Science and Engineering form the critical basis of the emerging knowledge based economy that has placed scientists and engineers at the center of economic development and rendered them crucial for technological innovation. They are responsible for creating technical knowledge, and presenting it in the form of new and improved technological products, processes and services. In this context, a Science and Engineering program developed with careful consideration of current environmental challenges and local needs, changing trends and new demands of workplaces will be a valuable resource for the country.

In the first phase, the Faculty of Science and Engineering will offer the following undergraduate degrees that will lay a strong foundation to launch advanced and integrated forms of Science and Engineering in the future:

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Electronics & Computer Science)
• Bachelor of Science in Physics
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

The University will adopt an interdisciplinary approach to enable students to develop a thorough understanding of their area of specialization as well as learn about other key areas of social and economic relevance. The current higher education system forces students to specialize very early. Furthermore, the system is divided on a false hierarchy between the Pure or Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. As a result, students in one field learn virtually nothing of the other two.

Offering Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will enrich the University’s intellectual environment and engage students and faculty from Science and Engineering in exploring a broad range of knowledge areas, while enhancing their communication skills, critical thinking and decision making power. The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will offer various courses under Language and Communication including business communication, academic writing, effective presentation skills as well as compulsory language courses. Furthermore, the University will offer different courses under its Cultural and Religious Studies in an attempt to familiarize students with the cultural, political and religious realities of the country or the region.

In the first phase, Habib University will offer the following degree program:

• Bachelor of Science in Development Studies (Women Development, Development Economics, and Sustainable Development)

Entrepreneurship plays an increasingly important role in the present knowledge based economy for transforming innovative ideas into useful products, processes and services through an informed calculation of their market viability. This growing role is significantly promoting the concept of entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurship education not only prepares university graduates to become successful entrepreneurs but also helps them to integrate their imagination, passion and consciousness for community development, environmental concerns and indigenous knowledge.

Entrepreneurship and Management Education will also provide an interdisciplinary flavor to Science and Engineering and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences education through specifically designed courses/modules. The presence of entrepreneurship education will also create a vibrant environment to engage industry, businesses and the community at large. This engagement will gradually lead the University to become financially sustainable.

In the first phase, the Faculty of Entrepreneurship will offer the following graduate program:

• Master of Science in Entrepreneurship

The following table presents the quantitative scope of Habib University in terms of student population. The number of students will gradually increase in subsequent phases depending on future programs.

Faculty	Number of Students (2012-2016)
	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Science and Engineering	140	280	420	560
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences	50	100	150	200
Entrepreneurship and Management Education	30	60	60	60
Total	220	440	630	820