Who We Are
The Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan (SOPREST) was registered in 1988 under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 by the Joint Stock Companies, Islamabad. Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, former President of Pakistan, was elected its first life-time President. Mr. H. U. Beg, former Federal Finance Secretary, was its first honorary Executive Director.
Registered in 1988
Established under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 by the Joint Stock Companies, Islamabad, with Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan elected as its first life-time President.
How We’re Funded
Donations, contributions, subscriptions, aid and grants from donors, government bodies, and international agencies, along with fees and charges for services rendered by the Society or its institutions.
Organization History
Established
SOPREST was registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 by the Joint Stock Companies, Islamabad.
GIK Institute
SOPREST established the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology under an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then North-West Frontier Province).
International Advisory Board
Framed for the smooth running of SOPREST and GIK Institute business.
Symposium on the Indus Waters Treaty 1960
SOPREST organized this symposium to examine the treaty’s implications.
Center for Environment, Climate Change, Water & Energy
SOPREST established a Water Study Group called CECWEP, with Engineer Shams ul Mulk (Hilal-e-Imtiaz), former Chairman WAPDA and former President of SOPREST, as Senior Advisor to the team of water experts.
What Drives Us
Our Vision
Providing international standard quality education and conducting research and development in the fields of engineering sciences, technology, and other allied disciplines.
Our Mission
SOPREST aspires for the leadership role in pursuit of excellence in engineering science and technology — enabling the Institute to provide top-quality teaching and research that produces graduates distinguished by professional competence, research capability, entrepreneurship, and ethical rectitude.
Our Objectives
Provide engineering and technological education of the highest possible academic standards and internationally recognized professional excellence.
Provide advanced education and instruction across engineering and technology disciplines appropriate to national needs, keeping abreast of the latest developments.
Promote, organize, establish, finance, administer, manage, and maintain Schools, Colleges, Universities, Research Laboratories, and Institutions of learning.
Encourage, promote, support, and undertake scientific investigation, innovative research, inventions, and development in natural sciences, engineering, and technology.
Promote, undertake, and finance schemes, projects, and enterprises that put scientific and technical knowledge to productive, socially beneficial use for the country.
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