MS Materials Engineering

PAF IAST is nestled in natural mountains that flank its campus from all sides. The institute offers one  ravishing view of snow-capped peaks of Nathiagali and natural winding trails. Furthermore, to its north-west is Tarbela Lake, a journey of only a few kilometers from the campus. Moreover, set in the middle of the campus is a natural lake, fed by the springs of surrounding mountains. The campus is just a 3-kilometer drive from the Hazara Motorway. This results in an ideal setting equally conducive to academic activity. Most importantly, major cities like Islamabad, Abbottabad, are just an hour’s drive, while small towns like Wah, Hasanabadal, Taxila, and Swabi can be reached in just half an hour. All these features make PAF IAST the best biomedical sciences university in KPK. 

This institute is an emerging center of excellences, with its own technology park. Therefore, all faculty members hold PhD degrees in appropriate disciplines. By virtue of its wide array of facilities and the facilitation for its students to learn. Furthermore, they benefit both from classroom teaching and faculty trained at premier Austrian universities/institutions. The institution is ideally cut out for imparting state-of–the-art engineering and allied education in Pakistan. Moreover, the institute enjoys close linkages with top ranking universities in Austria and China. As a result, we have already concluded with them formal agreements regarding student and faculty exchange programs, provision of dual degrees in certain areas, and the training support from foreign faculty. 

There is a strong relationship between academia and industry. As a result, this paves the way for job opportunities for students even in the midst of their studies. PAF IAST will serve as a welcome platform for the industry to share their requirements for a skilled workforce. Therefore, this will enable the institute to incorporate their valuable inputs in practical vocational training and expose the students to industrial perspectives.

Firstly, it will be a mandatory requirement for every student to do an internship every semester in an appropriate industry. Secondly, this will garner them practical experience related to their respective degree programs. To crown it all, Technology Park will afford them rare opportunities to apply themselves innovatively and become promising entrepreneurs.

Different types of local and foreign scholarship opportunities are available on need and merit base.

The program covers a broad range of topics related to materials engineering, including the properties, structure, processing, and characterization of materials.

The program includes practical training in the use of materials and equipment, and students get hands-on experience working with different types of materials in the laboratory.

 Materials engineering involves the application of knowledge from various fields, and the program adopts an interdisciplinary approach to teach students how to integrate different disciplines to create new materials and processes.

The program emphasizes research and provides opportunities for students to participate in ongoing research projects or conduct their own research in collaboration with faculty members.

The program is designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers in materials engineering and related fields, with a focus on developing practical skills that are in high demand in the industry.

The program has a global outlook and prepares students to work in an international environment, with a focus on understanding the challenges and opportunities of working in a globalized world.

The program emphasizes sustainable materials engineering and provides training in the development of materials and processes that minimize environmental impact and promote sustainability.

In today’s technological landscape, the field of materials engineering is increasingly relying on computational tools and data-driven approaches to advance materials design, analysis, and research. The curriculum of the MS Materials Engineering program is tuned to meet the evolving demands of the industry and equip students with the necessary competencies for success in their careers.