The Institute of Geographical Information Systems (IGIS) was established by the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Pakistan to focus on the educational needs of students in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). IGIS is presenting a number of programmes starting from basic short courses and diploma courses and then leading to the degree level programmes like MS and Ph.D. IGIS makes good use of its relationship with relevant government organizations to provides best level of education to its students.
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Degrees
IGIS is a degree awarding institute which is currently offering the following programmes:
- Bachelors in GeoInformatics Engineering(4 years) (PEC accredited)
- MS Remote Sensing and GIS (2 years)
- PhD in Remote Sensing and GIS
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Faculty
Institute of Geographical Information Systems have highly qualified faculty. The total faculty count is around 12 in which more than 7 are PhDs. The department is headed by Dr Javed Iqbal who received his PhD and Post doctorate from US.
MOUS
Institute of Geographical information systam has signed MOU with Asian institute of technology, Thailand to award dual degrees to master student based on the studies in both the institutes. The proposed program envisages cooperation in RS & GIS with School of Civil Engineering and Technology (SET), AIT, Thailand and Institute of Geographical Information Systems (IGIS), School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE), NUST, Pakistan.
References
External links
- http://igis.nust.edu.pk
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