University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar

In 1952, an engineering college was set up as a constituent college of the University of Peshawar with an enrollment of twenty students (according to the UET Peshawar Annual Report 2006 – 2007). This college was granted a charter to operate as an independent engineering university in 1980 under the name University of Engineering and Technology. It was officially known as the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar until 2010 when the province name was changed to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).[7] Colloquially, it has been referred to as UET Peshawar since its establishment.

The main campus is in the University Campus area, University Road, Peshawar. The Peshawar campus is the nucleus of the university. The following programs are offered in the Peshawar campus.

• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Agriculture Engineering [8]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Architecture [9]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Chemical Engineering [10]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Civil Engineering [11]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Computer Science & IT [12]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Computer Systems Engineering [13]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Electrical Engineering [14]
• B.Sc. Electronics Engineering [15]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Industrial Engineering [16]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Mechanical Engineering [17]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Mechatronics Engineering [18]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Mining Engineering [19]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Software Engineering [20]
• B.Sc/M. Sc/Ph.D Telecommunication Engineering [21]

Jalozai Campus was inaugurated in December 2017 by Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan. The campus funded by HEC at the cost of Rs. 6,565,272 million PKR is established on Pabbi Cherat Road at 11 km Southwards from GT Road in Nowshera District. Total area of the campus is 402 acres and the total covered area is approximately 1,021,233 sq. ft. with almost 3240 students. At present, Jalozai Campus is offering the following programs.

• B.Sc. Civil Engineering [22]
• B.Sc. Electrical Engineering [23]
• B.Sc. Industrial Engineering [24]
• B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering [25]
• Computer Science & IT [26]

The Abbottabad campus was inaugurated in October 2002 at the premises of the old Ayub Medical College. The campus has two departments, Electronics and Architecture. The campus started Electronic Engineering subjects for the first time in UET history. In this respect, its first Batch (2004 to 2008) is called the "Pioneer Batch". Similarly architecture was not only started for the first time in the history of UET Peshawar but also in history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Abbottabad campus is located in the heart of city surrounded by lush green lawns and tall trees. At the background, there is a mountain view adding more grandeur to the campus. The departments offers the following four- and five-year degree program respectively:

• B.Sc. Electronics Engineering (four-year program)
• B.Architecture, City and Regional Planning (five-year program)[27]

The Bannu campus became operational in May 2002 at the premises of Comprehensive High School. The campus offers engineering in two technologies, i.e., Electrical and Civil Engineering. The campus is in the east of the city on D.I Khan Rd. Six batches have graduated from this campus under the accreditation of Pakistan Engineering Council.

Mardan campus, inaugurated in 2002, is spread over 22 acres (89,000 m²) of area and offers degrees in Telecommunications Engineering and Computer Software Engineering. It is one of the first satellite campus of UET Peshawar, which became a full-fledged university in March 2018.[28][29]

• B.Sc. Telecom Engineering,
• M.Sc. Telecom Engineering
• PhD Telecom Engineering
• B.Sc. Software Engineering
• M.Sc. Software Engineering
• PhD Software Engineering
• B.Sc. Electrical Engineering(Communication)
• B.Sc. Electrical Engineering(Power)

The Kohat campus became operational in March 2012 at the premises of Kohat University's city campus. The campus offers engineering in electrical engineering. The campus is situated on Pindi road, Kohat. Currently, the campus is offering - B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Communication) [30]

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

• Department of Agricultural Engineering
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Computer Systems Engineering
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Industrial Engineering
• Department of Mining Engineering
• Department of Telecommunication Engineering
• Department of Electronics Engineering
• Department of Architecture
• Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
• Department of Basic Sciences and Islamiat
• Department of Mechatronics Engineering

Directorate of Clubs and Societies is the umbrella under which other clubs work including technical society and extra-curricular clubs. Drama Club (Stage), Hiking and Trekking Club, Environmental Club are major extra-curricular clubs. Programs such as dramas, debates, seminars, exhibitions and trekking, computing and computer game contests are arranged annually in the university. Other major technical society clubs include:

• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)[31]
• IEEE UET Peshawar sub-section[32]
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)[32]
• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)[32]
• Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) [32]

UET Peshawar is ranked 5th in the field of IT/Engineering by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan which is the highest regulatory government body of higher education institutes in the country.[33]

In 2004, UET Peshawar moved from an annual system of examination to the semester system. The system was brought by the vice chancellor, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gillani. There are two semesters in an academic year – Fall and Spring. Each semester consists of 18 weeks of teaching and two exams- mid term and final term. Mid term carries 25% and the final term carries 50% of the total in any subject offered in a semester. The rest of the 25% is awarded on the basis of class participation, assignments and quizzes. Fall semester starts around September, whereas spring semester starts around February.

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

Being a public university with limited number of seats, entrance to UET Peshawar is competed tremendously nationwide by the brightest students annually. It conducts ETEA test for selection procedure each year.[34] In 2016, about 15000 candidates appeared for the entrance test to undergraduate programs.[35]

Earthquake Engineering Center (EEC) is a multidisciplinary research and education center. Envisioned in 2002, the center became operational in June 2006.[36] EEC was established with the aim of better understanding the seismic risk in the areas within the geographical boundaries of Pakistan and to conduct research and testing in the current construction practices in Pakistan for improving seismic resistance of structures in high seismic risk areas. In the aftermath of the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the center proved itself as a reliable and proficient institution that provided valuable suggestions and guidance to the government and non-government organizations involved in the reconstruction and rehabilitation.

National Institute of Urban Infrastructure Planning, the brainchild of Dr. Murtaza Haider (Asst. Prof. McGill University 2002–2006, Assoc. Prof. Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) 2006-current) is established at UET Peshawar with the grant of US$3.0 million from Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) of Pakistan. Main focus of NIUIP is to address the persistent urban decay and research in improvement of urban infrastructure of Pakistan. Initial research focus of NIUIP is in:

• Infrastructure finance and planning
• Urban transportation planning
• Urban environment and energy planning
• Water supply and sanitation
• Solid waste management
• Spatial modeling and GIS

Center of Intelligent Systems & Networks Research (CISNR) conducts research primarily on smart grid and intelligent transportation systems based on wireless sensor networks and IoT devices.[37] CISNR has several partnerships with different National and International organizations.[38]

• HUAMET, NASYS China Holding Limited, China
• INSTECH Enterprises, Pakistan
• Webprenuer Academy, UK
• GOVCHINA International Information Technology Research Institute (Beijing), China
• Beijing Global Safety Technology Corporation Limited, China

USPCAS-E is a partnership between Arizona State University and two leading Pakistani universities: the NUST and the UET Peshawar.[39] It is a major energy research project funded by USAID in Pakistan dealing with applied and joint research with UET Peshawar.[40] Scholars who attends UET Peshawar are selected to attend Arizona State University for further studies on sustainable energy and photovoltaics.[41] The students and faculty engages in experimental research on energy at Arizona State University labs under the supervision of professors to design, execute and analyze experiments in areas such as solar panels and batteries.[42] They also take part in industrial visits to learn more about power generation mechanisms in the United States. Under the umbrella of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the USPCAS-E at UET Peshawar conducts sustainable energy research, producing the next generation of technologies in the field of applied energy research.

This center conducts research on P2P video transmission and data communication. STAMP, an open source modular P2P streaming system optimized for the networking conditions of Pakistan. Scalability in the context of STAMP refers to both scalability in terms of support for accommodating any number of users on the fly and also scalability in terms of support for the simultaneous transmission of different video quality levels.[43]

The research activities at UET Peshawar include:

• 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.

The university library contains a collection of books and manuscripts related to engineering and computing disciplines. The library allows students access to electronic journals under a “Digital Library Program”, a Higher Education Council (HEC) funded project for both public and private universities. Moreover, the university provides free books to the students for a semester period.