Information Technology University

{{Short description|Public university in Lahore, Pakistan}}

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| name = Information Technology University

| native_name = جامعہ اطلاعیات

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| motto = Innovation

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| established = {{Start date|2012}}

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| type = Public

| chancellor = Governor of the Punjab

| vice_chancellor = Adnan Noor Mian {{Cite web|url=https://itu.edu.pk/faculty-itu/dr-adnan-noor-mian/|title=Dr. Adnan Noor Mian - Information Technology University}}

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| endowment = $10 million{{Cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/355267-Shehbaz-Sharif-announces-50-crore-for-ITU|title=Shehbaz Sharif announces 50 crore for ITU|newspaper=Dunya News|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}

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| students = 1500{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/154193-CM-says-we-have-to-win-war-of-economy-education-health|title=1500 girl and boy students were studying at ITU |newspaper=The News International|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}

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| city = Lahore

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| province = Punjab

| country = Pakistan

| campus = Urban

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| affiliations = Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, National Computing Education Accreditation Council

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The Information Technology University (ITU) ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|جامعہ اطلاعیات}}}}) is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 2012, the university was founded and headed by Umar Saif and is modeled after the MIT.{{Cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1266461/little-mit-pakistan/|title=A little "MIT for Pakistan" - The Express Tribune|date=2016-12-17|newspaper=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://dailytimes.com.pk/pakistan/17-Dec-16/5th-robotics-expo-concludes-at-itu|title=Dailytimes {{!}} 5th Robotics Expo concludes at ITU|website=dailytimes.com.pk|date=17 December 2016|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/15-Dec-2016/itu-launches-executive-mba-in-innovation-technology-and-entrepreneurship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216041840/http://www.radio.gov.pk/15-Dec-2016/itu-launches-executive-mba-in-innovation-technology-and-entrepreneurship|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2016|title=ITU launches Executive MBA in Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship|newspaper=Radio Pakistan|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/06-Dec-2016/itu-s-research-methods-workshop-concludes|title=ITU's Research Methods workshop concludes|newspaper=The Nation|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}

The university is located within the high-rise Arfa Software Technology Park, while its permanent 183 acre campus is under construction on Barki Road.{{Cite web|url=http://itu.edu.pk/itu-latest-news/itu-has-received-a-land-grant/|title=ITU has received a land grant of 182 acres on main Barki road - Information Technology University|website=itu.edu.pk|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/technology/2016/12/robotics-expo-at-arfa-software-technology-park-on-saturday/|title=Robotics Expo at Arfa Software Technology Park on Saturday {{!}} SAMAA TV|newspaper=Samaa TV|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/160705-ITU-meeting|title=ITU meeting|website=www.thenews.com.pk|access-date=2016-12-29}} The university has varying degrees of partnerships with the Harvard University{{Cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1166186/academic-collaboration-itu-partners-harvard-researcher-partition-studies/|title=Academic collaboration: ITU partners with Harvard researcher on partition studies - The Express Tribune|date=2016-08-20|newspaper=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}} and also publishes the MIT Technology Review, Pakistan edition.{{Cite web|url=http://itu.edu.pk/itu-latest-news/launching-ceremony-mit-technology-review-pakistan/|title=Launching Ceremony – MIT Technology Review Pakistan - Information Technology University|website=itu.edu.pk|access-date=2016-12-29}} The university is home to several tenured academics, Pakistan's largest startup incubator and maintains partnerships with EdX, IBM and the US State Department.{{Cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1087960/lincoln-corner-to-be-set-up-at-itu/|title=Lincoln Corner to be set up at ITU - The Express Tribune|date=2016-04-20|newspaper=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1125967/empowering-businesses-ibm-partners-itu-data-science/|title=Empowering businesses: IBM partners with ITU on data science - The Express Tribune|date=2016-06-20|newspaper=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/05-Jun-2016/itu-holds-4th-robotics-expo-at-arfa-park|title=ITU holds 4th Robotics Expo at Arfa Park|newspaper=The Nation|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}} It hosted International Development Design Summit, organised by IDIN and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).