree courses to students. University has following faculties with their respective departments. [7] [1]