Taxila, A technology park will be established in the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila to provide state-of-the-art facilities to scholars, academia, researchers, and public and private sector enterprises.
Dr Mohammed Abbas Choudhary, UET vice chancellor, told reporters on Sunday that measures have been taken for developing the university’s infrastructure in the last three months. He said seats for students have been doubled in telecom, software and computer engineering departments.
He said three new engineering departments, environmental, electronics and industrial have been introduced in the university, adding that three new faculties of material, geo-technical, and aeronautical engineering would be introduced in the next academic year.
He said with the financial assistance of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Punjab government these projects would be completed.
The VC said in the next four years, over 100 faculty members would be sent to various educational institutions in Pakistan and abroad for PhD. He said it would be endured that all UET assistant professors should be PhD.
He said a multi purpose hall would also be constructed for holding convocations, seminars and workshops.
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