University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar)

Infobox_University
name = NWFP University of Engineering & Technology


nickname = UET Peshawar
established = 1980
type = Public
Vice Chancellor = Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
city = Peshawar
state = NWFP
country = Pakistan
students = 3,083
faculty = 289
website = [http://www.nwfpuet.edu.pk/ www.nwfpuet.edu.pk]

NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, commonly referred to as UET Peshawar is a public, coeducational university located in Peshawar, Pakistan. The university's degrees are highly regarded and its Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments are well known in Pakistan. The Earthquake Engineering Center of Civil Engineering department played key role after October 8, 2005 earthquake. Its main campus in Peshawar is off the University Road in the University Campus area.

History

Name

In 1952, an Engineering College was setup as a "constituent" college of the University of Peshawar with an initial enrollment of only twenty students (according to the [http://www.nwfpuet.edu.pk/events/AR2006-07.pdf UET Peshawar Annual Report 2006 - 2007] ). This college was granted the charter to operate as an independent engineering university in 1980 under the name NWFP University of Engineering and Technology. It is also popularly known as UET Peshawar.

Location

The main campus is in the University Campus area, off University Road, Peshawar.

Campus

UET Peshawar has four campuses. The main campus is in the University Campus area, off University Road, Peshawar. Recently, three satellite campuses in Abbottabad, Bannu and Mardan have been established. The Peshawar campus, however, remains the nucleus of the University.

Abbottabad Campus

The Abbottabad campus was inaugurated in October 2002 at the premises of the old Ayub Medical College. Abbottabad campus consists of two departments, Electronics and Architecture.This campus has the honour to start Electronic Engineering for the very first time in UET history. In this respect its first Batch 2004 to 2008 which is graduating this year is called PIONEER Batch. The Department of Electronics Engineering is functioning in the main building of Abbottabad Campus which is located in the heart of city surrounded by lush green lawns and tall trees. At the background, there is beautiful mountainous view adding more grandeur to the campus.The Department offers the following four year degree program B.Sc Electronics Engineering B.Sc Architecture, City and Regional Planning [http://www.nwfpuet.edu.pk/campuses/abbacadprog.htm]

Bannu Campus

The Bannu campus became operational in May 2002 at the premises of Comprehensive High School. Currently Bannu campus is offering engineering in only two technologies i.e. Electrical and Civil.

Mardan Campus

The Mardan campus, also inaugurated in 2002, is spread over 22 acres of area and offers degrees in Telecommunications Engineering and Computer Software Engineering.

Organization

UET Peshawar is a public university run by the provincial government. Admissions to the university depend on whether the applicants are domiciled in the North West Frontier Province. There are some quota categories that would enable students from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and other provinces under the Federation of Pakistan to enroll.

The head of UET Peshawar is designated as Vice Chancellor, appointed by the Governor of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and mandated to run the University. The Vice Chancellor could be an academic or a non-acadeimc, could be appointed from the existing faculty and administration of the university or from some external sources including retired senior military officers. Currently, the Vice Chancellor is Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani.

There are several senior staff posts that report directly to the Vice Chancellor. These include:

* Registrar of University
* Dean of University
* Director Finance
* Provost of University
* Director Post Graduate Studies
* Director of Works

The Department Heads for different academic areas report to the Dean's Office.

Academics

Departments

UET Peshawar offers Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degrees in a variety of engineering disciplines. Some of the main departments at UET Peshawar are:

* Department of Agricultural Engineering
* Department of Civil Engineering
* Department of Computer System Engineering
* Department of Chemical Engineering
* Department of Electrical Engineering
* Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Department of Mining Engineering
* Department of Computer Sciences & Information Technology
* Department of Basic Sciences & Islamiat
* Department of Mechatronics

Semester System

In 2004, UET Peshawar moved from an annual system of examination to the semester system.

Tenure Track System

In 2006, UET Peshawar introduced the Tenure Track System which is a performance-based pay system.

