Dr. Vali Uddin: A Strategic Planner and Expert Implementor

Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin joined UIT University, Karachi as Vice Chancellor on 10 June 2024 after serving Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology as Vice Chancellor from 10 July 2019 to 30 May 2024.
Earlier, he worked with some of the prestigious national engineering organizations as Engineer and also taught at reputed universities at home and the USA. He has published/presented more than 75 research papers in International Research Journals and Conferences. With an excellent academic career, he did his Bachelors with First Class First Position; acquired government scholarship and went on to do his Masters and PhD in Engineering from the USA. He has vast working experience and knowledge about all tiers of University level academic and administrative positions. Under his stewardship as the Vice Chancellor, Sir Syed University underwent a process of culture change, academic reforms, and massive revitalization along with vast international linkages for collaboration in research and development while acquiring also funding from European Union. Consequently, Sir Syed University obtained consecutively Brand of the Year Award 2021, 2022 and 2023 from the Brands Foundation, the most credible recognition body for brands in Pakistan for the University, indicating university’s popularity, strong market standing, sound profile and the majority of the customers’ preference. Moreover, the World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) placed at 48th of Top 100 among the World University Rankings for Innovation in the category of Student Mobility and Openness.
As Vice Chancellor of Sir Syed University, Dr. Vali Uddin was earlier honored at the Academic Award Forum with the “Leadership and Management Award” in September 2022. For his persistent commitment to quality education in engineering and meritorious outstanding contribution in the higher education sector in the national interest, Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin was decorated with Gold Medal by the Honorable Mohammad Kamran Khan Tessori, the Governor of Sindh in October 2023.
Dr. Vali has a vast experience of Strategic Planning and Implementation, Academic, Financial & Human Resource Planning of Large University and has working experience and knowledge of all tiers of University level positions (Academic and Administrative).
He has 25+ years’ experience of Heading Faculty and Departments as well as Post-PhD Research and Teaching experience along with supervising research at Graduate and Doctorate level.
Apart from teaching, Dr. Vali has extensive experience of curriculum development of Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate level in Engineering and Information Technology. He has also experience of policy and procedure development related to academics and academic administration as well as experience of development and implementation of Campus Management System. He is well versed with the requirement of HEC and different regulatory bodies (PEC, PMDC, PBC, PCP, NCEAC, NACTE etc.) as well as higher education system of Pakistan and the USA.