The Graduate School of Industrial Studies was established in November, 1980 with the educational objective of offering an excellent training ground for qualified professionals who will lead the nation`s industrial development. In the first year of its opening, the school admitted 150 candidates in 8 separate Master`s programs. Since then, programs in environmental engineering (November, 1982), semi-conductor engineering, engineering education (March, 1985), and architectural engineering (September, 1993) have been added, currently offering 11 programs to 185 candidates.