HITEC University
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HITEC University of Engineering and Management Sciences, Taxila, more commonly known as HITEC University (HITECUNI), is a private sector university located in Taxila
, Punjab, Pakistan
.Taxila, a historical seat of learning and an important archeological site, is situated about 30-kilometers North-West of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Taxila has been a home of the Buddhist civilization and is well known for its exquisite craftsmanship in pottery and stone carvings.
HITEC University commenced classes in November, 2007 with an intake of 250 students, in affiliation with UET Taxila
. The University was granted its own charter in November, 2009 by the Government of the Punjab. The University is sponsored by Heavy Industries Taxila Education Welfare Trust (HITEWT).
Taxila Museum
is one kilometers from the campus.
Taxila is an ancient city, about 30 km west of the Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi. It is situated on the border of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province, just off the Grand Trunk Road.
Ancient name of Taxila was “Takshasila” which means the “city of cut stones”. It once had the best universities of the world, including the world’s first university the “Takshashila University”.
A number of important industries including Heavy Industries Taxila
(HIT), Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC), Pakistan Ordnance Factories
(POFs), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
(PAC), Telephone Industry Pakistan (TIP), FECTO Cement etc. are located in the near vicinity of the University, providing excellent opportunities for academic-industrial linkages.
HITEC University aims to live up to the historical past of Taxila and become the premier seat of learning in the region and beyond.
From Islamabad / Rawalpindi proceed on the GT road towards Peshawar. Only 10 km ahead of Sangjani Toll Plaza is the Taxila Bypass. Those travelling on the Motorway may use Islamabad, Tarnol or Bahter interchange to come on the GT road in order to reach the Taxila Bypass. Turn towards the Taxila Museum, about 2 km on the Museum Road is HITEC University – a combination of huge buildings in red bricks and a white prominent mosque, all enclosed in black-stone boundary wall.
Journal & magazine
Library has a good collection of periodicals, all leading newspapers. Library Reviving 07 Daily national newspapers (Three Urdu and Four English) Including Dawn Business Recorder etc Library has also receiving National magazine of computer General and current affair.
with the provision of quality scholarly information based electronic Digital Library. Access to all these resources is free of cost from within the HITEC University Digital Library
The students are popularly referred to as a "HITONIAN"'. "Theta" or "Θ" is the HITONIAN who is busy in his studies all the time with no balanced time for other activities.
, Islamabad
and the campus.
No ranking list has been published by HEC or other institution after 2009.
Taxila
Taxila is a Tehsil in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is an important archaeological site.Taxila is situated about northwest of Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi in Panjab; just off the Grand Trunk Road...
, Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.Taxila, a historical seat of learning and an important archeological site, is situated about 30-kilometers North-West of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Taxila has been a home of the Buddhist civilization and is well known for its exquisite craftsmanship in pottery and stone carvings.
HITEC University commenced classes in November, 2007 with an intake of 250 students, in affiliation with UET Taxila
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
The University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, or UET Taxila is located at Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1975 as a campus of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore and chartered as an independent university in 1993, offering Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degrees...
. The University was granted its own charter in November, 2009 by the Government of the Punjab. The University is sponsored by Heavy Industries Taxila Education Welfare Trust (HITEWT).
Taxila Museum
Taxila Museum
Taxila Museum is located at Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.-Location:Taxila Museum is located 35 km from Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road to Peshawar. It is famous for remains of Gandhara art...
is one kilometers from the campus.
History
HITEC University has been conceived as a part of HIT Education City (HITEC). The city has already established instructional programmes at school and college levels. The main objective of educational programmes has been the preparation of youth who could catalyze a well knit society with accumulation of positive social capital. As a part of the same vision HIT has undertaken the task of establishing a high quality higher education institution in the name of HITEC University. This has become imperative in view of the expanding frontiers of knowledge which have caused intense global competition in economic development. Since HIT itself is involved in high level production of machinery and equipment, it is all the more necessary that it receives research support from a knowledge generating institution for improvement, innovation and development. The proposed University is likely to fulfill this role.Location
Spread over an area of more than 100 acres, HITEC University is located in the foot of Margella Hills only 2 km from Taxila city.Taxila is an ancient city, about 30 km west of the Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi. It is situated on the border of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province, just off the Grand Trunk Road.
Ancient name of Taxila was “Takshasila” which means the “city of cut stones”. It once had the best universities of the world, including the world’s first university the “Takshashila University”.
A number of important industries including Heavy Industries Taxila
Heavy Industries Taxila
Heavy Industries Taxila is the backbone of Pakistan's engineering industry for the Pakistan Armed Forces, being a combination of multiple industries that has grown into a large military complex since 1980. It consists of six major production units and their support facilities, staffed by over 6500...
