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Launched on March 27, 2010 as an online magazine of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), iRnustian.com is a student run blog cum news portal of the leading Pakistani academia.

Initiated at the central H-12 campus, it soon gathered the student attention of both central campus and military colleges as a domain of student interaction, exchange of ideas and portrayal of perspectives. Site today brings regular updates covering events, achievements, ideas, opinions, and news from both the university and the alumni.

Through an active team with spirit of sharing to their best, iRnustian.com has emerged as a must-see site of both the university and its admirers. Besides a dedicated team of student reporters, site also accepts news from current students, alumni, and faculty and staff members of both the central and military campuses.

NUST Student Society with a mission to inculcate a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation within the NUST student fraternity.

For a country like Pakistan, the growth for entrepreneurship would do wonders for our struggling economy. Understanding the need, a society aimed to promoting and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship has been established in National University of Sciences and Technology. The main focus of our society is to instill the spirit of entrepreneurship in the young and talented minds. Our society encourages students to ‘think outside the box.’ We, at NEC, believe in the amazing power of creative and executable ideas. The society wishes to impart entrepreneurial education to the future leaders of our country.

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National University of Sciences and Technology, (NUST), is a public university that was founded by the Government of Pakistan in 1981. NUST is a multi-school university with its headquarters located in Islamabad. Campuses of University are situated in Islamabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi & Risalpur. The student body consists of 12,000+ students, including 100+ international students and around 900 postgraduate students. In addition to this, NUST has developed collaborations with international universities to ensure two-way flow of knowledge.

The institute offers opportunities for students to participate in technical and professional societies. Student run organizations, societies, and clubs are present in almost all the NUST campuses. These include Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club, NUST Science Society, NUST Adventure Club, Literary Circle, Media Club, and students blog iRnustian.com

 

About TEDx

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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