University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, known as UET Lahore, is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, specialising in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and placed in the 791-800 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.拉合尔工程技术大学（UET Lahore）是位于巴基斯坦旁遮普省拉合尔的公立大学，专攻科学、技术、工程与数学，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 791-800 区间。

Founded on 1 January 1921 as the Mughalpura Technical College, it is the oldest engineering institution in Pakistan and one of the most selective, drawing tens of thousands of applicants for a few thousand places each year.该校于 1921 年 1 月 1 日以「穆加尔普拉技术学院」之名创办，是巴基斯坦最古老的工程院校，也是录取最为严格的院校之一，每年吸引数万名申请者争夺数千个名额。

As of 2016 it enrolled 9,385 undergraduate and 1,708 postgraduate students with a faculty of 881, 257 of whom held doctorates, and its OpenAlex record lists 12,375 research works and 418,650 citations.截至 2016 年，该校注册有 9,385 名本科生与 1,708 名研究生，教师 881 人，其中 257 人拥有博士学位，其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 12,375 项、被引 418,650 次。

History

• The institution began its career in 1921 as the Mughalpura Technical College in Mughalpura, then a suburban area of Lahore, offering courses in only two disciplines, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, a modest beginning that grew into Pakistan's leading engineering university.该校于 1921 年在当时尚属拉合尔郊区的穆加尔普拉以「穆加尔普拉技术学院」之名开办，起初仅设电气工程与机械工程两个学科，这一微小的起点后来成长为巴基斯坦首屈一指的工程大学。

• In 1923 it was renamed the MacLagan Engineering College after Sir Edward Douglas MacLagan, the then Governor of the Punjab, who laid the foundation stone of the main building now called the Main Block.1923 年，该校以时任旁遮普省督爱德华·道格拉斯·麦克拉根爵士之名更名为麦克拉根工程学院，他为主楼奠基，该楼今称主楼。

• In 1932 the institution was affiliated with the University of the Punjab for the award of a bachelor's degree in engineering, at that stage covering electrical and mechanical engineering.1932 年，该校与旁遮普大学建立附属关系，由其授予工程学士学位，当时涵盖电气与机械工程。

• In 1939 the name was again changed to Punjab College of Engineering and Technology, and a civil engineering degree was introduced.1939 年，校名再次更改为旁遮普工程与技术学院，并开设土木工程学位。

• At the partition of British India in 1947 part of the college relocated to India and was known as the East Punjab College of Engineering.1947 年英属印度分治时，学院的一部分迁往印度，称为东旁遮普工程学院。

• In 1954 a bachelor's degree programme in mining engineering was begun at the college.1954 年，学院开办采矿工程学士学位课程。

• In 1962 the institution was granted a charter and named the West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.1962 年，该校获得特许状，定名为西巴基斯坦拉合尔工程技术大学。

• During the 1960s bachelor's degree programmes were started in chemical engineering, petroleum and gas engineering, metallurgical engineering, architecture and city and regional planning.1960 年代，该校陆续开设化学工程、石油与天然气工程、冶金工程、建筑以及城市与区域规划等学士学位课程。

• In 1972 the university was officially renamed the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.1972 年，该校正式更名为拉合尔工程技术大学。

• By the 1970s it had established a score of master's degree programmes in engineering, architecture, city and regional planning and allied disciplines, and several doctoral programmes were also started.到 1970 年代，该校已在工程、建筑、城市与区域规划及相关学科建立二十余个硕士项目，并开设了若干博士项目。

• A second campus was established at Sahiwal in 1975, relocated to Taxila in 1978, and became the independent University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila in 1993.该校 1975 年在萨希瓦尔设立第二校区，1978 年迁至塔克西拉，并于 1993 年独立为塔克西拉工程技术大学。

• By 2015 the university had grown to five campuses, at the main Lahore site and at KSK, Faisalabad, RCET and Narowal, compared with a single campus in 2002.到 2015 年，该校已扩展至五个校区，包括拉合尔主校区以及 KSK、费萨拉巴德、RCET 与纳罗瓦尔校区，而 2002 年时仅有一个校区。

• Its teaching faculty grew from 281 members including 81 doctorates in 2002 to 881 members including 257 doctorates by 2015, with a further 226 staff studying for doctorates abroad and 37 locally.其教师从 2002 年的 281 人（含 81 名博士）增至 2015 年的 881 人（含 257 名博士），另有 226 名教师在国外、37 名在本地攻读博士学位。

• Research centres increased from two in 2002 to twenty-two by 2015, and undergraduate enrolment rose from 4,854 to 9,385 over the same period.研究中心从 2002 年的两个增至 2015 年的二十二个，同期本科注册人数从 4,854 人增至 9,385 人。

• Postgraduate enrolment reached 1,708 with 484 doctoral students by 2015, alongside 65 postgraduate programmes and more than twenty undergraduate programmes at the main campus.到 2015 年，研究生注册人数达 1,708 人，其中博士生 484 人，主校区设有 65 个研究生项目与二十多个本科项目。

• Undergraduate programmes numbered 20 at the main campus by 2015, with 19 more offered across its other campuses, while 65 postgraduate programmes were taught at the main campus.2015 年主校区本科项目达 20 个，其他校区另开设 19 个，主校区还开设 65 个研究生项目。

• In 2018 the university took part as the Pakistani partner in the development of the Punjab Tianjin University of Technology, a China-Pakistan collaboration.2018 年，该校作为巴方代表参与旁遮普天津技术大学的建设，这是中巴合作项目。

• The government of Punjab commemorated the centenary of UET by issuing a commemorative coin and a postage stamp in January 2022.旁遮普政府于 2022 年 1 月发行纪念币与邮票，纪念该校建校一百周年。

• In 2021 the National Library of Engineering Science, the university's central library, was chosen by the Higher Education Commission to serve as the primary resource centre for engineering and technical education in Pakistan.2021 年，该校中央图书馆国家工程科学图书馆被高等教育委员会选定为巴基斯坦工程与技术教育的主要资源中心。

• By 2025 computer science had become the highest-merit and most sought-after undergraduate discipline at UET Lahore.到 2025 年，计算机科学已成为拉合尔工程技术大学录取分数最高、最受追捧的本科专业。

• The institution has retained its Main Block from the 1920s, a building that still stands on the Grand Trunk Road campus after more than eight decades of use.该校保留了 1920 年代的主楼，这座建筑在投入使用八十余年后仍矗立于大干道校区。

• Growth in female and international enrolment accompanied the campus expansion, with more than 870 foreign students and more than 1,000 female students recorded in later years.校区扩张带动了女性与国际学生注册的增长，近年录得外国学生逾 870 名、女学生逾 1,000 名。

• The university's charter history reflects the wider evolution of Pakistani engineering education, from colonial technical schools to a national STEM institution.该校的沿革反映了巴基斯坦工程教育的整体演变，从殖民时期的技术学校发展为国家级理工院校。

Academics

• Teaching is organised through faculties covering architecture and planning, business and management, chemical, mineral and metallurgical engineering, civil engineering, earth sciences and engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and natural sciences, humanities and Islamic studies, together with their associated departments and research groups.该校教学按学院组织，涵盖建筑与规划、商业与管理、化学矿物与冶金工程、土木工程、地球科学与工程、电气工程、机械工程，以及自然科学、人文与伊斯兰研究，并设有各自的系所与研究团队。

• The regular duration of BSc programmes is four years and of MSc programmes two years.该校理学士项目正常学制为四年，理学硕士项目为两年。

• The teaching faculty consists of 761 people including 14 international faculty members, of whom around 395 hold doctoral degrees and 89 are pursuing PhD programmes.教师共 761 人，含 14 名国际教师，其中约 395 人拥有博士学位，89 人正在攻读博士项目。

