Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

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**Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology**

Motto	رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic) O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge
Established	June 1, 1988
Type	Private
Rector	Dr. Abdullah Sadiq
Faculty	32^[1]
Staff	Approx 600
Students	959
Undergraduates	866^[1]
Postgraduates	93^[1]
Location	Topi, Pakistan
Campus	400 acres^[1]
Affiliations	HEC, PEC, UGC
Website	www.giki.edu.pk

Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology - GIKI is one of the premier institutes of higher learning in Pakistan.

1 History
2 Location
3 Faculties
- 3.1 International Advisory Board
4 Student Societies
- 4.1 GIKI Web Development team
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

The campus of GIKI and it location

The GIK Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit institute. Named after former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan, it is one of the best engineering universities in Pakistan. Ghulam Ishaq Khan wanted to establish an institute which would reduce Pakistan's dependence on foreign expertise and imported technology. The genesis of the Institute can be traced back to the early 1950's. The Institute was registered in June, 1988 by its parent body, namely, Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan (SOPREST). Ghulam Ishaq Khan, then the President of the country, was elected the president of the Society for life and Mr. H. U. Beg was appointed its honorary Executive Director. The ordinance of the Institute was promulgated by the Frontier Government in March 1993 and the first batch of students entered in October 1993.

Major founding donors include Benevolent Community Care, Infaq Foundation, Chiniot Anjuman-e-Islamia, Dawood Group of Industries, and the Government of NWFP which has donated land at Topi.

[edit] Location

Agha Hassan Abedi Auditorium

The University is situated beside the mighty River Indus in the mountains of Tarbela and Gadoon-Amazai, in the province of North West Frontier Province (N.W.F.P) near the small town of Topi. It also lies in proximity to the lakes of Tarbela and Ghazi.

Its lush green campus, nested in the scenic mountains of Tarbela and Gadoon-Amazai, is a residential campus with adequate accommodation for all students. The campus is not far from the lakes of Tarbela Dam and Ghazi Barotha. Many world renowned historical and archeological sites are within one hour drive from its campus. These includes Lahor, where Panini is believed to have composed the Sanskrit grammar, and near which Alexander and his Greek army crossed the Indus on his way to India, Shabaz Ghari famous for the Ashoka inscriptions and Takht Bhai, the site of one of the best preserved Buddhist Monasteries.

One of the faculty buildings in GIKI

Some of the most important national industries are also located quite close to this Institute. These include the Telephone Industries of Pakistan, Heavy Mechanical Complex (Taxila), the Heavy Foundry and Forge Engineering of the Kamra Aeronautical Complex, the Heavy Rebuild Factory and the Locomotive Complex. Though away from the congestion, noise and pollution of big cities, the Institute has easy access to important urban centers; it is less than 2 hours drive from the national capital, Islamabad and the provincial capital, Peshawar.

[edit] Faculties

GIK Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in six disciplines:

[edit] International Advisory Board

This board consists of scientists, engineers and academicians of international standing who are responsible for monitoring the Institute's standards of education and research. It comprises of faculty members from the University of Florida, Kyoto University, McGill University, Kansas State University and other prominent institutions.

[edit] Student Societies

There are two kinds of societies in GIKI:

Professional Societies

Each faculty in the institute supports a professional organization, devoted to advancing theory and practice of their respective fields.
Non-Professional Societies

These societies are created for non-technical purposes and do not represent any particular faculty.

List of societies: