It is with immense pleasure that I welcome the start of a new graduate program leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Civil Engineering at University of South Asia, which is a chartered Institution since 2003 and recognized by HEC, PEC, and PCATP. Engineering has remained the focus of all civilizations and those which excelled in engineering have left their foot prints in the history. Engineering is the key to the survival of mankind and making the planet a global village by developing communication networks, harnessing the resources for water power, food etc. Emerging technologies are changing the face of the world.

During the last two decades, there have been enormous changes in the global trend of business and industry. Accordingly a need was felt to reframe our system of education with a view to switching from aimless education to modern purposeful and job-oriented education in order to overcome the challenges of the 21st century. Keeping in view the limitation of the public sector, it was required from the private sector to share the burden of education with the Government. Accordingly, a most courageous and innovative step was initiated by “The Sadiq Memorial Educational Society” for establishing a chain of National Colleges of Computer Science (NCCS)