University of Engineering Science and Technology Sialkot

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The University of Engineering Science and Technology Sialkot

Established:	2007
Type:	Education and Research
President:	Peter Gudmundson
Students:	1000
Location:	Sialkot, Pakistan
Campus:	Sialkot Lahore Motorway on Upper Chenab Canal near Sambrial)
Affiliations:	HEC and KTH
Website:	[1]

The University of Engineering Science and Technology (UESTP-KTH) Sialkot has been established in collaboration with the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. The Government of Pakistan through Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is financing and building the campus, while the Royal Institute of Technology is responsible for technical and human support like course content, university management, human resource development and quality control. The construction work of has been started and the university will be able to take students by the end of 2008. Yearly intake of the students will gradually increase to about 1,000 per year, at BS, Masters and PhD levels. The university will enrol 100 PhD students per year.A technology park will also be built adjacent to the University to house technical centres of global Swedish companies, innovative Pak-Swedish companies and incubator centres.