Information Technology University

Information Technology University

Motto Innovation
Type Public
Established 2012 (2012)
Endowment $10 million[1]
Vice-Chancellor Umar Saif
Students 700[2]
Location Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus Urban
Affiliations HEC, PEC
Website www.itu.edu.pk

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:

ITU offers seven programs, all taught programs are based on five-month long semester system:[17][18]

  1. BS (Computer Science)
  2. BS (Electrical Engineering)
  3. BS (Management and Technology)
  4. MS (Computer Science)
  5. MS (Data Science)
  6. MS (Development, Technology And Policy)[19]
  7. Executive MBA in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (EMBITE)
  8. PhD (Computer Science)[20]
  9. PhD (Electrical Engineering)[21]

Research

ITU is home to several research centers and labs:[22]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Shehbaz Sharif announces 50 crore for ITU". Dunya News. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ↑ "700 girl and boy students were studying at ITU". The News International. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  3. ↑ "A little "MIT for Pakistan" - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  4. ↑ "Dailytimes | 5th Robotics Expo concludes at ITU". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  5. ↑ "ITU launches Executive MBA in Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  6. ↑ "ITU’s Research Methods workshop concludes". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  7. ↑ "ITU has received a land grant of 182 acres on main Barki road - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  8. ↑ "Robotics Expo at Arfa Software Technology Park on Saturday | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  9. ↑ "ITU meeting". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  10. ↑ "Academic collaboration: ITU partners with Harvard researcher on partition studies - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  11. ↑ "Launching Ceremony – MIT Technology Review Pakistan - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  12. ↑ "Lincoln Corner to be set up at ITU - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  13. ↑ "Empowering businesses: IBM partners with ITU on data science - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  14. ↑ "ITU holds 4th Robotics Expo at Arfa Park". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  15. ↑ "ITU Lahore hosted International Development Design Summit – Khaleej Mag". www.khaleejmag.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  16. ↑ Baloch, Asma (2016-01-22). "Technology can Help in Alleviating Poverty: PITB Chairman Umar Saif". PhoneWorld. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  17. ↑ "ACADEMIC CALENDAR | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  18. ↑ "Academics | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  19. ↑ "MS Development Studies: Development, Technology and Policy | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  20. ↑ "PhD (COMPUTER SCIENCE) | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  21. ↑ "PhD (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  22. ↑ "Research Centres | Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  23. ↑ "Enabling Employment: CTG collaborates with GIZ - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  24. ↑ "The Information Technology University of the Punjab Act 2012". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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