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University in Peshawar, Pakistan

The University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (UET Peshawar), formerly known as NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, is a public university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Formerly known as NWFP University of Engineering and Technology until 2010, it an institution of higher learning in Pakistan with a strong emphasis on the development of science and engineering. The university offers undergraduate and post graduate programs in various engineering disciplines. The university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. The university was regarded as one of the best engineering schools in the country and was ranked in 7th position nationwide in the category of "Engineering and Technology" by HEC, the highest governing body of higher education in Pakistan. According to Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, the university is ranked in 801 1000th worldwide and in 251 300th position in Asia.

In 1952, an engineering college was set up as a constituent college of the University of Peshawar with an enrollment of twenty students (according to the UET Peshawar Annual Report 2006 – 2007). This college was granted a charter to operate as an independent engineering university in 1980 under the name University of Engineering and Technology. It was officially known as the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar until 2010 when the province name was changed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Colloquially, it has been referred to as UET Peshawar since its establishment.

UET Peshawar has five campuses. Peshawar campus is the main campus with four satellite campuses in Kohat, Abbottabad, Bannu and Jalozai.

The main campus is in the University Campus area, University Road, Peshawar. The Peshawar campus is the nucleus of the university. The following programs are offered in the Peshawar campus. B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Agriculture Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Architecture
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Chemical Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Civil Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Computer Science & IT
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Computer Systems Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Electrical Engineering
B. Sc. Electronics Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Industrial Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Mechanical Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Mechatronics Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Mining Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Software Engineering
B. Sc/M. Sc/Ph. D Telecommunication Engineering

The Abbottabad campus was inaugurated in October 2002 at the premises of the old Ayub Medical College. The campus has two departments, Electronics and Architecture. The campus started Electronic Engineering subjects for the first time in UET history. In this respect, its first Batch (2004 to 2008) is called the "Pioneer Batch". Similarly architecture was not only started for the first time in the history of UET Peshawar but also in history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Abbottabad campus is located in the heart of city surrounded by lush green lawns and tall trees. At the background, there is a mountain view adding more grandeur to the campus. The departments offers the following four and five year degree program respectively:
B. Sc. Electronics Engineering (four year program)
B. Architecture, City and Regional Planning (five year program)

The Bannu campus became operational in May 2002 at the premises of Comprehensive High School. The campus offers engineering in two technologies, i. e., Electrical and Civil Engineering. The campus is in the east of the city on D. I Khan Rd. Six batches have graduated from this campus under the accreditation of Pakistan Engineering Council.

The Kohat campus became operational in March 2012 at the premises of Kohat University's city campus. The campus offers engineering in electrical engineering. The campus is situated on Pindi road, Kohat. Currently, the campus is offering B. Sc. Electrical Engineering (Communication)

In 2004, UET Peshawar moved from an annual system of examination to the semester system. The system was brought by the vice chancellor, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gillani. There are two semesters in an academic year – Fall and Spring. Each semester consists of 18 weeks of teaching and two exams mid term and final term. Mid term carries 25% and the final term carries 50% of the total in any subject offered in a semester. The rest of the 25% is awarded on the basis of class participation, assignments and quizzes. Fall semester starts around September, whereas spring semester starts around February.

In 2006, UET Peshawar introduced the Tenure Track System which is a performance based pay system.

Being a public university with limited number of seats, entrance to UET Peshawar is competed tremendously nationwide by the brightest students annually. It conducts ETEA test for selection procedure each year. In 2016, about 15000 candidates appeared for the entrance test to undergraduate programs.

The following centers at the university conduct researches which are funded by the government agency and HEC.

Earthquake Engineering Center (EEC) is a multidisciplinary research and education center. Envisioned in 2002, the center became operational in June 2006. EEC was established with the aim of better understanding the seismic risk in the areas within the geographical boundaries of Pakistan and to conduct research and testing in the current construction practices in Pakistan for improving seismic resistance of structures in high seismic risk areas. In the aftermath of the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the center proved itself as a reliable and proficient institution that provided valuable suggestions and guidance to the government and non government organizations involved in the reconstruction and rehabilitation.

USPCAS E is a partnership between Arizona State University and two leading Pakistani universities: the NUST and the UET Peshawar. It is a major energy research project funded by USAID in Pakistan dealing with applied and joint research with UET Peshawar. Scholars who attends UET Peshawar are selected to attend Arizona State University for further studies on sustainable energy and photovoltaics. The students and faculty engages in experimental research on energy at Arizona State University labs under the supervision of professors to design, execute and analyze experiments in areas such as solar panels and batteries. They also take part in industrial visits to learn more about power generation mechanisms in the United States. Under the umbrella of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the USPCAS E at UET Peshawar conducts sustainable energy research, producing the next generation of technologies in the field of applied energy research.

This center conducts research on P2P video transmission and data communication. STAMP, an open source modular P2P streaming system optimized for the networking conditions of Pakistan. Scalability in the context of STAMP refers to both scalability in terms of support for accommodating any number of users on the fly and also scalability in terms of support for the simultaneous transmission of different video quality levels.

UET Peshawar has joint research, faculty and student training and exchange programs with foreign universities including Arizona State University, Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Strathclyde University (UK), McGill University (Canada), George Washington University (United States), University of Petronas (Malaysia) and University of Liverpool (UK). In 2016, MoU was signed between UET Peshawar and Arizona State University to exchange students under the program of U. S. Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS E). Students from UET Peshawar spend a semester in the United States to carry out energy research at the laboratories of Arizona State University. The exchange visits, coordinated through the USAID funded U. S. Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS E), provides faculty the opportunity to upgrade their teaching and corporate partnership skills and offers the students of UET Peshawar an opportunity to enhance their research skills and industry awareness.

The university library contains a collection of books and manuscripts related to engineering and computing disciplines. The library allows students access to electronic journals under a “Digital Library Program”, a Higher Education Council (HEC) funded project for both public and private universities. Moreover, the university provides free books to the students for a semester period.

The university offers on campus housing for its students. It has separate hostels for girls and boys. It also has a separate hostel for its foreign students. The university has almost 150 foreign students studying in various departments, most of which are from Middle East and Africa. The student life in hostels mostly revolve around visiting friends, outdoor activities like football, cricket, basketball, badminton, tennis, handball and other sports during afternoon at the beautiful large playground of Islamia College and surrounding facilities. The campus has several other playgrounds besides that and it is significantly attractive because of large number of trees.