Aamir Habib

Institute of Space Technology (IST)

Institute of Space Technology (IST) is a federally chartered degree awarding Institute established in 2002, located in Islamabad, Pakistan. Bachelors and Masters degree programs in various Engineering disciplines are offered. The programs offered are approved by The Higher Education Commission and Pakistan Engineering Council. IST also offers Split Graduate Programs in collaboration with foreign universities. The past century has been host to many technological advancements resulting in a gradual progression towards the betterment of society. Space science as such has been a vital force behind this advancement and has revolutionalized the process of advancement. In this backdrop, it was decided in the year 2002 to establish an educational institution that would impart specialized education in space and related science to bring our nation at par with the international community. Thus, the Institute of Space Technology came into existence in September 2002 offering undergraduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Communication Systems Engineering as its core disciplines. In Fall 2008, the institute launched an undergraduate program in the field of Materials Science & Engineering, as well as a graduate program in Communication Engineering. Starting from fall 2011, the institute launched an additional undergraduate program in the field of Electrical Engineering instead of Communication Systems Engineering. Apart from these indigenous programs, the institute is collaborating with Beihang University (BUAA), Northern Polytechnic University (NPU), China and University of Surrey (UniS), the UK to offer linked master's programs in more than dozen areas. The undergraduate programs offered by IST are approved by Higher Education Commission and accredited Pakistan Engineering Council. With HEC's foreign faculty program, we have a significant number of the specialized teaching staff at IST who have brought home with them years of experience abroad.