Welcome to EET's Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE) affiliated with University of Engineering and Technology Taxila. CASE offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in the disciplines of Computer Engineering and Engineering Management. Your admission to this center is a clear indication that you belong to an elite group of the engineering students in the nation. CASE is one of the very few institutions in the country promoting human resource development in the area of behind the scene technology, which is making today's information revolution possible. By providing Graduate(Masters)'s and Ph.D level engineering education, CASE aims to redress the imbalance in today's information technology scene, where too much emphasis is placed on only the software side, while engineering aspects of information technology are ignored. This is mainly due to lack of experienced faculty members that Graduate(Masters)'s or Ph.D. programs in advanced areas of IT dealing with engineering aspects are non-existent in most IT institutions. With the new technologies emerging at a faster pace, the technology gap between the developing and the developed nations of the world continues to widen at an alarming rate. A major reason for this widening gap is the lack of skilled engineers/technologists capable of integrating new technologies into existing systems and networks. The mandate of the CASE is to bridge this technological gap by educating engineers with the ability to plan, execute, and manage the latest technologies. A strong curriculum, in each of the Computer Engineering and Engineering Management fields of study, is offered by highly qualified engineering faculty including 12 Ph.Ds and 8 M.Scs with reputable accomplishments in research, academic publications and industrial projects. Today's information revolution has been made possible due to rapid advances in the areas of Advanced Computer Networks, Wireless Communication, Real-time Embedded-Systems, Digital Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Object Oriented Software Development, Advanced Digital Design, Packet Switched Networks, Broad-band Access Technologies and alike. The volume of Research and Development work currently being undertaken by high technology companies in advanced countries is so much that these companies are not only looking for trained manpower from all over the world but they are also willing to open their offices in developing countries. With lots of job openings in high technology area, Pakistan can earn its due share from IT revolution, if it has enough manpower trained in high technology areas.

Objectives

To Bridge the gap between industry and academia and to produce Engineering Professionals. Proficient in latest technological trends Acting as hi-tech design resource Prepared to contribute professionally with their state-of-the-art know how

History

It shall give us immense please and absolute resolve once we trace back the days when CASE was just an idea in our minds. It was in January of 2001 when we would formally talk about establishing an institution of higher technical learning in Pakistan. We would debate on its feasibility and gauge our commitment to this national cause. At that time, we as a group identified the dissemination of advanced knowledge in engineering and management to intellectual minds of our professional engineers and scientist as the Most needed contribution of our time. We also take pride in focusing on graduate education much before the formation of HEC, where the government very rightly realized that the only way to bring Pakistan on road to prosperity is in creating knowledge economy by developing human resource in higher technical education. It was April of 1998, when a research and development organization named Communications Enabling Technologies (CET) Pakistan was established in Rawalpindi. Soon, CET headed by Dr Khan attracted some of the best professionals in Pakistan. Dr Farrukh Kamran, Dr Saeed Ur Rahman, and Dr Sohail Naqvi joined CET in its early days. These individuals later played a key role in establishing CASE. The group was then augmented by few more outstanding professionals like Dr Ismail Shah, Dr Amir Iqbal Bhatti, Dr Amir Qayyum, Dr Imtiaz Taj, Saleem Ahmed Khan, Mohsin Rahmatullah, Hammad Khan, Zaheer Ahmed and Durdana Habib. To realize this dream Engineering Education Trust (EET) was established in May 2001. EET approached UET Taxila for affiliation of its graduate program. Dr Habibullah Jamal then Vice Chancellor UET Taxila readily approved and extended affiliation to the program. To start the program, CASE was established on September 11, 2001 at Software Technology Park, 5-A Constitution Avenue, F-5/1, Islamabad. CASE was inaugurated by then Minister of Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman. Dr. Kamal Athar was appointed as the Director CASE. The institute had the support of an excellent teaching faculty of 9 PhDs and 3 MScs. In the beginning, CASE had a small campus at fourth floor of STP1 and only Computer Engineering discipline was offered. In the first semester, two courses in the Computer Engineering program were offered and more than 60 students were enrolled in these courses. In spring 2002 semester, more than 100 students were enrolled in computer engineering program. As the number of students increased, the campus acquired the 5th floor of the STP1 in summer 2002. The enrollment for PhD students was also started in this semester. CASE has been enrolling HEC scholars in its PhD program since HEC started its Indigenous PhD Fellowship initiative. Several faculty members of CASE are on HEC approved supervisors list. Due to overwhelming demand of students and industry professionals, CASE took the initiative of establishing the department of Engineering Management in fall 2002 with Dr. Ali Sajid taking responsibilities as Chairman. In this semester, 192 students registered in Computer Engineering and 41 students in Engineering Management. It was in spring 2003 when the first CASE student completed his MSc computer engineering degree requirements. The year 2003 also marked a significant turn in CASE history when the team started Center for Advanced Research in Engineering (CARE) in January 2003 with the aim of working on projects of dire technical needs of Pakistan. With this focus in mind, CASE was also moved to its current location at Sir Syed Memorial Building, 19-Attaturk Avenue, G-5/1 Islamabad. CASE and CARE now co-exist in this building displaying an ideal model of industry-academia partnership and collaboration. The CASE team has been working round the clock to ensure higher quality of education and technical training. The effects of which are quite evident in different organizations where CASE graduates and students are practicing the knowledge they have gained to create innovative engineering solutions and managing engineering projects. CASE team while managing this growth keeps improving processes and procedures to maintain the highest level of academic quality. In May 2004, Professor Ali Haider joined this team as President CASE. Under his leadership, CASE continued on the path to success. In the same year, CASE-CARE team decided to start its undergraduate program in Electrical Engineering. The program was started in collaboration with SSMS as SS-CARE School of Engineering. In March of 2008 SS-CARE School of Engineering was merged into CASE. First batch from this program has already completed the degree requirements and the program has gotten its due accreditation from Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). CASE has heavily invested in improving the infrastructure of the building, adding faculty offices, PhD scholars’ enclave, library renovation and establishing research labs for its students. CASE has been on the forefront of research activities and managed to acquire research funding from Cisco Systems and PTCL. CASE’s Architecture and DSP Lab is funded from Cisco System and PTCL research grants. CARE, the research counterpart of CASE has been awarded projects worth Millions of Dollars. CARE has been successfully executing these projects and providing industrial insight into CASE engineering and management programs. CASE continues to grow and currently more than 900 students are enrolled in CASE programs. To take CASE to its new heights, in April 2006 EET signed a joint venture with Sir Syed Memorial Society (SSMS) with the common aim of establishing a world class university in Islamabad. Sir Syed Memorial Society pledged the physical infrastructure for the establishment of the university. The joint-venture partners, EET and the SSMS applied to HEC for degree granting status. The institute will be renamed as Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology. After formal evaluation, HEC has already issued its acceptance. The draft charter document has been submitted to HEC for onward processing by the concerned ministries and government agencies. Government of Pakistan has already allocated a 200 Kanals of Land for the university in Islamabad.

