Karachi Education City (KEC) - Sindh Board Of Investment ...

Education City

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Education CityA Proposed Solution by the Government of Sindh• Approximately 9,000 acres of land has been legally notified as Education City• Core elements of EC are ‘local’ educational and health institutions that will providelocally relevant solutions to Pakistan’s challenge of higher education• Opportunity and attraction to remain and study in Pakistan.• 1,839 acres of land has been allocated to 7 local institutions while more than twodozen other institutions are awaiting allotments• Educational institutions will create the opportunity for private R&D businesses as acomponent of EC• Residential and commercial development will enjoy a ‘quality of life’ or ‘character ofcommunity’ that is typical of educational communities• A consortium of planners - Arcop Group, Chan Krieger Sieniewicz (USA), andHalcrow (Pakistan) is in the process of developing a master plan for the EducationCity

EC’s Current Stakeholders• Aga Khan University• Newports Institute ofCommunications & Economics• Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Instituteof Science & Technology• Sindh Institute of Urology &Transplantation• Sindh Madressa Board’sQuaid-e-Azam Public School• Sir Syed University ofEngineering & Technology• Ziauddin UniversityZiauddinUniversityNewports Institute ofCom. & EconomicsShaheed Zulfikar AliBhutto Institute ofScience & TechnologySir Syed Universityof Engineering &TechnologySMB-Quaid-e-AzamPublic SchoolAga KhanUniversity

Faculty/StaffHousingAcademicCore- FASAga Khan University’sFaculty of Arts & Sciences (AKU-FAS)Campus VillageProfessionalGraduate SchoolsUndergraduateHousingSportsComplexPhase-I - 2.0 million sft.Project cost approximately $1 billion($500M construction + $500Mendowment)FAS: Undergraduate + Post GraduateGraduate Professional Schools:Architecture & HumanSettlementEducationLawManagementGreen Campus

Newports Institute ofCommunications & Economics• Newports Institute categorized amongst top ranking institutes in Pakistan• Faculty of Engineering, Technology, Fashion & Textile Design and Faculty of Arts,Business Administration, Computer Science, Law, Social Science and RegionalStudies will be introduced by providing state of the art facilities• Residential facilities will be provided for:- outstation students (male and female)- visiting researchers and faculty members from abroad• A large exhibition area will also be provided for amateur artists, fashion and textiledesigners who intend to display their work• All requisite facilities including computer, hardware, engineering laboratories, classrooms, library, auditorium, play area etc. will be available

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute ofScience & TechnologySZABIST is a non-profit, publicly and privately funded, independently chartered graduateschool of science and technology. It has been established as a Center of Excellencethrough a legislative act of the Sindh Assembly (Sindh Act No. XI of 1995). SZABIST hascampuses in Karachi, Islamabad, Larkana & Dubai• SZABIST is a registered member of the• International Association of Universities (IAU), Paris• Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London• Federation of the Universities of Islamic World (FUIW) Rabat• Asia University Federation (AUF), Seoul• Association of SAARC Universities (ASU)Academic Programs:UndergraduateBBA, BS - Computing, BS Media Sciences, BSSocial Sciences, LLB (University of London)PostgraduateMS Management Sciences, MS Computing,MS Social Sciences & EconomicsGraduateMBA. MS - ComputingDoctoralPhD Management Sciences, PhDComputing, PhD Social Sciences &Economics

Sindh Institute of Urologyand TransplantationThis Institute will be the largest centreof Transplant Sciences in Asia• 108 acres of land at Education CityFour main components:• Hospital for organ and cellulartransplantation to save the lives ofof patients suffering from end stageorgan failure and bioinformatics• Teaching and training institute forpostgraduates, technologists, technicians and nurses with the aim of developingscientific professionals• Research centre to undertake original, state of the art research activities related totransplant sciences• Biotechnology centre will include genetics and gene therapy, molecular biology,proteomics, drug design, stem cell research, bioengineering

Sir Syed University ofEngineering & Technology• Chartered by Government of Sindh in 1993.• SSUET is planning its new campus Sir Syed Technology Park in Education City• To increase the wealth of its community by- Promoting the culture of innovation- Associated businesses’ competitiveness- Knowledge-based institutions- Stimulation and management of the flow of knowledge and technologyamongst:• Universities• R&D institutions• Companies and markets

Sindh Madressa Board’sQuaid-e-Azam Public School• 194 acres of land• School in existence since 1996• Pre-primary - higher secondary school• Diploma courses for civil, mechanical,woodwork, computer etc.• 800 students in attendance

Ziauddin University• 50 acres of land in Education City• The campus will train 5,000 students with hostel facilities for 2,000 male and femalestudents. Around 200 members of staff will also be housed on campus initiallyHowever cognizance is to be given to expansion at a future time and should beconsidered at the onset of master planning• The campus is to incorporate the following facilities:- Faculty of Pharmacy, Engineering, Law, Business Management, SocialSciences, Physical Sciences (Physics ad Mathematics), Basic Sciences, MassCommunication, Bio Medical Engineering- Support Facilities including Administrative office complex• Construction of Ziauddin College of Pharmacy - civil works completed upto plinthlevel.

Education City Development Plan• Education City Master Plan (ECMP)• Community engagement• Infrastructure - utilities, roads, IT,storm/sewage systems• Civic facilities - schools, health care, daycare, etc.• Renewable energy projects• Commuter connection to KarachiAerial Image of Education City, Karachi