ORIC UET

Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

VISION

To generate knowledge for global competitive advantage and become a leading world class research University.

MISSION

To play a leading role as a University of Engineering and Technology in teaching, research, innovation and commercialization that is internationally relevant and has a direct bearing on national industrial, technological and socio-economic development.

VALUES

Recognize and reward merit, innovation and creativity.
Attain and maintain quality and excellence in teaching and research.
Ensure transparency and openness in all academic, financial and public dealings.
Follow students centered approach in all policy matters.
Recruit, nurture and retain high quality faculty.

UET ORIC

HISTORY

Research in an essential element of higher education and serves the purpose of catalyst in the prosperity of the society. Soon after grant of charter in 1961, the University set up a Directorate to organize and promote Research and Advisory Services. To strengthen the research activities at the University, full time research assistantships were offered to the graduate students offering a competitive stipend. Over the years the research work mainly focused on solving the problems faced by the local industry. In addition, the Directorate has provided, over the last many decades, extensive advisory services to the Provincial as well as Federal Governments..

PERFORMANCE AT A GLANCE

100+

KNOWLEGDE EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES

300+

MOUS

700M+

RESEARCH GRANT

9000+

PUBLICATIONS

01

Journal

10

Patents

OUR FUNCTIONS

Research Grants

Research Publication

Knowledge Exchange Activity

Patents

Networking

Commercialization

About Us

CURRENT STATUS

Based on the new initiatives taken by Higher Education Commission (HEC), the Directorate of Research, Extension & Advisory Services has been transformed into the Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) since June 2012. ORIC performs a variety of activities to promote research, innovation, and commercialization across the University (For Online Paper Submission Click Here! http://journal.uet.edu.pk). Some key tasks performed by ORIC are:
Sponsoring both indigenous and collaborative research projects and initiatives at the University.
Coordinate any advisory services for the benefit of the Government departments and industries.
Arranging evaluation of research publications of faculty members and publishing of Research journals of the University.
Conduct seminars on a weekly basis by inviting resource persons from academia and industry to discuss the needs of the society that can be fulfilled through engineering solutions as well as problems faced by the industry, which can be solved by the University..
Publishing of the research journal titled Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PJEAS).
Award of Research Assistantship to the graduate students. Regulate M.Sc. M.Phil and Ph.D. programs.
Provide startup research grants to the faculty members.
Provide research funds to Ph.D. scholars to conduct their research.
Approve thesis, supervisors, and examiners for graduate research thesis.
Coordinate the split Ph.D. program with foreign universities.
Facilitate any negotiations, regarding commercialization activities, between university researchers and industry representatives.