IST is endowed with an experienced faculty teaching modernized curriculum in well-organized departments with well-equipped labs, utilizing IT enabled learning methodologies. We aim to select motivated students and educate them in fields of their choice in a manner that excites them to excel not only in achieving the curricular objectives, but also in developing entrepreneurial skills aimed to make every student a small business enterprise in him/herself.
We believe that in today’s world of shrinking Governments, public sector jobs will become scarcer in future while private sector would grow with the growing economy. As before, our graduates would continue to competitively occupy some slots in our strategic organizations, but most of them would be competing in the local and international business spheres where their competency to design, innovate, develop and produce science & technology services and products would matter. IST shall strive to graduate a socially sensitive, technologically savvy, academically sound and entrepreneurially resilient workforce, which will solve technical problems of the society and industry through innovation while following a scientific approach with resolve and determination.
We are determined to make IST the number one engineering and space sciences university in Pakistan, not only in the various rankings, but more importantly in the eyes of its students, their parents and their employers. We don’t believe in cut-throat intake competition, but rather consider every entrant to our university as a trustee. He/she must be helped to discover his/her innate talent and niche capabilities to enable him/her achieve excellence in humanity, education, dedication to work and service to the nation.
In the post AI world, we are aware that teaching methods must change in step with the changing environment. The application of knowledge through generative AI is not the domain of computer science or software development alone, but a disruption in every field of knowledge that must be exploited to the fullest advantage of learning. We are in the process of innovating our learning environment to use AI for adaptive teaching with a student centric approach, rather than the conventional class-centric methodology.
May Allah guide us in making IST a role model institution, a beacon of excellence in technical education and a symbol of national pride.
Aameen!

Dr Syed Najeeb Ahmad
Vice Chancellor
Institute of Space Technology