• Its faculty holds one Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, one Sitara-i-Imtiaz, one Izaz-e-Kamal Presidential Award and nine Higher Education Commission Best Teacher Awards.该校教师获有一枚卓越勋章、一枚明星勋章、一项卓越总统奖以及九项高等教育委员会最佳教师奖。

• Each year around 40,000 candidates sit the Engineering College Admission Test for about 3,045 fully or partially subsidised seats across UET Lahore and its campuses, a selection ratio of 7.6 per cent.每年约 40,000 名考生参加工程院校入学考试，争夺拉合尔工程技术大学及其各校区约 3,045 个全额或部分资助名额，录取率约 7.6%。

• More than 50,000 students apply for admission to the university each year, underscoring its selectivity among Pakistani engineering institutions.每年有超过 50,000 名学生申请入读该校，凸显其在巴基斯坦工程院校中的严格选拔。

• Enrolment totals 9,385 undergraduates and 1,708 postgraduates, with a faculty of 881 of whom 257 held doctorates as of 2016.该校注册规模为学生本科生 9,385 人、研究生 1,708 人，截至 2016 年教师 881 人，其中 257 人拥有博士学位。

• More than 870 foreign students and more than 1,000 female students are enrolled across its programmes.该校各项目共录取外国学生逾 870 名、女学生逾 1,000 名。

• The Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science is the university's flagship computing research centre and a notable name in Pakistani computer science research.花拉子米计算机科学研究所是该校的旗舰计算研究中心，也是巴基斯坦计算机科学研究领域的知名机构。

• The Huawei-UET Joint TeleComm and IT Center and the ZTE-UET Joint TeleComm Center are industry-linked laboratories established with Chinese telecommunications firms.华为—拉合尔工程技术大学联合通信与信息技术中心以及中兴—拉合尔工程技术大学联合通信中心，是与中资电信企业共建的产业实验室。

• Other research units include the Center for Language Engineering, the Laser and Optronics Center and the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Research.其他研究单位包括语言工程中心、激光与光电子中心以及环境工程研究所。

• The Center of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, the Nano Technology Research Center and the Center for Energy Research and Development conduct applied research in engineering fields.水资源工程卓越中心、纳米技术研究中心以及能源研究与发展中心在工程领域开展应用研究。

• The university has collaborated with the University of South Carolina, the University of Manchester and Queen Mary University of London, and has conducted research funded by Huawei, Cavium Networks, Microsoft and MontaVista.该校与南卡罗来纳大学、曼彻斯特大学及伦敦玛丽女王大学开展合作，并开展过由华为、Cavium Networks、微软与 MontaVista 资助的研究。

• The Directorate of Research, Extension and Advisory Services organises and promotes the university's research activities.研究、推广与咨询服务中心负责组织并推动该校的研究活动。

• Pakistan's engineering sector includes other institutions such as the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology and the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, alongside UET Lahore.巴基斯坦的工程领域除拉合尔工程技术大学外，还包括加尧姆·伊沙克·汗工程科学与技术研究所以及巴基斯坦工程与应用科学研究所等机构。

• The university's research spans water resources, energy, nanotechnology, telecommunications and computer science, aligned with national development priorities.该校研究涵盖水资源、能源、纳米技术、电信与计算机科学，与国家发展优先方向相衔接。

• Affiliated institutions such as the Rachna College of Engineering and Technology extend the university's teaching reach into other Punjab cities.拉赫纳工程与技术学院等附属院校将该校的教学辐射扩展至旁遮普的其他城市。

• The Institute of Business and Management is a further affiliated teaching unit of the university, alongside the Rachna College of Engineering and Technology in Gujranwala.工商管理学院是该校的另一附属教学单位，与古杰兰瓦拉的拉赫纳工程与技术学院并列。

Campus

• The main campus is located in the northern part of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road, a few kilometres from the Mughal-era Shalimar Gardens, on one of the subcontinent's oldest and busiest highways.主校区位于拉合尔北部的大干道沿线，距莫卧儿时代的沙利马尔花园数公里，坐落在次大陆最古老、最繁忙的干道之一旁。

