undergraduate prospectus 2011 - University of Engineering and ...

DIRECTORATE OF ADVANCED STUDIES,
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT (ASRTD) 10
The Directorate of ASR&TD, which functions under the
supervision of the Director, is the secretariat of the Board of
Advanced Studies, Research and Technological Development.
The Board comprises the Vice-Chancellor (Chairman), all the
Pro-Vice-Chancellors, all the Deans, one University Professor
from each faculty, one technologist, five members from the
Industries and the Director of ASR&TD.
The Directorate performs a variety of functions to promote
research, extension and advisory services in the University.
The purpose of these functions is to:
a. Regulate MSc and PhD programs.
b. Provide funds and monitor faculty research.
c. Provide funds for M.Sc. Engg. and PhD research.
d. Approve thesis titles, supervisors and examiners.
e. Co-ordinate the Split PhD program with foreign
Universities, Government of Pakistan.
f. Arrange visits of Pakistani Experts to give
Workshops/Seminars in their field of expertise under
TOKTEN program.
g. Arrange visits of foreign Professors to the University
and vice-versa.
h. Award of Research Assistant-ships.
i. Sponsor collaborative research work in engineering
and allied disciplines at the University and promote
the research work.
j. Assist the Departments in organizing Post-graduate
Programs, extension lectures and seminars.
k. Coordinate advisory services of the University for the
benefit of the Government departments and
industries.
l. Arrange evaluation of Research publications of
faculty members and publishing of Research Journal
of the University.
m. Make arrangements for Extension Lectures of
Senior Professors from foreign countries, under
the proposed British Council Specialists
visits to Pakistan and TOKTEN Schemes.
n. Arrange for PhD Programs in the University.
o. Regulate an endowment fund for Higher Education
and R&D in IT & Telecom Division at University of
Engineering & Technology, Taxila, createdfor an
amount of Rs. 100 million. The main objective for
the establishment of endowment fund is to provide
a continuous service of funding the University for
producing around four PhD and six MSc in the
field of Signal Processing every year. Fund would
be available for man power development in the
following fields:
(1) Computer/Data communication
(2) Image Processing
(3) Simulation and Modelling
(4) Wireless communication
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