Academic Linkages

UET Peshawar has joint research, faculty & student training and exchange programs with various foreign universities including Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Strathclyde University (UK), McGill University (Canada),George Washington University (USA), University of Petronas (Malaysia) and University of Liverpool (UK), and University of Maryland, College Park (USA).

Research

The primary purpose of UET Peshawar is to produce practising engineers to support and sustain the economic growth of Pakistan from engineering standpoint. However, there has been a growing impetus towards R&D in the recent years, specially with the increase of budgetary allocation dispersed by Federal Government for Higher Education. This has led to increased scholarships for students to foreign universities for higher education, specifically towards PhD. Such scholarships typically carry a mandatory restriction to come back and serve in the parent academic institutes to develop research nuclei in their area of expertise.

Current Research Areas

Presently, the research activities at UET Peshawar are revolving around these areas:

* Mechanical Design
* Design of Earthquake Resisting Structures
* Mining Techniques
* Processing of Low Grade Industrial Minerals and Metallic Ores
* Environmental Management
* Water Resources Management
* Application of Computers in Engineering.

Library

The University Library contains a large collection of latest books and manuscripts related to various engineering and computing disciplines. The Library also offers facilities to students to access electronic journals under “Digital Library Program”, a Higher Education Council (HEC) funded project for both public and private universities.

Student Life

student enjoy their life in a very natural era there is a big ground for cricket as well as a lot of greenery mean plants and trees

Athletics

Development Projects

UET Peshawar's development projects portfolio crossed 2 Billion Rupees mark in the year 2006-2007 (according to the [http://www.nwfpuet.edu.pk/events/AR2006-07.pdf UET Peshawar Annual Report 2006 - 2007] ). Some of the key development projects that UET Peshawar is currently working on include:
* National Institute of Urban Infrastructure Planning (NIUIP, Pakistan): Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 174 Million Funding Purpose: To establish a new institute

* Institute of Mechatronics Engineering: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 148 Million Funding Purpose: To establish a new institute

* Earthquake Engineering Center: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 487 Million Funding Purpose: Upgrade the existing Earthquake Engineering Center

* Department of Industrial Engineering: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Covered under "Strengthening & Updating of Peshawar Campus" Funding Purpose: To establish a new department

* Gemstone Development Center: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 33 Million Funding Purpose: To establish a new research facility within the existing Mining Engineering Department

* New Campus site near Jallozai, Peshawar: Submission of PC-1 for this new 405 acres campus is under way. Funding Agency: Unknown Funding Amount: Unknown Funding Purpose: To establish a new main campus and move existing main Peshawar campus to a 405 acres site near Jallozai, Peshawar

* Continuing Engineering Education Center: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 25 Million Funding Purpose: To establish a new center for professional development of faculty

* Strengthening & Updating of Peshawar Campus: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 479 Million Funding Purpose: Capacity building, constructing department of Industrial Engineering and Human Resources Department for faculty members training and higher education in foreign countries.

* New Co-ed Hostel: Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Funding Amount: Pakistani Rupees 37 Million Funding Purpose: To establish a new on-campus residence for co-ed students

Vision Plan 2020

UET Peshawar recently submitted an ambitious plan to Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan called the Vision Plan 2020. This plan envisages:

* An increase in the student enrollment from (approximately) 3000 to 17000.
* A corresponding increase in faculty size from (approximately) 250 to 1150. This will maintain a student to teacher ratio of 1:15.
* High tech labs would be increased as well as new academic programs to be established.
* The plan also calls for upgradation of Earthquake Engineering Center to Institute of Earthquake Engineering & Engineering Seismology.
* Modern scientific and academic areas such as Biotechnology, Alternate Energy and Environmental Engineering are planned to be added.
* Enhanced spending on faculty development and establishing linkages with foreign universities.
* Total cost in year 2020 is estimated to be Rs 20.29 billion.

References

External links

* [http://www.nwfpuet.edu.pk NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar]