I warmly welcome all students to the university and encourage you to make the most of your time and explore avenues for excelling in your academic pursuits. During this journey, I am sure you will make lasting friendships that you will take with you to wherever you decide to live and work. Academic institutions are centres of learning and should allow an environment that is conducive to intellectual freedom in thought and expression. Abbottabad University of Science & Technology (AUST) is a relatively new university that has considerable strengths based on a talented and dynamic faculty with a supportive collegial atmosphere.

Abbottabad (abt-ah-baad) is the headquarters and biggest town of Hazara division in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Abbottabad was founded as a British garrison town by Major James Abbott in 1850s. Its scenic beauty, tall pines, shady chinars and surrounding hills leave a lasting impression on visitors. Situated on the famous Karakorum Highway, Abbottabad is known as city of colleges of its quality education. Abbottabad has a cool climate, and is surrounded by the country’s finest hill-stations Thandiani and Nathiagali.
Havelian is an important Tehsil of District Abbottabad situated on Karakorum Highway. Hazara University, after starting operations at Mansehra in 2002, established its second sub-campus at Havelian in 2008 on a vast area (over 150 acres). The same very campus has been declared as Abbottabad University of Science and Technology after being chartered by Khyber PakhtunKhwa Provincial Assembly in May 2015.