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Mehran University of Engineering and technology, Jamshoro

Description

Mehran University of Engineering and Technology is located in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1963 as a constituent college of University of Sindh, and in 1977, it was recognized as an independent University named, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. It is ranked among the top ten institutions of higher learning in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC). According to latest rankings of HEC, MUET ranks 1st in Sindh and 8th in Pakistan, in engineering category. MUET also ranks as 2nd best public sector university of Pakistan. According to latest QS World University Rankings 2020 MUET ranks among top 351-400 universities of the Asia.

The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral studies in engineering, business and industrial management, humanities, philosophy, fine arts and science.

Centers

USPCASW – U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water

The USPCASW – U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, has recently been established at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro, with the financial support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Pakistan under the Cooperative Agreement signed with USAID on December 12, 2014, for five years.

Centre of Excellence in Art & Design (CEAD)

This centre was initially established as the Federal College of Art and Design (FCAD), and it was handed over to the University of Sindh with the status of an affiliated college. The first batch was admitted to the college in 1999. With the passage of time, the Federal College of Art and Design (FCAD) was converted into the Centre of Excellence in Art & Design (CEAD) vide Notification No. F. 5-7 /2002-NI—1(.) Dated 19-08-2004, by the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan Islamabad, and the project was handed over to the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro as its academic part. Following the 18th amendment, vide Notification, No. 4-5/2011-Min.I, dated 5 April 2011, the functions of the Centre of Excellence in art and design retained at the Ministry of Education, Islamabad has also been transferred to the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro. The changing structure of the CEAD allowed the proper focus to Fine Art, Design and Architecture, education with emphasis to initiate postgraduate studies & research programs leading to the Ph.D. degree.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre (IEC)

Manager; Dr Syed Mohammad Ali Shah IEC is established to nurture the innovation and entrepreneurship spirit of students. Programs of IEC are designed to appeal to everyone from students, staff, industry, who are just trying to obtain a primer on entrepreneurship, to serial entrepreneurs.