• The main campus coordinates are 31.558 degrees north and 74.35071 degrees east.主校区坐标为北纬 31.558、东经 74.35071。

• The university operates five campuses, at the main Lahore site and at KSK, Faisalabad, RCET and Narowal.该校运营五个校区，分别是拉合尔主校区以及 KSK、费萨拉巴德、RCET 与纳罗瓦尔校区。

• The National Library of Engineering Science, the central library, is a three-storey building in front of Allah Hu Chowk with a seating capacity of 400 readers.中央图书馆国家工程科学图书馆是位于安拉胡广场前的三层建筑，设有 400 个阅览座位。

• The library's collection holds more than 125,000 volumes of books, 22,000 volumes of bound serials and 600 issues of scientific and technical serials.该馆藏有逾 125,000 卷图书、22,000 卷合订期刊以及 600 种科技期刊。

• The National Library of Engineering Science was inaugurated by Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.国家工程科学图书馆由费萨尔·本·阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹·阿勒沙特揭幕。

• The university has a sports complex comprising a swimming pool, tennis court, table tennis court, squash court and a cricket stadium used for athletics, together with several football grounds.该校设有体育综合体，包含游泳池、网球场、乒乓球场、壁球场以及用于田径的板球场，另有数片足球场。

• The Main Block, whose foundation stone was laid by Sir Edward Douglas MacLagan in the 1920s, remains the historic centrepiece of the Lahore campus.主楼由爱德华·道格拉斯·麦克拉根爵士于 1920 年代奠基，至今仍是拉合尔校区的历史核心建筑。

• The campus network expanded from a single site in 2002 to five by 2015, adding the KSK, Faisalabad, RCET and Narowal campuses.校区网络从 2002 年的单一校区扩展至 2015 年的五个校区，新增 KSK、费萨拉巴德、RCET 与纳罗瓦尔校区。

• In 2021 the Higher Education Commission designated the central library as the primary resource centre for engineering and technical education in the country.2021 年，高等教育委员会将该中央图书馆指定为全国工程与技术教育的主要资源中心。

• The Narowal campus serves north-eastern Punjab, while the KSK campus near Lahore and the Faisalabad campus extend the university's reach across the province.纳罗瓦尔校区服务旁遮普东北部，拉合尔近郊的 KSK 校区与费萨拉巴德校区则把该校的辐射扩展至全省。

Reputation

• UET Lahore is placed in the 791-800 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings, a ranking that places it among Pakistan's leading engineering universities.拉合尔工程技术大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 791-800 区间，这一名次使其跻身巴基斯坦领先的工程大学之列。

• In 2024 QS ranked it 236th in the world in the broad category of Engineering and Technology.2024 年 QS 将其列于世界工程与技术大类第 236 位。

• QS subject rankings for 2024 placed it in the 101-150 band for Petroleum Engineering.2024 年 QS 学科排名将其石油工程列于 101-150 区间。

• Electrical and Electronics Engineering was placed in the 201-250 band and Mechanical Engineering in the 251-300 band by QS in 2024.2024 年 QS 将其电气与电子工程列于 201-250 区间、机械工程列于 251-300 区间。

• Chemical Engineering stood in the 351-400 band and Computer Science and Information Systems in the 401-450 band in the same 2024 subject tables.在同一份 2024 年学科榜单中，化学工程处于 351-400 区间，计算机科学与信息系统处于 401-450 区间。

• In Asia the university was ranked 165th by the same world university ranking series.在同一世界大学排名系列中，该校位列亚洲第 165。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 1201-1400 band.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 1201-1400 区间。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 1,348th worldwide.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 1,348。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 12,375 research works and 418,650 citations, concentrated in engineering and applied sciences.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 12,375 项、被引 418,650 次，集中于工程与应用科学。

• Domestic rankings place it as the third-best engineering school in Pakistan.国内排名将其列为巴基斯坦第三佳的工程学院。

