Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) is the sponsoring body of the University. It was established in 1980, and is registered with the Government of Pakistan as a charitable institution. In 1985, it selected higher education as a vehicle to pursue its objective of producing scientists and technologists of the highest caliber. It started by offering the country's first undergraduate program in Computer Science. Today, it stands recognized as the leader and trendsetter in this field in Pakistan and abroad. The National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences holds the honor of being Pakistan's first multi-campus (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar) university chartered by the Federal Government in the private sector. These were established by FAST- the sponsoring body of the University, through the selfless, ceaseless and imaginative efforts of its Board of Governors.