University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

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UET Lahore
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Motto Read in the name thy Lord who creates!
Type Public Research
Established 1921 (1921)
Chancellor Mohammad Sarwar, Governor of Punjab
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid
Registrar Muhammad Ashiq Kharal
Students 10,738
Location
Lahore
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Punjab
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 Pakistan
Colours Blue, Periwinkle        
Nickname UET Lahore
Affiliations Pakistan Engineering Council, Higher Education Commission
Mascot UETian
Website www.uet.edu.pk
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The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, (abbreviated as UET Lahore), is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] The university is noted as being highly selective in terms of admissions as around 1800 students, out of 48000 applicants, were selected in 2015 for undergrad studies.[2]

Established in 1921, it is one of the finest institution of higher learning in the country and ranks 3rd in Engineering and Technology by HEC in the latest ranking.[3] In addition, the university ranks at 281 among world engineering universities.The university is one of the oldest university in South Asia to start engineering degrees.UET computer science department established as a computer center in the year 1968.UET is also the first university to start a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science in Pakistan.UET also has the honour of being one of the first university in asia to start a Master degree in computer science in 1978.[4] The university also conducts Engineering College Admission Test (ECAT) every year in the province of Punjab. The university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[5]

The university offers academic programmes in undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral studies in the disciplines of engineering, business management, law, philosophy, natural and social sciences[6] The university is organized in 7 science faculties with administration of 24 research departments[6] Since its establishment, country's most notable scholars and academicians have been affiliated with UET.

History

Main Block


UET was established in 1921 in Mughalpura, a suburban area of Lahore, as Mughalpura Technical College. In 1923, the name was changed to Maclagan Engineering College to honor Sir Edward Maclagan, the then Governor of the Punjab, who laid the foundation stone of the building.

In 1932 the institution became affiliated with the University of the Punjab for award of bachelor's degree in Engineering. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, it offered Bachelor of Science courses in electrical, mechanical and civil engineering.

In 1954, bachelor's degree program in Mining Engineering was started. In 1961, it was again renamed as West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology[citation needed]. During the 1960s, bachelor's degree courses were started in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Architecture, and City and Regional Planning.

By the 1970s it had established over a score of master's degree courses in engineering, architecture, planning and allied disciplines. PhD degree programs were also started.

Auditorium Complex UET Lahore
Student enrollment 8865
PhD enrollment 188
Departments 24
Research centres 17
Faculty 741 (including 122 PhDs)
Faculty under PhD training Foreign 180

Local 37
Undergraduate programs 29
Postgraduate programs 55
Supporting staff 1707
Student enrollment, undergraduate 7005
Student enrollment, postgraduate 1860
Total enrollment 8865
Student hostels 16 (2700 students)
Cafeteria 5
Sports facilities 5 play grounds
Transport facilities 51 buses
Student service centres 2

Source: [1]

Location

GT Road Lahore, In front of UET

The campus is situated on Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), Begum Pura, Lahore (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and is within few kilometers from the Shalimar Gardens. It has eleven gates, seven are numbered from zero to six; normal daily traffic is restricted to use only gate number three for both Entery and Exit.

Campuses and Institutes of UET Lahore

These Campuses are also Awarding Degree of UET Lahore.

Campus Location Established Website Type Status
UET KSK Campus Kala Shah Kaku 2006 UET Engineering & Technology Public
RCET-UET Gujranwala Campus Gujranwala 2002 UET Engineering & Technology Public
UET Faisalabad Campus Faisalabad 2004 UET Engineering & Technology Public
UET Narowal Campus Narowal 2012 UET Engineering & Technology Public

These institutes are also Awarding Degree of UET Lahore.

Institute Location Established Website Type Status
Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research Faisalabad 2006 http://www.iefr.edu.pk Engineering & Technology Semi Govt
Quaid-e-Azam College of Engineering and Technology, Sahiwal Sahiwal & Pattoki 2013 http://www.quaideazam.edu.pk Engineering & Technology Private

Besides the main campus in Lahore, a sub-campus known as Uet Ksk campus (also in Lahore) was established at Kala Shah Kaku. It is called UET Lahore Ksk campus. Besides City campus, other campuses includes RCET (Rachna College of Engnieering and Technology) which is a constituent college of UET Lahore.

The campus of Rachna College of Engineering and Technology, Gujranwala is spread over an area of about 74 acres (300,000 m2), surrounded by a canal on the south and lush agricultural land on the remaining three sides.

The Faisalabad campus, located in Khuryanwala, has been converted into a university sub-campus of UET Lahore.

Another Campus was established in Narowal City with cooperation of Ahsan Iqbal MNA of District Narowal. The Campus was inaugurated on 1 March 2012 by CM Shahbaz Sharif. The original campus is still under construction on a 200 acres while the classes are temporary being held in Govt. PG Degree College, Narowal.

UET Narowal Campus (Temporary Building)
UET Lahore City Campus, Main Block

The worthy Vice-Chancellor is also managing the activities of the following newly established engineering universities:

Academics

Faculties

Faculty of Architecture and Planning

UET Lahore offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, under the following faculties:[6]

Departments

Department of Electrical Engineering

The university consists of 33 departments:[6]

Research centers

Laser and Optronics Center

The university consists of 17 research centers:

More than 650 students are foreign students and more than 1000 are female students.[7]

Teaching faculty

The UET faculty consists of 741 people including 14 international faculty members; around 122 have doctoral degrees. Its faculty holds one Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, one Sitara-i-Imtiaz, one Izaz-e-Kamal Presidential Award and nine HEC Best Teacher Awards.

The university has established a Directorate of Research, Extension and Advisory Services which strives for the promotion and organization of research activities. The Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Sciences is a notable name in research activity in computer sciences in Pakistan.

Co-curricular and extracurricular activities

The university has a sports complex, consisting of a swimming pool, tennis court, table tennis court, squash court and a cricket stadium that is also used for athletics. The university has several football grounds.

Apart from sports-related facilities, there are societies to promote co-curricular activities. The Environmental and Horticultural Society (EHS) works for the betterment of the environment. UET's Blood Donor Society is among the newest societies of UET and now has more than 4000 blood donors and more than 25 members. UET's Debating Society holds several national titles.

Officially-constituted societies

The National Library of Engineering Science

National Library of Engineering Science

The National Library of Engineering Science, inaugurated by Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, is the central library of the university with a seating capacity for 400 readers and more than 125,000 volumes of books, 22,000 volumes of bound serials and 600 issues of scientific and technical serials on diverse fields.[8] The Library has the honour of having recently been chosen by the Higher Education Commission to serve as the primary resource center for engineering & technical education. It is a three story building in front of Allah Hu Chowk.

Notable alumni

Academia

Entrepreneurs

Entertainment

Politics

UET alumni in foreign university faculties

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/node/9330/ranking-details/asian-university-rankings/2014
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  7. ↑ http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=about_uet_student_strength
  8. ↑ http://library.uet.edu.pk/
  9. ↑ http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/adil-najam-named-dean-of-pardee-school-of-global-studies
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