Genesis
1. The Genesis of Ghulam Ishaq
Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology goes back to the early
50's when Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, during his close association with the Water
and Power Development Authority and the Pakistan Industrial Development
Corporation, became acutely aware of Pakistan's dependence on foreign expertise
and imported technology. His frequent interaction with foreign and local
experts led to the idea of a centre of excellence in engineering sciences and
production technology whose standards of education would be comparable to those
of its counterparts in the advanced countries. The transformation of this idea
into a practical proposition took place in December 1985 when the Benevolent
Community Care and Infaq Foundation donated Rs. 50 million for setting up an
Institute, and the Khyber Pakhtun Khwa Government donated 218 acres of land for
its campus.
2. A milestone in the evolution
of the Institute was the registration, in June 1988, of its parent body, namely
the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in
Pakistan (SOPREST). Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the then President of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan, was elected President of the Society for life and Mr. H.
U.Baig appointed its honorary Executive Director.
3.The task of conceiving and
formulating the basic form and features of the Institute was entrusted to a
group of eminent scientists and engineers. Civil works at the campus site
started in early 1990. An interim office of the Institute was set up in August
1992 where experienced professionals worked on the educational aims and
philosophy of the Institute, its curricula and details of equipment for its
laboratories and workshops. The ordinance for the establishment of the
Institute was promulgated by the then North Western Frontier Province (Now
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in March 1993 and the first batch of students entered its
portals in October 1993. It is the first not-for-profit, non-governmental
Institute of its kind in the country and is dedicated to bringing our
engineering education at par with that of advanced countries.
Aims and Objectives
4.The aim of the Institute is to
pursue excellence in education and research by developing appropriate curricula
and teaching practices, acquiring talented faculty and providing an environment
conducive to teaching and learning. Its graduates are expected to possess high
professional competence combined with the humanistic and moral values envisaged
in its Profile of the Graduates. The educational philosophy of the Institute
lays emphasis on training of the mind rather than stuffing it with an inert
body of facts; on expanding the scientific imagination of the students rather
than making them tread well-worn and outmoded grooves of thought. Guided by
such convictions, the Institute educates its students by confronting them with
real-life problems, and inculcating in them a problem-solving approach. They
are encouraged to explore and solve problems, to break new grounds and to
cultivate leadership qualities. Pakistan is on the threshold of a major
breakthrough in the techno industrial fields and needs professionals with
ability and vision to lead the way. The Institute aims at producing such
professionals with a strong base of engineering education and research. It
strives to produce graduates who can upgrade existing technological activities
in the country and in whom professional excellence is inseparable from a
commitment to the national ideals.
5. The Institute has a Board of
Govemors which sits at the apex of the statutory pyramid of the Institute and
its composition is the same as that of the General Council of SOPREST. It has
overall control of the Institute, the powers to create new components of the
Institute such as a school, faculty or any other teaching or research unit, and
to change the constitution of its Executive Committee and Governing Council.
Engr, Shams ul Mulk, HI, Ph.D (hon), D.Sc (Hon), Former Chairman, Water and Power
Development Authority and Former, Chief Minister of NWFP (Now Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa) is the President of the Board. The members consist of eminent
scientists, scholars, engineers and industrialists as founding members.
Chairman, Higher Education Commission, Chairman, Water and Power Development
Authority, Executive Director SOPREST, Secretary Finance Division, Govt. of
Pakistan, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Secretary Law, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa are Ex-officio Members of the Board.
On Silver Jubilee of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, (1993-2018) a Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs. 8/- denomination is being issued by Pakistan Post on December 24, 2018.
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