undergraduate prospectus 2011 - University of Engineering and ...

Vice Chancellor’s Message
When students hear that D. H. Lawrence claimed that
education should aim to “lead the individual nature in each
man and woman to its true fullness,” that for Rousseau the
aim of education was “to come into accord with the teaching
of nature,” that R. M. Hutchins saw the aim of education as
“cultivation of intellect,” that A. S. Neil believed the aim of
education should be to “make people happier, more secure,
less neurotic, less prejudiced,” and that John Locke claimed
“education must aim at virtue and teach man to deny his
desire, inclinations and appetite, and follow as reason directs”;
hopefully the penny was dropped. (Harris, 1999, p.1) This is not
all; one could find hundreds of such famous and philosophers
who have articulated their thoughts as aims of education.
Same will be true for goals, missions, objectives, and purpose
of education. Similar diversity in the thoughts will be observed
if education is further specified as basic education, science and
technical education, secondary and tertiary education. I am
not striving for a definition of aim, goal, mission, purpose or
objective of educations which is close to my thinking but what
we at University of Engineering and Technology Taxila are and
what the students shall expect after entering this University
and the expectations that we will have during his/her stay at
the university and throughout his professional life as alumni.
The University is about people, their lives, their growth, their
needs and their welfare as such to understand the genesis of
the University; the University may be looked at as a large self
contained social system. The prime activity at the Universities
is about knowledge, education, research and discovery at
various levels and in various directions and dimensions where
the interaction breeds and feeds learning, as such a modern
University may be considered a large learning echo system
– that is our understanding of University of Engineering
and Technology, Taxila. At the University of Engineering and
Technology Taxila the student will experience an academic
environment and research culture that will accelerate the
learning process of our students and help them broaden
their conceptualization and learning reach about principles,
practices in their chosen field of engineering education.
During their stay the students will develop articulated way
of discovering new and unknown, to expand the horizon and
enable them to contribute professionally to the advancement
of human race and civility in their upbringing. For us student,
faculty, learning environment and society are the core
elements of UET Taxila echo system:
University commits itself to provide maximal opportunities
for intellectual and creative development. We at UET Taxila
are committed to provide our students, opportunities to learn
through inquiry and research rather than simple transmission
of knowledge, training in the skills necessary for oral and
written communication at the level that will serve the student
both within the university and in postgraduate professional
and personal life, appreciation of art, humanities, sciences,
and social sciences and the opportunity to experience at
any intensity and depth the student can accommodate. We
also are mindful of careful and comprehensive preparation
of students for whatever may lie beyond their graduation,
whether it is the graduate school, professional school or
first professional position. The student at this university
can also expect opportunity to work with talented senior
researchers who will help and guide their efforts, access to
first class facilities in which to pursue education and research
– laboratories, libraries, studios, computer systems and
residential halls. Many options among engineering fields of
study and directions to move within those fields are available,
including areas and choices not found in general universities,
and opportunities to interact with people of backgrounds
cultures and experiences different from the student’s own and
with pursuers of knowledge at every level of accomplishment,
from first year students to senior research faculty.
While we provide limitless opportunities to our students
we also have expectations from students what have the
privilege to be inducted in undergraduate engineering
disciplines. We want our students to respect for the rights,
differences, and dignity of others, honesty and integrity in
all dealings, conscientious pursuit of excellence in one’s work
and accountability for actions and conduct in the university,
respect for freedom of thought and expression during their
stay and throughout their professional life.
This document provides you with information about the
University, its programs, areas of teaching and research,
faculty, facilities – how you can enter in this University, spend
your undergraduate years, and what will be expected from
you during your stay. Thank you for considering University
of Engineering and Technology, Taxila for testing your limits,
your aspirations to be together with us, and putting brilliant
ideas to better realities.