University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Founded on 1 January 1921 in Mughalpura, a suburban area of Lahore, as Mughalpura Technical College, it later became the MacLagan Engineering College, a name given to it in 1923 after Sir Edward Douglas MacLagan, the then Governor of Punjab, who laid the foundation stone of the main building, now called the Main Block. In 1929, it was affiliated with the University of Punjab for the award of bachelor's degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering. In 1939, the name was again changed to Punjab College of Engineering and Technology, and a Civil Engineering degree was also started in the college. At the time of partition, part of the college relocated to India, called East Punjab College of Engineering.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/born-in-lahore-a-young-pec-eyes-eventful-century/articleshow/79329704.cms|title=Born in Lahore, a young PEC eyes eventful century|publisher=Times of India|date=21 November 2020|access-date=22 October 2022}} In 1954, a bachelor's degree program in mining engineering was started. In 1962, it was granted a charter and was named the West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.{{Cite web|url=http://uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=about_uet_history|title=UET Lahore | History of University of Engineering and Technology}} During the 1960s, bachelor's degree programs were started in chemical engineering, petroleum and gas engineering, metallurgical engineering, architecture and city and regional planning. In 1972, it was officially renamed the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. By the 1970s, it had established a score of master's degree programs in engineering, architecture, city and regional planning and allied disciplines. Several Ph.D. degree programs were also started.

A second campus of the university was established in 1975 in Sahiwal, which was relocated to Taxila in 1978 and became an independent university in 1993 called the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=about_uet_history|title=UET Lahore - the University of Engineering and Technology|last=Hassan|first=Muzammil|website=www.uet.edu.pk|access-date=2022-10-22}}

Today, it is widely considered one of the best and most prestigious engineering universities in Pakistan. More than 50,000 students apply for admission every year.{{cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=about_uet_factsheet|title=UET Facts in Numbers|access-date=22 October 2022|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131191027/http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=about_uet_factsheet|url-status=dead}}

The university, {{as of|lc=y|2016|post=,}} had a faculty of 881, 257 of whom had doctorates. It had a total of 9,385 undergraduate and 1,708 postgraduate students.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=progress|title=UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology|last=Hassan|first=Muzammil|website=www.uet.edu.pk|access-date=2016-09-11}}

It has a strong collaboration with the University of South Carolina, University of Manchester and Queen Mary University of London, and has conducted research funded by Huawei, Cavium Networks, Microsoft and MontaVista.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=external_linkages|title=List of International Linkages of UET Lahore|last=Hassan|first=Muzammil|website=www.uet.edu.pk|access-date=2022-10-22}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=international_funding|title=UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology|last=Hassan|first=Muzammil|website=University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore website|access-date=2022-10-22}}

It is one of the highest ranked universities in Pakistan. Domestic rankings place it as the third-best engineering school in Pakistan, while QS World University Ranking put it as 236th in the world in the category of Engineering & Technology in 2024. It was ranked 101-150 in the category of Petroleum Engineering, 201-250 in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 251-300 in Mechanical Engineering, 351-400 in Chemical Engineering, and 401-450 in Computer Science & Information Systems in the world by the same publication in 2024.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-24 |title=Only 13 Pakistani Universities make it to QS World Subject Rankings |language=en-US |newspaper=The Dawn (newspaper) |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1743856 |access-date=2023-03-24}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx |title=Category Wise Rankings - Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan|access-date=2022-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525073744/http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx |archive-date=25 May 2013 |website=Higher Education Commission Commission of Pakistan website|df=dmy-all }} Meanwhile, in Asia the university ranking is currently ranked at No. 165.{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-engineering-technology-uet-lahore|title=University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore|date=16 July 2015|website=QS TopUniversities.com website|access-date=22 October 2022}}

{{As of|2023|post=,}} Computer Science is the highest-merit and most sought-after discipline at UET Lahore (at the undergraduate level).

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The government of Punjab commemorated the 100th anniversary of UET by issuing a commemorative coin and a postage stamp in January 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.uet.edu.pk/newsannouncement/newssection/uet_news.html?id=1880 |title=Governor Punjab Unveiled Commemorative Coin and Postage Stamp of UET |website=uet.edu.pk}}

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The campus is situated on the Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), a few kilometers from the Mughal era Shalimar Gardens.

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The university consists of the following research centers:

• Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS)
• Huawei – UET Joint TeleComm and IT Center{{cite web |url=http://www.kics.edu.pk/hutic/index.php |title = HUTIC is under construction}}
• Center for Language Engineering{{cite web |url=http://www.cle.org.pk |title = Center for Language Engineering}}
• ZTE – UET Joint TeleComm Center{{cite web |url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/zte_uet/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110010619/http://uet.edu.pk/zte_uet/ |archive-date=10 January 2011 |title=ZTE-UET Telecommunication Centre |access-date=22 October 2022}}
• Laser and Optronics Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/Laser/|title = Laser & Optrnics Center}}
• Energy Research Technologies Development Center{{Cite web | url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/etdcentre1/ | title=Unknown}}{{Dead link | date=September 2024 | fix-attempted=yes}}
• Institute of Environmental Engineering and Research{{cite web |url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/IEER/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110015603/http://uet.edu.pk/IEER/ |archive-date=10 January 2011 |title=..Institute of Environmental Engineering & Research..}}
• DSP and Wireless Communication Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/wdsp/|title=Laser & Optrnics Center}}
• Center of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering{{cite web |url=http://www.cewre.edu.pk/ |title = CEWRE – Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Engineering, UET, Lahore}}
• Research Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/researchcentre/|title = Research Center, UET, Lahore}}
• Software Engineering Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/software_engg/|title=..Software Engineering Center, UET, Lahore}}
• Manufacturing Technologies Development Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/MTDC/|title=Laser & Optrnics Center}}
• Automotive Engineering Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aec/|title = Automotive Engineering Center Labs}}
• Nano Technology Research Center{{Cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/nanotechnology/|title = Nanotechnology Research Centre}}
• Innovation and Technology Development Center
• Engineering Services UET Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (ESUPAK){{Cite web|url=https://www.uet.edu.pk/esupak/contact.html|title=ESUPAK}}
• Center for Energy Research and Development
• BioMedical Engineering Center

