Department of Urban and Infrastructure Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology Karachi

The Department of Urban and Infrastructure Engineering at NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi delivers an interdisciplinary academic direction designed to address the demands of rapidly urbanizing cities. The department positions its offering as an Urban Engineering specialization under the B E Civil umbrella, combining strong civil engineering foundations with contemporary, technology enabled approaches relevant to modern infrastructure, smart mobility, and sustainable urban development. The academic model emphasizes outcome-based learning and prepares graduates to engage with complex urban systems through integrated technical competence and applied problem solving.

Key Highlighs:

Urban Engineering specialization offered under the B E Civil framework and presented as OBE Level II accredited by the department

Focus on modern infrastructure, smart mobility, and sustainable urban development aligned with emerging city challenges

Master of Engineering Management in Transportation Infrastructure Management offered for working professionals with an emphasis on managing transportation systems and their sustainable operation

Dedicated departmental laboratories including surveying and transportation labs, supported by advanced computing and modelling facilities

Published programme listing by NED includes Civil Engineering with specialization in Urban and MEM in Transportation Infrastructure Management under this department

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Scope of Studies

Urban engineering foundations integrating infrastructure systems with city scale challenges
Transportation systems planning and management concepts with sustainable operations focus
Surveying and measurement for infrastructure planning and project execution
Pavement materials testing and performance evaluation through transportation laboratory work
Intelligent transport systems and traffic engineering research orientation as an emerging focus area
GIS and geospatial tools for analysis, mapping, and decision support in urban systems
Use of contemporary digital competencies and modelling approaches referenced by the department’s academic direction

Programs

Bachelor of Engineering Civil Engineering with specialization in Urban
Master of Engineering Management Transportation Infrastructure Management
PhD in various research areas within the Urban and Infrastructure Engineering domain as listed by NED

Suggested Labs/Facilities

Surveying Laboratory with instruments including total stations, GPS, and related surveying equipment
Transportation Laboratory with pavement materials testing facilities including a wheel tracking device referenced by the department
Computing facilities with scanners, plotters, printing support, transportation modelling software, and GIS software including ArcGIS as referenced by the department
Planned and emerging lab directions mentioned by the department including ITS and Traffic Engineering and GIS and Geospatial laboratories to expand dedicated research capacity

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