Information Technology University

ITU, located in Lahore, came into being in 2012 to advance scholarship and innovation in science, technology, and engineering. ITU aspires to emulate the success of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through a focus on cross-disciplinary applied research, the cultivation of an entrepreneurial culture in teaching and research, the maintenance of a close collaboration with the Information and Communication Technology industry, and the development of strong ties with government funding agencies. With a structure that combines the best features of both public and private sector universities, ITU aims to serve as a center for excellence in academia, research, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Information Technology can be used in any number of innovative ways to develop unique solutions to Pakistan's problems today. ITU was thus formed to enable Pakistani youth to develop such solutions and cater to the acute shortage of trained workforce faced by Pakistan's IT industry. Modeled along the lines of the world's leading technology universities, ITU has a project-oriented and design-centered approach to education. The university aims to foster a new generation of IT engineers and entrepreneurs who will help transform Pakistan's economic and technical landscape.
ITU is a first of its kind institution in Pakistan. The university seeks to nurture an environment of high-tech research and entrepreneurship with its state-of-the-art facilities, world-class faculty, its in-house start-up incubator, and well-established government and industry linkages.
ITU aims to implement a unique teaching methodology and cross-disciplinary research grounded in real-world problem solving to educate the next generation of innovative and entrepreneurial engineers.
ITU encourages a healthy campus environment to nurture and bring out the best of students' academic and non-academic qualities. The ITU campus is a place of vibrant student activities and lively discussions. There are currently four student societies in operation to allow students to indulge in extracurricular activities.