The NED University of Engineering & Technology is a public university located in the urban area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest engineering universities in Pakistan, acknowledged for its best teaching practices and graduates.
Founded as Prince of Wales Engineering College, it was renamed after Parsi landowner and its benefactor Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw.
Main gate of the NED University of Engineering & Technology
Pre-Independence
Founded in 1921, as Prince of Wales Engineering College,[4] to provide training to civil engineers working in building the Sukkur Barrage. In 1924, the college received donation of Rupees 150,000 from the heirs of Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw. As a result, the college was renamed to NED Government Engineering College.[5] The NED College first remained associated with the University of Bombay (now known as the University of Mumbai) for many years during the British Empire until 1947.[4]
Post-Independence
This university came to its modern form after being established by the British government and was taken over by the Government of Sindh in 1947. As Karachi continued to grow after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, and the old 'City Campus' became too crowded, a new 'Main Campus' was constructed on its present location on University Road, Karachi in 1975. The NED University of Engineering & Technology, was established on 1 March 1977 under an act of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh after upgrading of the former NED Government Engineering College, which was set up in 1921. The NED University is thus one of the oldest institution in Pakistan for teaching and producing Engineering graduates. Prior to this, the D.J.Sindh College, used to run classes to train subordinates for the Sindh PWD, the Municipalities and Local Boards.[4] This university is named after its benefactor Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw.[4]
Campuses
The university is spread across four campuses; the main campus (Karachi), the city campus, the LEJ campus, and the Thar campus.[4]
To provide low-cost educational and professional training to existing professionals, NED University established the NED Academy.[17] The academy has two sections:
Centre for Continuing Engineering Education (CCEE),
Centre for Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Programmes (CMPP).
CCEE
CCEE offers courses for Engineering, Information Technology, Management and Conversion Programmes. Short and long-duration courses are offered in these subjects. It s offered so that professionals, teachers, and students attain higher levels of research, information, and experience. It empowers them by boosting their skills, knowledge, and techniques. CCEE offers short courses to bring together new practitioners, and update engineering talent, technology, and opportunities for working engineers to improve the quality experience.
Research
Although the main focus of the university had been on its teaching programmes, the university has started masters by Research and PhD programs. Different research groups and centres are also working in the university. The university publishes three research journals namely NED University Journal of Research, Journal of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Research, Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning.
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
Pakistan Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education (PNQAHE)
Notable alumni
Mohammad Zahoor, Ukraine-based, British businessman – founder and owner of the ISTIL Group. (Also called as Steel Man).[18]
Ashraf Habibullah, co-creator of the first computer-based structural-engineering applications and Founder, President, and CEO of the structural-engineering software company Computers and Structures, Inc.[19]
^"Ashraf Habibullah, Biography"(PDF). NED Alumni Association of Southern California website. Anaheim, California. 18 July 2009. p. 6. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
