"Heavy Industries Taxila Education City (HITEC) is a comparatively new addition to the hallmarks of Taxila. Located at the foothills of Margalla, 30 km North West of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, it is an integrated and purpose specific complex, housing educational institutes, catering for pre-school to university level education.
In November, 2007, HITEC University, in affiliation with UET Taxila, commenced classes with an intake of 250 students. It was granted its own charter in November, 2009 by the Government of the Punjab. The University is sponsored by Heavy Industries Taxila Education Welfare Trust (HITEWT)."
