HEC - Faculty Development of UESTPs and UETs

According to the official website of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan (as of April-2016), the Faculty Development of UESTPs/ UETs project was approved by ECNEC in September, 2007. The main objective of this project is to produce 1500 PhD level Engineers, Scientists and Technologists for becoming the potential faculty members of the Universities of Engineering, Science and Technology being built in collaboration with technologically advanced universities of France, Italy, Germany, China, South Korea and Austria. Later, the scope of this faculty was extended to the existing Engineering Universities in the country.

According to the HEC, the project envisages the training and development of 1500 scholars in the technologies advance countries related to engineering and some social sciences disciplines. The project continues to award MS leading to PhD & PhD scholarships at top ranked universities of USA, UK, Canada, Austria, China, France, Germany, Belgium, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Australia and Italy. Most of the universities and countries are offering reduced tuition fee rates to HEC. Scholarship Policy is developed through collective wisdom and is based on four principles i.e., Equal Opportunity, Transparency, Merit and Govt. of Pakistan Provincial Quota Policy.

The main objective of this project is to produce 1500 PhD level Engineers, Scientists and Technologists who will be essentially the potential faculty members and academic resource persons for the Universities of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan. To create a critical mass of highly qualified Engineer, Technologists, and Scientists Manpower in high-tech fields. High-level Science and Technology manpower in Pakistan is indispensable for building S&T capability, modernizing and streamlining our industry, transport and communications, energy, health, agriculture and social set up. Hence availability of highly trained scientists and technologists is a pre-requisite for the absorption of present state-of-the-art technologies as well as for development of new technologies, products and process required for boosting our agricultural and industrial production.

For terms and conditions, list of universities and contact details, visit the official website of the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

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