The Industrial Engineering Student Chapter at UMT has earned national pride and recognition as they have been again endowed with the prestigious Gold Award, the highest award given to the allied students chapter by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) USA.
IIE, founded in 1948 and based in North America, is the world's largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity.
Every year IIE selects a handful of student chapters out of hundreds throughout the world based on their performance and activities following a strict criteria of conducting activities which include participation in international competitions, conducting seminars, workshops, lectures and industrial visits. It is a moment of great pride that UMT-IIE Student Chapter has been rewarded with Gold Performance Award for the second time in a row. The first award was for the term 2011-2012, then the second award is for the term 2012-2013. It is very important to note here that by the grace of Allah UMT is the only University in Pakistan to win this award not only once but twice in a row!
"I am very happy that we were able to win this award again after tireless efforts and strong commitment towards our cause of raising the awareness of our field and creating academic opportunities for our students. We are thankful to UMT management for their continuous support and we are thankful to Allah Almighty that we were able to represent our University with this pride nationally." said Saad Ahmad, the second Gold Award winner President (2012-2013).