CASE was inaugurated by Minister of S&T Dr. Atta Ur Rehman.

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Affiliation

CASE is affiliated with University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, therefore it enjoys the following benefits: UET Taxila's degree is well recognized around the world thus the students who want to pursue higher education at foreign institutes/universities will not have any problem in getting admissions. Affiliation with UET Taxila enables CASE students to reap the benefits of private sector education while remaining secure and safe under the umbrella of a public sector university. UET Taxila will continually monitor the admissions, examinations and other academic affairs thus regulating all CASE affairs. This will bring confidence and credibility to CASE program

Our Distinctions

Very strong permanent faculty including 12 PhDs from world's renowned universities, having more than 150 publications collectively Each faculty member having several years of industrial experience Academic program with strong industrial orientation Please visit CARE website (www.carepvtltd.com) to know more about us

Salient Features

CASE campus is located in the heart of Islamabad CASE is the largest Post Graduate(Doctorial) engineering program in Pakistan Affiliated with UET Taxila Students enrolled in Computer Engineering and Engineering Management are more than 500 Number of course registrations in Computer Engineering and Engineering Management are more than 900 Curriculum designed in accordance with the guidelines of HEC and as per current technological advancements Merit and need-based scholarships offered to talented students Special workshops offered to students to enhance their knowledge about state-of-the-art technologies Special emphasis on interpersonal and presentation skills

Contributing to C@SE

CASE is a project of EET (Engineering Education Trust) which is a non-profit organization. CASE is striving hard to provide excellence in education with its limited resources. It welcomes the individuals and organizations to step forward and contribute to CASE. Donations are also welcomed in the form of library and lab establishment. Your generous support equips the students with the technological skills to make a difference in their area of education. For more information on how you can make a contribution, please contact the President CASE at president@case.edu.pk. CASE community would be very grateful for your support. Endowed Book Funds Recognize and foster your own or your loved one’s subject interests through a focused acquisition fund. Books acquired with special funds bear a permanent bookplate indicating the name(s) associated with the fund. Projects Outside support makes possible a wide range of fascinating, lively, and important efforts to improve access to information resources both on campus and around the world. Innumerable projects wait funding. Facilities Library and Academic Computing rooms, studies, branches, help centers and other facilities enable the critical contact between information users and the people who support and foster their research and study. Highly specialized and essential functions, such as conservation, require laboratory space. Funds for upkeep, renovation, or innovation can occasion memorial naming of facilities or other forms of recognition. Gifts in Kind CASE has been greatly enriched by gifts of books and book collections. For more information, please contact the administration office.