• In the 2024 subject tables its petroleum, electrical, mechanical, chemical and computer science programmes were all placed within the world's top 450.在 2024 年学科榜单中，其石油、电气、机械、化学与计算机科学等专业均位列世界前 450。

Student life

• The university has no formal Latin motto, and its identity rests on its status as Pakistan's oldest and most selective engineering institution.该校没有正式的拉丁校训，其身份立足于巴基斯坦最古老、选拔最严格的工程院校之地位。

• The campus sports complex supports swimming, tennis, table tennis, squash, cricket and football for the student body.校园体育综合体为学生提供游泳、网球、乒乓球、壁球、板球与足球活动。

• Student societies promote co-curricular activities and seminars across the university, complementing the academic programme.学生社团在校内推动课外活动与研讨会，与学术课程相辅相成。

• Residential halls accommodate students on the main campus, and the university provides health facilities, cafeterias and transport for its community.主校区设有学生宿舍，该校还为学生群体提供医疗设施、食堂与交通服务。

• More than 870 foreign students and more than 1,000 female students form part of the student body.学生群体中有外国学生逾 870 名、女学生逾 1,000 名。

• The Engineering College Admission Test, or ECAT, is the central entry route for Pakistani engineering applicants, and competition for UET seats is intense.工程院校入学考试（ECAT）是巴基斯坦工程类申请者的核心入学途径，拉合尔工程技术大学的名额竞争激烈。

• Class and departmental activities are organised through the faculties, with seminars and seminars-led technical events common across the university.班级与院系活动由各学院组织，研讨会与以研讨会主导的技术活动在全校十分常见。

• The university's sporting tradition centres on cricket, football and athletics, reflecting the wider culture of Pakistani campus sport.该校的体育传统以板球、足球与田径为核心，反映巴基斯坦校园体育的整体文化。

• Graduates join a large alumni network spread across Pakistan's engineering, energy, defence and academic sectors.毕业生加入一个遍布巴基斯坦工程、能源、国防与学术领域的大型校友网络。

Notable people

• Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, a Pakistani nuclear engineer and scholar of Islamic studies, is a graduate of the university who worked in the country's nuclear programme.苏丹·巴希尔丁·马哈茂德是巴基斯坦核工程师与伊斯兰研究学者，毕业于该校，曾参与该国核项目。

• Ishfaq Ahmad, a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, is an alumnus.伊什法克·艾哈迈德是电气电子工程师学会会士、得克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校教授，为该校校友。

• Parvez Butt, a former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, studied at the university.帕尔韦兹·布特曾任巴基斯坦原子能委员会主席，曾就读于该校。

• Mehreen Faruqi, an Australian politician and senator, is an alumna of the university.梅赫琳·法鲁基是澳大利亚政治家与参议员，为该校校友。

• Ahsan Iqbal, a senior politician of the Pakistan Muslim League, studied engineering at the university before entering public life.阿赫桑·伊克巴尔是巴基斯坦穆斯林联盟的资深政治家，进入政界前在该校学习工程。

• Adil Najam, dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and a former vice-chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, is an alumnus.阿迪尔·纳贾姆是波士顿大学帕迪全球研究学院院长、拉合尔管理科学大学前副校长，为该校校友。

• Ahsan Kareem, director of the NatHaz Modeling Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame, graduated from the university.阿赫桑·卡里姆是圣母大学 NatHaz 建模实验室主任，毕业于该校。

• Fawad Rana, owner of the Lahore Qalandars cricket franchise, is counted among the university's alumni.法瓦德·拉纳是板球队拉合尔卡兰达斯队老板，被列为该校校友。

• Junaid Jamshed, the singer who later became a religious scholar, was educated at the university.朱奈德·贾姆希德是后来成为宗教学者的歌手，曾在该校就读。

• Fazal Ahmad Khalid served as a vice-chancellor of the university, leading it during a period of campus and research expansion.法扎尔·艾哈迈德·哈立德曾任该校副校长，在其校区与研究扩张时期领导学校。