(HIT), Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC), Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Pakistan Ordnance Factories was founded in 1951 with the primary objective of producing arms and ammunition for the armed forces of Pakistan...
(POFs), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is a facility used to service, assemble and manufacture aircraft for the Pakistani Armed Forces...
(PAC), Telephone Industry Pakistan (TIP), FECTO Cement etc. are located in the near vicinity of the University, providing excellent opportunities for academic-industrial linkages.
HITEC University aims to live up to the historical past of Taxila and become the premier seat of learning in the region and beyond.
From Islamabad / Rawalpindi proceed on the GT road towards Peshawar. Only 10 km ahead of Sangjani Toll Plaza is the Taxila Bypass. Those travelling on the Motorway may use Islamabad, Tarnol or Bahter interchange to come on the GT road in order to reach the Taxila Bypass. Turn towards the Taxila Museum, about 2 km on the Museum Road is HITEC University – a combination of huge buildings in red bricks and a white prominent mosque, all enclosed in black-stone boundary wall.
General Collection
This is the main collection comprising high quality selected books. This collection is organized according to Dewey's Decimal Classification Scheme and shelved subjects wise according to call numbers (100-999) pasted on the spine of each item.Reference Collection
A significant number of current reference sources are available on reference shelves. Various electronic databases including, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, yearbooks, atlases, bibliographies are distinct feature of this collection. The reference books can only be consulted within the library.Journal & magazine
Library has a good collection of periodicals, all leading newspapers. Library Reviving 07 Daily national newspapers (Three Urdu and Four English) Including Dawn Business Recorder etc Library has also receiving National magazine of computer General and current affair.
Digital Library
To meet the information requirements of students, researchers of HITEC University Taxila, PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
with the provision of quality scholarly information based electronic Digital Library. Access to all these resources is free of cost from within the HITEC University Digital Library
Admissions
The admission is strictly based on merit and the University is open to all persons irrespective of gender, religion, race, creed, color or domicile. Admission shall be granted on the basis of eligibility criteria of the University. Applicants who have appeared in pre-requisite examination prescribed for admission in a program and are awaiting results will be provisionally admitted against an undertaking that they will pass their examination as per admission criteria. Every undergraduate student shall be expected to take the full load of the courses prescribed for the semester. A master student, however, will have the option to register for fewer courses.Profile of the University faculties
HITEC University Taxila offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate in various disciplines under the following faculties:Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- PowerElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
- Electronics
- Telecom
Faculty of management sciences
- Business AdministrationBachelor of Business AdministrationThe Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
Faculty of Islamic Studies
- Sharia and LawShariaSharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
Student societies
Engineering and non-technical societies on the university campus include:- Art & Literery Society promotes artArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, cultureCultureCulture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and the literary abilities of the students. - Scientific society gives the opportunity to participate in engineering and technology along with general sciences work.
- Sports Society organize the sports activities for students. The aimAIM- Aeronautics :* Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, NASA satellite* Aeronautical Information Manual- Business :* Alternative Investment Market, operated by the London Stock Exchange* AIM Investment Management, Australian financial planning company...
of the club is to produce the best athletes and sportsmen with good sportsman spirit for the universityUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
and for participants in the inter universityUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
tournaments. - Adventure and Social Welfare Society provides students with an opportunity to escape from the daily routine of the busy campus life and to enjoy the wilderness and nature.It organizes hiking, mountaneering, jogging, boating and excursion trips.
The students are popularly referred to as a "HITONIAN"'. "Theta" or "Θ" is the HITONIAN who is busy in his studies all the time with no balanced time for other activities.
Transport
A transport facility is provided for students, with buses plying between RawalpindiRawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
, Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and the campus.
Campus network
All departments and hostels are networked on 100 Mbit/s Ethernet, and connected through a fiber link. Outdoors are covered by Wifi at 54 Mbit/s. The campus connects to the internet through a high speed link provided by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company. The university uses the HEC digital library program and connects to the Scopus network for its e-library requirements.Hostels
University hostels feature dormitory style rooms, often with bunks, security, social life, showers, and food prep and storage areas. University Hostel provide very community oriented environment.Mosque
The mosque serves as a place where Muslims Student can come together for salat (prayer) (Arabic: صلاة, ṣalāt) as well as a center for information, education, and dispute settlement. The Imam leads the prayer.It has a capacity of 700 worshippers.Ranking
HITEC University, Taxila was W ranked (highest category) by the HEC in 2009.No ranking list has been published by HEC or other institution after 2009.
External links
- Higher Education Commision-HITEC University Charter
- Pakistan Engineering council Accreditation, HITEC University
- HEC Digital Library HITEC University
- MOU with Institute of Rural Management Pakistan