Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has, over the years emerged as in impressive center of highest learning with extremely learned faculty. FUUAST enjoys the unique distinction of being the first ever university in Pakistan, which ultimately aims at using Urdu as the main language of instruction and teaching. The University was established on 13th November 2002 under ordinance No CXIX2002 promulgated by the President of Pakistan, as per provision of this ordinance the university has its principal seat at Islamabad. The University started functioning in November 2002 by taking over two federal government colleges, namely Federal Urdu Science College and Federal Urdu Arts College, in Karachi, that were established in 1949 by Baba-e-Urdu Dr. Abdul Haq whose mission was only to promote Urdu as teaching and also as national language. The principal seat of the University at Islamabad commenced its teaching programs in November 2003. It is heartening to note that the FUUAST has come a long way, since its modest beginning in 2002 from a few subjects to full fledged faculties including those of Basic and Applied Sciences along with Engineering, Business Management, Economics and Humanities.
MISSION
- The FUUAST is committed to the transfer and dissemination of contemporary knowledge to a vast segment of society through the national language in all fields of Arts, Sciences, Engineering and Emerging Technologies.
- The university is devoted to prepare students with skills, competency and capabilities necessary for meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century and assume the leadership role in their respective professions.
- The university aims to foster higher human values of humanity, truthfulness and equality by inculcating love of the country, democracy and social responsibility in its graduates.
OBJECTIVES
The university strives to
- Strengthen, upgrade and use Urdu as medium of instruction for the achievement of national development goals.
- Creates confidence in the students to compete in a fast shrinking globalize knowledge based economy by acquiring professional and technological advancement.
- Ensure academic excellence for its alumni through quality education in a disciplined and peaceful learning environment.
- Modernize and update its teaching and research agenda with a view to keep pace with the fast emerging changes, trends and developments in professional, scientific and technical disciplines of modern life.
- Promote interpersonal communication and analytical skills combined with creative thinking.
In a competitive academic environments, the most important and attractive factor for an institution is the quality of education. A strong program in any discipline is determined by the faculty running the programs. FUUAST has programs in a broad spectrum of areas, with highly qualified and experienced faculty to lead them. FUUAST is providing a challenging academic environment to students at a low cost, subsidized with federal funding and good infrastructure to improve the education, research environment and contribute towards the development of Pakistan and thus earn reputable position in the comity of nations.
