Information Technology University
Arfa Software Technology Park, home of ITU | |
Motto | Innovation |
---|---|
Type | Public |
Established | 2012 |
Endowment | $10 million[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Umar Saif |
Students | 700[2] |
Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | HEC, PEC |
Website |
www |
Information Technology University (ITU) is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 2013, the university is founded and headed by Umar Saif and is modeled after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3][4][5][6]
The university is located within the high-rise Arfa Software Technology Park, while its permanent 183 acre campus is under construction on Barki Road in eastern Lahore.[7][8][9] The university has varying degrees of partnerships with the Harvard University[10] and also publishes the MIT Technology Review, Pakistan edition.[11] The university is home to several tenured academics, Pakistan's largest startup incubator and maintains partnerships with EdX, IBM and the US State Department.[12][13][14] It hosted International Design Development Summit, organised by IDIN and USAID.[15][16]
Faculty
The university is led by Umar Saif (PhD, Cambridge) who has previously taught at the Cambridge–MIT Institute. It has two faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, headed by Akmal Hussain
- Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, headed by Bashir Ahmad Khan
ITU offers seven programs, all taught programs are based on five-month long semester system:[17][18]
- BS (Computer Science)
- BS (Electrical Engineering)
- BS (Management and Technology)
- MS (Computer Science)
- MS (Data Science)
- MS (Development, Technology And Policy)[19]
- Executive MBA in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (EMBITE)
- PhD (Computer Science)[20]
- PhD (Electrical Engineering)[21]
Research
ITU is home to several research centers and labs:[22]
- Center for Technology and Governance (CTG)
- Technology and Research in Emerging Networks and Distributed Systems (TRENDS)
- Neighborhood for Emerging World Technologies (NEWT)
- Abdus Salam International Center of Mathematics
- Center For Speech and Language Technologies
- National Centre For Academic Integrity
- Bio-Inspired Simulation & Modelling of Intelligent Life
- Embedded Computing Laboratory
- Scientometrics Lab
- Data Science Lab
- Business Analytics Lab
- Vision Processing Lab
- Innovations for Poverty Alleviation Lab (IPAL)
Between 2013 and 2016 the university has conducted PKR 700 million (approx. US$7 million) in research in STEM. It has received research funding from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Government of Punjab, GIZ, World Bank and Department for International Development.[23]
History
ITU was established in 2012 by The Information Technology Universuty of the Punjab Act of the Punjab Government.[24]
See also
- List of universities in Pakistan
- Habib University
- Aga Khan University
- NUST
- LUMS
- Quaid-e-Azam University
- The Millennium University College
- Lahore School of Economics
References
- ↑ "Shehbaz Sharif announces 50 crore for ITU". Dunya News. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "700 girl and boy students were studying at ITU". The News International. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "A little "MIT for Pakistan" - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Dailytimes | 5th Robotics Expo concludes at ITU". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "ITU launches Executive MBA in Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "ITU’s Research Methods workshop concludes". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "ITU has received a land grant of 182 acres on main Barki road - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Robotics Expo at Arfa Software Technology Park on Saturday | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "ITU meeting". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Academic collaboration: ITU partners with Harvard researcher on partition studies - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Launching Ceremony – MIT Technology Review Pakistan - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Lincoln Corner to be set up at ITU - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Empowering businesses: IBM partners with ITU on data science - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "ITU holds 4th Robotics Expo at Arfa Park". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "ITU Lahore hosted International Development Design Summit – Khaleej Mag". www.khaleejmag.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ Baloch, Asma (2016-01-22). "Technology can Help in Alleviating Poverty: PITB Chairman Umar Saif". PhoneWorld. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ "ACADEMIC CALENDAR | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Academics | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "MS Development Studies: Development, Technology and Policy | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "PhD (COMPUTER SCIENCE) | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "PhD (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Research Centres | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "Enabling Employment: CTG collaborates with GIZ - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "The Information Technology University of the Punjab Act 2012". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-02-10.