National Textile University

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National Textile University

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Motto	???
Established	1959
Type	Govt
Faculty	N/A
Staff	N/A
Postgraduates	N/A
Location	Faisalabad, Punjab,, Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Colors	N/A
Website	www.ntu.edu.pk

National Textile University is the premier institution of Textile Education in Pakistan. The University campus is spread over an area of more than 62 Acres. The University is located in the outskirts of city of Faisalabad about 12 km from the city center on Lahore road.

1 History
2 Departments
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The history of National Textile University dates back to 1954, when the Government of Punjab joined hands with the leading textile industrialists to form an institute of Textile Technology in Faisalabad. Funds for the institute were donated by Kohinoor Industries, Colony Textile Mills, Dawood Foundation and Lyallpur Cotton Mills; while 63 acres of state land was provided by the Government of Punjab. The Government of UK provided the bulk of equipment and machinery, along with the services of experts. Nominees of the donating industrial groups became members of the Board of trustees, headed by Minister of Industries.

The foundation stone of the Institute was laid by the late General Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan, on the October12, 1959, Later, in 1965, the Institute was granted affiliation by the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, and it was renamed as National College of Textile Engineering.

In September 1993, the management of the college was transferred to All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA). APTMA has taken many steps for raising the overall standard of education and improvement of facilities in the college. The Federal Cabinet on November 15th 2002 has upgraded the college as National Textile University.