KUST shall be a nationally recognized university as a premier seat of learning with a global perspective that educates those who will fashion a more humane and just world, through a strong commitment to the cause of development. "The idea of KUST was first conceived by the on will-meaning leading personality of Kohat, with clear vision and strong will to do something great for the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lt. Gen � S. Iftikhar Hussain Shah. What he envisioned was an institution having: A dynamic outlook; A group of accomplished and forward-looking academic leaders; An awe-inspiring landscape; and A captivating campus As such, in the fast changing global challenges of the 21� Century, the Geneeral all too well realized the needs of the southern districts for a university that could propel the Province (and so the country) towards a knowledge-based economy. And this is so because the country pins its needs on science and technology, such that to provide the entrepreneur and other client agencies with innovative ideas through batches of highly motivated, ambitious, and forward-looking graduates. When the first student was admitted, it was Thursday, September 14 at about 9:45 a.m. that the first student was enrolled. Charter of the university"