Quaid-i-Azam University

Quaid-i-Azam University

·        Introduction

Quaid-i-Azam University could be a international seat of higher, advance, intellectual learning that illuminates the human minds and broadens the vision conveyance back home all kinds of opportunities and development.

Quaid-i-Azam University (once named Islamabad University) was established in Gregorian calendar month 1967 beneath the Act of National Assembly and commenced teaching and analysis programmes for Doctor of Philosophy and MPhil degrees. It was, however, step by step and later set to supply Master’s, graduate, and currently collegian programmes. The University, for its international repute, college and programmes attracts an oversized range of foreign students though it offers admission to a measured range of scholars from all regions of the country because it may be a federal public sector university.

It has been able to establish its links with some selected universities in Europe, South Asia and therefore the us. The international educational and research institutions including UNESCO, IRSIP, Agencia Espanole de Cooperacion International (Spain) etc. collaborate their research activities with the Quaid-i-Azam University. Moreover, an inexpensive size of the college members of the University are operating within the international universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Heidelberg etc. earning hand clapping and awards like International Peace Award from Brussels.

Currently, the Quaid-i-Azam University has four schools and 9 different teaching and analysis Institutes, Centre and colleges. Briefly included; college of Biological Sciences, college of Natural Sciences, college of Social Sciences, college of medication (affiliated), space Study Centre for continent, North and South America, Centre of Excellence in Gender Studies, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, National Institute of Psychology, National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, National Institute of Asian Civilizations, and the Computer Centre.

For growing instructional and technical desires of the country, the University imparts quality education and training on lower strata of life in the field of computer and runs a wide range of short-term certificate and diploma courses. In all, the University’s academic programmes, have an enrollment of over 5,500 students.

The University conjointly maintains a high normal in providing services. It has well equipped lecture rooms, state of the art labs and libraries. Other facilities like hostels for male and female students, sports and play fields, transport, mosque, bank, utility look, post workplace, photocopying and thesis/paper binding, telephone, café etc. are centrally located on the Campus.

·       Quaid-i-Azam University

Quaid-i-Azam University (Urdu: جامعہ قائداعظم‎; usually stated as QAU) may be a public analysis university in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to the study of postgraduate education but expanded through the 1980s to an interdisciplinary university offering undergraduate and postgraduate education. The university has, as of 2015, grown into the largest varsity in Islamabad with a total enrollment exceeding 13,000 students.The university is on a 1700 acres (or 6.9 km²) campus on the foothills of the Margalla.

Divided into four colleges and nine connected analysis institutes, QAU is among Pakistan's largest and highest ranked public universities.Currently, it is ranked between 551-560 in the world and top 133 in Asia by the QS World University Rankings whereas its regional publications hierarchical  QAU among a hundred and twenty in Asia in 2013.The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked QAU between 401-500 globally and prime seventy nine in Asia in 2018.

The university is nationally known for its research, technological advancement, and intellectual interaction with international institutes, including the United Nations, University of Tokyo and the ICTP.It is one of the most in style universities within the country and counts many public figures and intellectuals among its current and former school, researchers, or alumni since its establishment. They embody Maleeha Lodhi, Nasim Zehra, Shamshad Akhtar, Suhail Zubairy, Farzana Aslam, Tasneem Zehra and Salma Zahid. The university is currently led by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali.

·       History

The University of Islamabad was established on Gregorian calendar month twenty-two, 1967 under the Act of National Assembly of Pakistan. It was renamed as Quaid-i-Azam University in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan in 1976 - which was the year of his birth centenary. However, the orthography of the University's name were unbroken totally different i.e. "i" was used instead of "e" for Ezāfe that links the two words in Jinnah's title Quaid-e-Azam.

The University offered teaching and research programs for PhD and MPhil degrees in the beginning and later offered Master's programs. The University now offers undergraduate programs as well.

·       Faculties and departments

Quaid-i-Azam University consists of four faculties. The following departments, institutes/schools work under these faculties:

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Department of Computer Science

Department of Earth Sciences

Department of Electronics

Institute of Information Technology

Department of Mathematics

Department of Physics

Department of Statistics

Faculty of Social Sciences

Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences (QASMS)

Department of Anthropology

Department of Sociology

Department of Linguistics

Department of Defence & Strategic Studies

School of Economics

Department of History

School of Politics and International Relations

School of Law[11]

Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations

Faculty of Biological Sciences

National Center for Bioinformatics

Department of Animal Sciences

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Microbiology

Department of Plant Sciences

Department of Environmental Sciences

QAU School of Medicine

Department of Pharmacy

Department of Biotechnology

Faculty of Medical Science

Al-Shifa Eye Trust Hospital Rawalpindi

Army Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute

Health Services Academy, Islamabad

Federal Medical & Dental College

Quaid e Azam Postgraduate Medical College, PIMS

·        Institutes

National Institute of Historical and Cultural analysis (NIHCR) Center for Excellence

Saulat Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research

Center of Excellence in Gender Studies

National Institute of Psychology

National Institute of Pakistan Studies

Area Study Centre for continent, North & South America[