| University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore | |
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| Motto: | Read in the name thy Lord who creates! |
| Established | 1921 |
| Type: | Public |
| Faculty: | 290 |
| Students: | 6000 |
| Undergraduates: | 4400 |
| Postgraduates: | 1600 |
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Mascot: | UETian |
| Website: | www.uet.edu.pk |
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, commonly referred to as UET Lahore is one of the leading engineering universities of Pakistan, and the oldest of them all, offering Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines. UET is a state university and the Governor of Punjab is the Chancellor of the university. The Vice-Chancellor is the executive head and manages the university functions.
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History
UET was established in 1921 as the Mughalpura Technical College. Its more familiar name of the pre-University era, the Maclagan Engineering College, was adopted in 1923 when Sir Edward Maclagan, the then Governor of the Punjab, laid the foundation stone of the building, now called the Main Block.
Location
It is located on Grand Trunk Road, Baghbanpura, Lahore, (31°34'42.34"N & 74°21'31.90"E ) and is within a distance of few kilometers from Shalimar Gardens.
Campuses
Besides the main campus, a sub-campus was established at Faisalabad in 2004. Currently the Faisalabad campus is offering bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering and Chemical Engineering. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila was established as a sub-campus of UET Lahore in early 70's. It was upgraded to a separate university in 1993. Kalashah Kaku Campus is under construction. Besides its regional campuses, UET Lahore also supervise and award graduation degrees to some of the programmes of the affiliated state run engineering institutions.
Academics
Faculties
UET Lahore offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in various disciplines under the following faculties:
- Faculty of Chemical, Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Humanities and Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Departments
The disciplines offered by the above faculties are:
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering[1]
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Transportation Engineering and Management
- Architectural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering and Management
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Computer science
- Polymer And Process Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering[1]
- Mining engineering
- Geological Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- School Of Architecture And Design (SOAD)
- Product and Industrial Design
- City and Regional Planning
- Humanities and Natural Sciences
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics
The institute is most famous for its undergraduate studies because it is the top priority of higher secondary school graduates of the province. From a total enrollment of 447 in 1961, the figure has now gone up to about 6000 of which 500 students are pursuing postgraduate studies. The number of female students is more than 1000 at present. Many foreign students, mostly from South Asian, Middle-Eastern and African countries, also come to UET for undergraduate studies. The faculty consists of over 290 individuals out of whom, more than 80 have doctoral degrees from reputed institutes of U.S. and UK.Total nmber of PHd professors is around 100.
Co-curricular Activities and Societies
The students of the institute are quite active in sports and other co-curricular activities. Apart from sports related facilities, there are also official societies to promote healthy co-curricular activities. Following is a list of official societies working at UET. *Electronics Club Electrical Engineering Dept.
- ASME Student Section
- U.E.T. Dramatics Society
- Debating Society
- Quiz Society
- Literary Society
- Environmental and Horticulture Society
- Islamic Society
- Foreign Students Welfare Society
- Girls Society
- Chess Society
- IEEE-UET Student Branch
The National Library of Engineering Science
The National Library of Engineering Science is the central library for the university with a seating capacity for 400 readers and boasting more than 125,000 volumes and 60,000 issues of scientific and technical serials. The student of the institute is popularly referred to as a "UETian"'
Notable Alumni
Shahid Bukhari Minister Shamim Haider Singer Jawad Ahmad
References
External links
- University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore - Official Website
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, UET Lahore website
- Pakistan Engineering Council PEC
- Association Of Pakistani Professionals in North America AOPP
- International Organization of Pakistani Women Engineers IOPWE
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Student Portal
