Information Technology University

Information Technology University
جامعہ اطلاعیات
MottoInnovation
TypePublic
Established2012 (2012)
Endowment$10 million[1]
ChancellorGovernor of the Punjab
Vice-ChancellorAdnan Noor Mian [2]
Students1500[3]
Location, ,
CampusUrban
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, National Computing Education Accreditation Council
Websiteitu.edu.pk

The Information Technology University (ITU) (Urdu: جامعہ اطلاعیات) is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 2012, the university was founded and headed by Umar Saif and is modeled after the MIT.[4][5][6][7]

The university is located within the high-rise Arfa Software Technology Park, while its permanent 183 acre campus is under construction on Barki Road.[8][9][10] The university has varying degrees of partnerships with the Harvard University[11] and also publishes the MIT Technology Review, Pakistan edition.[12] The university is home to several tenured academics, Pakistan's largest startup incubator and maintains partnerships with EdX, IBM and the US State Department.[13][14][15] It hosted International Development Design Summit, organised by IDIN and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

  1. ^ "Shehbaz Sharif announces 50 crore for ITU". Dunya News. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ^ "Dr. Adnan Noor Mian - Information Technology University".
  3. ^ "1500 girl and boy students were studying at ITU". The News International. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  4. ^ "A little "MIT for Pakistan" - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  5. ^ "Dailytimes | 5th Robotics Expo concludes at ITU". dailytimes.com.pk. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  6. ^ "ITU launches Executive MBA in Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  7. ^ "ITU's Research Methods workshop concludes". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  8. ^ "ITU has received a land grant of 182 acres on main Barki road - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  9. ^ "Robotics Expo at Arfa Software Technology Park on Saturday | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  10. ^ "ITU meeting". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  11. ^ "Academic collaboration: ITU partners with Harvard researcher on partition studies - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  12. ^ "Launching Ceremony – MIT Technology Review Pakistan - Information Technology University". itu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  13. ^ "Lincoln Corner to be set up at ITU - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  14. ^ "Empowering businesses: IBM partners with ITU on data science - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  15. ^ "ITU holds 4th Robotics Expo at Arfa Park". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-12-29.

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