University of Management and Technology (Pakistan)

University of Management and Technology (UMT) (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف مینیجمنٹ اینڈ ٹکنالوجی) is a modern private-sector university located in Lahore, Pakistan. UMT is Government chartered University and is recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) of Pakistan. UMT is a project of ILM Trust. It is an independent, non-for-profit private organization.

Established     1990
Type     Private
Academic staff     110 Permanent
Location     Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus     Urban

History

UMT was founded in 1990 as the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). ILM was established by leading educationalists, professionals, and industrialists with an aim to enhance the organizational and individual effectiveness. Guided by the noble mission of helping others in actualizing their limitless human potential to its finest shape, ILM sought to respond to the challenges of information-based economy, globalization, and ever increasing complexity.

UMT – now an independent, not-for-profit, private institution of higher learning – received her degree-granting charter first as the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) in 2002 through an Act of the Assembly of the Punjab. Later, on 16 June 2004, IMT became University of Management and Technology through the passing of a similar Act by the Punjab Assembly.

In March 2010 UMT has become one of the few universities in Lahore that organizes Job Fair.

UMT Today

In a short period of time, University of Management and Technology has established itself as a leading forum for creativity and enquiry based learning. In developing a management and technological focus designed to encourage students to become enlightened citizens fully cognizant of their rights and responsibilities, UMT’s aim has been to impart a degree of knowledge and skills that will enable students to pursue a successful career and contribute to productive activities; sensitize students to ethical values and be tolerant of cultural diversity; motivate students to pursue excellence in their chosen field, seek broader and higher objectives and strive to serve the community, and society as a whole.

In September 2007, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, upgraded the category of UMT from ‘Category X’ to ‘Category W’ . UMT now ranks among the few selected universities in the country in this category.

As UMT completes its fourth academic year, there are two important developments, which promise a bright future for the University:

• The first phase of the 20-acre (81,000 m²) purpose-built campus in Joher Town, has been completed and was commissioned early this year. The entire student body was shifted to the new campus in a phased manner. The campus incorporates all the essential features of a modern university meeting international standards and offers excellent facilities for teaching and learning. After the completion of the final phase, the campus will accommodate nearly 5000 students.

• The range of programs being offered by the University have been widened to include areas of specialization that would open up greater opportunities for our graduates in the job markets at home and abroad. Some of the new degree programs introduced are Human Resource Management, Media and Communications, Applied Linguistics and Industrial Management.

University of Management and Technology’s mission is to prepare a new breed of leaders, courageous, sincere individuals with the intellectual abilities, cross cultural versatility, practical skills and ethics needed to operate in today’s business world. UMT website and prospectus spells out in considerable detail, the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate courses that the University is currently offering. Faculty and staff at UMT will be more than glad to meet parents and prospective students to explain courses and assist in selection of possible career paths that each course can lead to.

Accreditation by Pakistan engineering coucil (PEC)

Recently, Pakistan engineering council has accredited UMT’s BS-Electrical Engineering program.

UMT Mission Statement

“We aspire to become a learning institution and evolve as the leading community for the purpose of integrated development of the society by actualizing strategic partnership with stakeholders, harnessing leadership, generating useful knowledge, fostering enduring values, and projecting sustainable technologies and practices.”

UMT Website

The UMT website has been updated and enriched with the latest news and updates about the University and information about courses currently being offered. The admission procedures have also been simplified to enable students to access on-line registration at

Faculty of UMT

Consisting of over 110 full-time and more than 50 part time faculty members. About two dozen faculty members have doctoral degrees.

Notable Professors in the University include Dr Abdul Raouf (PhD Industrial Engg., Canada), Dr. Hassan Sohaib Murad (PhD Management, UK), Dr. Abdul Aziz Bhatti (PhD Electrical, USA), Dr. Ehsan Elahi Khawaja (PhD Solid State Physics, Australia), Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (PhD Science Education, UK), Mohyuddin Tahir Mahmood (ACCA UK), Dr Rukhsana Kalim (PhD UK).

Schools/Institutes in the University

1. School of Science & Technology (SST)
2. School of Business & Economics (SBE)
3. School of Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH)
4. Institute Of Audit and Accountancy (IAA)
5. School of Professional Advancement (SPA)
6. Institute of Textile and Industrial Sciences (ITIS)

Statistics

• UMT Founded as ILM in: 1990
• Students: nearly 3000
• Alumni: 6000+
• Full-time faculty: 200+ full time and more than 50 part-time faculty members with about two dozen PhDs
• PhD theses supervised by the faculty: 52
• Financial aid recipients: 700+
• Average award: 50% of total fee
• Degrees: Doctoral, Masters, Bachelors
• Disciplines: Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Business and IT, Computer Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, Management, Textiles, Power and Energy Systems, Power Systems, Information Systems, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English Literature, Media and Communication, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Educational Leadership Management, English Language Teaching, Montessori Education
• Library books: 50,000+
• Journal subscriptions: 150 printed, 20,000 electronic
• Computer network: Computer network consists of more than 1300 nodes with a bandwidth of 8 MBit CIR. Wireless connectivity is also available.
• Labs: Chemistry & Wet Processing, Physics & Electronics, Digital Systems, Software Usability, Computer Networks, Garments, Weaving & Knitting, Projects
• Boys hostels capacity: 425
• Girls hostels capacity: 135
• New campus location: 20-acre (81,000 m²) purpose built campus in Johar Town, Lahore was commissioned in mid 2007.
• Professional Societies: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)USA, IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers) USA, TI (The Textile Institute) UK.

UMT Campus Project

UMT campus is built in Pakistan’s cosmopolitan city of Lahore. Campus site is located on prime land in Johar Town.

The campus master plan incorporates all the essential features of a modern university meeting international standards and offers excellent facilities for teaching and learning. It comprises academic blocks, engineering school with state-of the-art laboratories, auditorium, community centre, library and research center, gymnasium, community mosque, faculty apartments and separate hostel accommodations for male and female students.

Spread over an area of 625 kanals, the site is within few minutes approach from city, western suburbs and societies. The site is located in Jahur Town within a minute drive from Akbar Chowk, Lahore. On full completion campus will cater about six thousands students.

UMT is also member of AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Institutions of Business, USA) and EFMD (The European Foundation for Management Development, UK). The process of EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation is also under way.

Alumni

• Usman Tariq

Usman Tariq is a skilled research engineer with doctorate in Information and Communication Technology in Computer Science from Ajou University, S. Korea. Strong background in ad hoc networks and network communications. Experienced in managing and developing projects from conception to completion. Have worked in international, large scale and long term projects with multinational organizations. His current research interests include security and privacy in ubiquitous computing and networks. Currently, I am working as an assistant professor (college of computer and information science) at Imam Mohammad bin Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Collaboration with other institutes

The university encourages collaborations with other universities and academic institutions. All schools are actively involved in collaboration of faculty between different schools, and collaboration with other universities and R&D organizations in the country and abroad. Academic collaborations and course/student transfer agreements have been signed with several local and international academic institutions that include:

• National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES), Lahore
• South West University of Finance and Economics, China
• Pakistan Readymade Garments Training Institute (PRGTI), Lahore
• University of Bedfordshire, UK
• Multimedia University, Malaysia
• Stockholm University School of Business, Sweden
• National Productivity Organization (NPO)
• Eastern Michigan University (EMU)
• UMT has become an institutional member of Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)