PhD Nanoscience & Engineering

Disciplines offered include Engineering; IT & Computing,  Medical Sciences,   Business & Management Sciences,  Architecture & Industrial Design, Law Studies,  Social Sciences & Humanities,  Natural Sciences, and Biotechnology. All Engineering programmes at NUST are accredited under the Washington Accord, the Medicine program is accredited by WFME, and the Business School is undergoing AACSB accreditation. 

The university consistently ranks among the best globally, with several subjects in the top 200 in various university rankings. The quality of education is evidenced by the employer satisfaction survey putting NUST in top 100 universities of the world. NUST provides an ideal environment for international students seeking quality education, cross-cultural interactions, and a pathway to successful futures. 

Being entrepreneurial in character, NUST is home to a Technology Incubation Centre, Intellectual Property Office, Technology Transfers office, University-based Think Tank, and the National Science & Technology Park (NSTP), which knits together tenants (high-tech SMEs, start-ups, R&D centers, innovation hubs of large national and multinational businesses) to fuel innovation and churn out new technologies and new products for local and international markets.

NUST is a new-age university defining new frontiers in teaching and research. The programs are distinctive for their high-quality research orientation. Notwithstanding the significance of undergraduate courses, there is an ever-growing emphasis on postgraduate studies and research output. Creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship are embedded as core values in all scholastic activities. 

By aligning the R&D with the UN SDGs, NUST has become one of the very few completely SDGs-engaged universities in the region. By focusing on the needs of industry and society, NUST graduates provide indigenous solutions with discernible socioeconomic impact. NUST has more than 400 labs across its campuses, with 34 key labs.