City University of Science and Information Technology

City University of Science and IT
Other name	CUSIT
Type	Private
Established	August 2001
Accreditation	HEC
Chancellor	Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwah
Vice-Chancellor	Dr.Nasrullah Khan
Location	Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Website	cityuniversity.edu.pk

City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar (CUSIT) is a private-sector university based in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[2] It was First university (private sector) chartered by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), and allowed to operate by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).The university is fully registered from Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP), also registered from other councils as well to offer many diciplines.

The university offers Engineering Technology, Educational Sciences, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Allied Health Sciences,and Pharmacy program.

History and progress

Founded in 1979. Initially, a primary school was established by Muhammad Zahoor Sethi (Founder), comprising just one moderate campus with 300 students. But, in due course of time, the establishment of eleven separate school campuses, four degree college campuses for boys and two degree college campuses for girls, with a combined strength of over 26,000 students. Currently, the university is managed by teams of Board Of Governors, Academic Council, Board of Advanced Studies & Research, Selection Board and Finance & Planning Committee.The university is assigned as W-category by Higher Education Commission (HEC).

The Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP) conducted a comprehensive official inspection visit to CUSIT University to evaluate the quality and standards of the Pharm.D program. During this visit, the inspection team carefully reviewed the academic curriculum, qualifications and experience of the faculty members, laboratory infrastructure, availability of modern equipment, library and learning resources, and the arrangements for practical training and clinical exposure of students.After a detailed assessment based on the prescribed criteria and national standards for pharmacy education, the Pharmacy Council granted full accreditation to the Pharm.D program at CUSIT University.

Faculties

Currently, there are ten faculties:

Faculty of Computer Science & IT
Faculty of Management Sciences
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of English
Faculty of Engineering Technology

References

^ "HEC Recognized Universities". www.hec.gov.pk.
^ "City University of Science & Information Technology (CUSIT), Peshawar". cityuniversity.edu.pk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

External links

Official website

[HEC_Recognized_Universities-1] "HEC Recognized Universities". www.hec.gov.pk.

[2] "City University of Science & Information Technology (CUSIT), Peshawar". cityuniversity.edu.pk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

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Engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan
Azad Kashmir	Mirpur University of Science & Technology
Balochistan	Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences
Islamabad Capital Territory	Air University Pakistan Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Federal Urdu University Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Institute of Geographical Information Systems Institute of Space Technology National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences NUST Institute of Civil Engineering NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science NUST School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar College of Aeronautical Engineering Military College of Engineering (Pakistan) University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (Swabi) University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan
Punjab	National Textile University NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research University of Agriculture, Faisalabad University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences COMSATS Institute of Information Technology University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Computer Sciences and Information Technology Military College of Signals University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (Rahimyar Khan) Rachna College of Engineering and Technology
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