U.S.Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) established at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)

NUST entered into a Cooperative Agreement with USAID to establish U.S.Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) to address some of the outstanding challenges faced by the energy section in Pakistan and to facilitate applied research and education partnership between USA and Pakistan.

Strategic goals behind USPCAS-E are to evolve into a Centre of Excellence in Applied Research catering to the Energy Sector and economy of Pakistan with the aim to establish efficient governance structures - sustainability, value-added curriculum and capacity building; promote applied research to serve public/private sector and NUST-US students/faculty exchange programs.

USPCAS-E energy research agenda and research thrusts focus areas are research & policy development in renewable energy & emerging technologies, thermal engineering leading to energy security utilizing indigenous resources; promotion of technologies & practices that increase energy efficiency in all sectors and technology innovation and entrepreneurship in energy and supporting technologies, materials and services.