More than 870 students are foreign students and more than 1000 are female students.{{cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/aboutuet/aboutinfo/index.html?RID=about_uet_student_strength|title=UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology|first=Muzammil|last=Hassan|website=www.uet.edu.pk|access-date=15 April 2018}}

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| QS_W = 751-760 | QS_W_year = 2025 | QS_W_ref = {{Cite web | url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|access-date=2024-08-13 |title=Top Universities QS World University Rankings 2025}}

| QS_Asia = 179 | QS_Asia_year = 2024 | QS_Asia_ref = {{Cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings?tab=indicators|access-date=2024-08-13 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2024}}

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The faculty consists of 741 people, including 14 international faculty members; around 122 have doctoral degrees.{{cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/faculties/facultiesinfo/index.html?RID=complete_faculty|title=UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology|first=Muzammil|last=Hassan|website=www.uet.edu.pk|access-date=15 April 2018}} 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 Pakistan's research activity in computer sciences.

The university has a sports complex, consisting of a swimming pool, tennis court, table tennis court, squash court, and a cricket stadium used for athletics. The university has several football grounds. Apart from sports-related facilities, there are societies to promote co-curricular activities and seminars.{{ cite news

|url= https://sahu.news/muhammad-saqib-javed-discusses-potential-of-it-exports-at-snyes-seminar/

|title= Entrepreneur Muhammad Saqib Javed advocates for IT exports to benefit the Pakistani economy at the SNYES seminar hosted by UET Science Society

|date= 16 Feb 2023

|website= Lahore Herald

|language=en-us

}}

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The National Library of Engineering Science, inaugurated by Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, is the central library of the university. It is a three-story building in front of Allah Hu Chowk. It has a seating capacity of 400 readers. Its collection holds more than 125,000 volumes of books, 22,000 volumes of bound serials, and 600 issues of scientific and technical serials in diverse fields.{{cite web |url=http://library.uet.edu.pk/ |title = National Library of Engineering Sciences catalog}}

The library was recently chosen by the Higher Education Commission to serve as the primary resource center for engineering and technical education.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

File: Ahsan Iqbal.jpg|Ahsan Iqbal, federal minister of Pakistan.

File: Mosharraf Hossain in 2016 (01).jpg|Mosharraf Hossain, Bangladeshi politician

File: Mehreen Faruqi.jpg|Mehreen Faruqi, Australian politician

File:JunaidJamshed-YeWatanShoot (cropped).jpg|Junaid Jamshed, Singer and Islamic scholar

• Ishfaq Ahmad, fellow of IEEE, professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, US{{cite web|url=https://ranger.uta.edu/~iahmad/ |title=Ishfaq Ahmad |publisher=Ranger.uta.edu |access-date=2022-10-22}}
• Arun Kumar Ahuja, late Hindi film actor
• Jawad Ahmad, pop singer
• Parvez Butt, former chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
• Mehreen Faruqi, Australian politician
• Mosharraf Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
• Ahsan Iqbal, politician, member of Pakistan Muslim League (N)
• Junaid Jamshed, religious scholar
• Ahsan Kareem, Robert M. Moran Professor of Engineering and Director of NatHaz Modeling Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame, US
• Fazal Ahmad Khalid, former vice chancellor of the university{{cite web|url=http://www.uet.edu.pk/administration/aboutadministration/index.html?RID=University_Officers|title=UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology|first=Muzammil|last=Hassan|website=www.uet.edu.pk|access-date=22 October 2022}}
• Junaid Khan, rock singer and actor
• Sami Khan, actor
• Faakhir Mehmood, pop singer
• Mir Nooruddin Mengal, slain leader and former acting president of Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
• Adil Najam, dean Pardee School of Global Studies{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/today/2014/adil-najam-named-dean-of-pardee-school-of-global-studies|title=Adil Najam Named Dean of Pardee School of Global Studies - BU Today - Boston University|website=bu.edu|date=15 April 2014 |access-date=22 October 2022}} at Boston University, former vice chancellor of Lahore University of Management Sciences, 11th president of WWF and former associate professor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, former associate professor at Tufts University, US
• Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi, Islamic scholar
• Fawad Rana, owner of Lahore Qalandars
• Najam Sheraz, pop singer

{{reflist}}

• [http://uet.edu.pk UET Lahore official website]
• [http://iohcf.uet.edu.pk/ Industrial Open House and Career Fair, UET Lahore]
• [http://ibm.uet.edu.pk Institute of Business and Management UET Lahore]
• [http://rcet.uet.edu.pk Rachna College of Engineering and Technology Gujranwala]
• [http://newcampus.uet.edu.pk UET Lahore New campus]
• [http://fsd.uet.edu.pk UET Lahore Faisalabad campus]
• [http://nwl.uet.edu.pk UET Lahore Narowal campus]
• [http://pec.org.pk Pakistan Engineering Council]

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