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Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education
Workshop (Aalborg-Denmark, 08-09 Oct
12)Standardization of Engineering Education in
Pakistan

•  Prof Dr Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry
• Dean
• Faculty of Electrical, Electronics,
  Telecommunication and Computer Engineering Mehran
  University of engineering and Technology (MUET)
• Jamshoro - Pakistan
• www.muet.edu.pk
• bhawani.chowdhry_at_faculty.muet.edu.pk

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Talk briefly covers

• MUET ISO 9001-2000 Certified
• Regulatory and statutory bodies
• Unified Framework for Telecommunication
  Engineering Program
• Monitoring of the program
• Conclusion

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In the light of Objectives of the workshop

• ITU academia members and selected international
  academic institutions will be invited to share
  details of their standardization curricula and
  thereby aid in the development of an ITU
  repository of standards courses currently on
  offer.

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Regulatory / Statutory bodies

• Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan
• Forms NCRC for curriculum development
• www.hec.gov.pk
• Pakistan Engineering Council
• Regulates the engineering education
• www.pec.org.pk

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Unified Framework for BE/BS in Telecommunication
Engineering
Duration 4 years Semesters 8 Num
ber of weeks per semester 16-18 (16 for teaching
and 2 for examination) Total number of
Credit Hours (CH) 130 136 Number of
Credit Hour (CH) per semester 15
18 Engineering Domain Courses 70 Non
-engineering Domain Course 30
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Non
Engineering Domain courses
  Knowledge Sub Area Name of course     Lec. Lab. Credit Total   Total  
  Area         CH CH Hours cour   Credit  
                (CH) ses   s  
  Humanities   Eng-I Functional English                  
  Humanities English Eng-I Functional English   3 3 0 3 3 9 9  
                         
      Eng-II Communication Skills   3 3 0 3        
      Eng-II Communication Skills   3 3 0 3        
      Eng-III Technical Report   3 3 0 3        
      Eng-III Technical Report   3 3 0 3        
      Writing Presentation                  
      Islamic Studies 2 2 2 0 2        
    Culture Islamic Studies         2 2   4  
      Pakistan studies   2 2 0 2        
      Pakistan studies   2 2 0 2        
      Professional Practices   3 3 0 3        
    Social Professional Practices   3 3 0 3 2   6  
    Sciences Social Sciences-Elective     3 0 3        
    -- Engineering Economics 3 3 3 0 3 2 6 6  
  Management   Engineering Economics             6 6  
Sciences Sciences   Engineering Management   3 3 0 3        
      Engineering Management   3 3 0 3        
  Natural Math Calculus Analytical   3 3 0 3 4 12 12  
Science Science   Geometry                  
      Multivariable Calculus   3 3 0 3        
      Multivariable Calculus   3 3 0 3        
      Linear Algebra   3 3 0 3        
      Linear Algebra   3 3 0 3        
      Differential Equations   3 3 0 3        
    Physics Applied Physics     3 1 4 1 4 4  
    Physics Applied Physics     3 1 4 1 4 4  
                  14 41 41  
  Total                 41 41  
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Engineering
Domain courses
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Major Based Core (MBC) Depth Electives   Multi
media Systems   Digital Electronics   Digital
Image Processing   Satellite Communication   Optic
al Fibre Communications   Telecom Policies,
Standards and Protocols   Telecom Traffic
Engineering   Spread Spectrum Communications   Spe
ech Processing   Next Generation Networks Network
Security   Broadband Communication   Networks   Ra
dar System Engineering   Telecommunication
Management   Networks (TMN)   Radio and
Television Engineering   Compression
Techniques   Telecommunication Systems
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Telecom Policies, Standards and Protocols

• PTA (Pakistan Telecom Authority) Policies
  Regulations
• ITU Policies, Standards Regulations
• Standards Setting Process, Regulatory Process,
  Current and Developing Models in International
  Telecommunication
• Technology Law and Policy of International
  Satellites
• Spectrum Management.
• Spectrum management functions
• Spectrum monitoring
• Frequency Allocations
• National and International Guidelines
• Essentially two seminar lectures by the experts
  from telecom Industry

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Monitoring of Programs by Pakistan Engineering
Council through Engineering Accreditation
Committee

• Zero Visit (6 Months before the launch of the
  program)
• Outcome Green signal to launch engineering
  program or program is not allowed to start
• 1st interim Visit (End of 1st year of start of
  program)
• 2nd Interim Visit (Start of 3rd year of program)
• Accreditation Visit (Start of 4th Year of
  Program)
• Confirmatory visit if there are still weaknesses
  in the program in terms of
• Faculty
• Infrastructure
• Curriculum specially Lab work

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Conclusion

• Every University has to follow unified curriculum
  
• Tough PEC regulations have played major role of
  deterrent in mushroom growth of engineering
  Institutions
• Pakistan enters into the Washington Accord
• It would facilitate mobility of engineering
  graduates and professionals of Pakistan at
  international levels.

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