The demand for professionals capable of performing tasks such as sample collection, monitoring, data management, instrumentation, calibration, operation and maintenance continues to increase. Department’s teaching and research programs are designed to meet this demand by providing professionals to work in a wide array of positions for environmental engineering consulting firms, environmental laboratories, wastewater and water treatment facilities, various types of manufacturing facilities, governmental agencies, and other organizations.

Research degree programs aim to train researchers from a variety of backgrounds, as well as to establish a research base with following objectives:

1. Developing internationally recognised capabilities in the specific needs within Pakistan;
2. Promoting the integration of environment, sustainability, resources development in education;
3. Preparing and delivering tailored courses for industrial, public and private sectors;
4. Establishing centres for specialised research and training for energy & environment, biotechnology and consultancy.

Department Activities

In pursuit of its objectives, the Department of Environment Sciences has organized “First International Conference on “Environmentally Sustainable Development” in 2005. Over 350 delegates including 50 from 23 countries attended the conference.  The Department, since its establishment in 2004 has published several research and review articles. 

Read the department research productivity summary 2007 here...