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| University of the Punjab offers a program of studies at the undergraduate, ], ] and ] levels. It also offers BS honours in subjects including ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The university has about 25,000 full-time regular students and about 147,000 students in 434 affiliated colleges. With very few exceptions, these colleges offer a 2-year associate bachelors or 'bachelor pass' degree. The university acts as a certifying body for the autonomous colleges and administers and grades the final or end of degree exams for all graduates of these autonomous affiliated colleges, but does not participate in their day to day operation. All graduates of these autonomous affiliated colleges are awarded their degree by the University of Punjab. The university also has several thousand private students in the liberal arts. These study on their own and take examinations held by the university to qualify for their degrees. The University has conferred 100 doctorates annually in the last four years.{{fact|date=January 2012}} | |||
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| There are 14 faculties in the University with 10 constituent colleges, 71 departments, centres, and institutes. It has about 739 permanent faculty members involved in teaching/research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pu.edu.pk/ |title=University of the Punjab official website |publisher=Pu.edu.pk |date= |accessdate=2012-11-01}}</ref>: | There are 14 faculties in the University with 10 constituent colleges, 71 departments, centres, and institutes. It has about 739 permanent faculty members involved in teaching/research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pu.edu.pk/ |title=University of the Punjab official website |publisher=Pu.edu.pk |date= |accessdate=2012-11-01}}</ref>: | ||
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| File:PU-Logo.PNGSeal of the University of the Punjab | |
| Motto | Template:Lang-ur (Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem) |
|---|---|
| Motto in English | Faith, Unity, Discipline |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1882 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Punjab |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mujahid Kamran |
| Students | 30,608 (on campus), 442,000 (Taking Annual Exam) |
| Location | Punjab, Pakistan  |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.pu.edu.pk |
The University of the Punjab (informally Punjab University or PU) (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur) is a public sector university primarily located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The university is the oldest and largest in Pakistan, having been formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its Senate in October 1882 at Simla. It was also the fourth university to be established by the British colonial authorities on the Indian subcontinent (the first three universities were established in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras).
Punjab University comprises five campuses including the Quaid-i-Azam Campus and Allama Iqbal Campus, both of which are located in Lahore, with additional sites in Gujranwala, Jhelum and Khanspur. It is organised into 13 faculties within which there are 71 academic departments, research centres and institutes. The university has 30,608 full-time students and 1,006 academic and research staff.
Punjab University was ranked 1st amongst large-sized multi-faculty universities by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2012. There are also two Nobel Laureates amongst the university's alumni and former staff.
History
The University of the Punjab came into existence as a result of a long drawn struggle of the people of Punjab after the Indian Mutiny in 1857. Prof Dr GW Leitner was the founder of the university. Contrary to the three previously established universities, which were only examining institutions, the University of the Punjab was both teaching as well as examining body right from beginning.
From its formation in 1882 until 1947, the University of the Punjab served the educational needs of the entire region of pre-partition Punjab and northern India. Mohindra College, Patiala was the first college of higher learning to affiliate with University of Punjab in 1882; followed by St. Stephen's College, Delhi. The partition of India in 1947 reduced the geographical jurisdiction of the university. The current Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in 1962.
Many major institutions that were previously affiliated to Punjab University have now become independent universities on their own, such as Government College University, Lahore and Medical and Engineering Colleges.
In 2011, the university received worldwide attention for a literary contest, with secret student sponsors, glorifying Osama bin Laden. The contest appeared to show the strength of a powerful Islamic student group which has harassed students for activities it deems "improper", such as discussions between male and female students.
Campus
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Lahore" does not exist. The University of the Punjab is divided into several campuses across Punjab with one summer campus located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
- Allama Iqbal Campus: also known as the old campus, located in the centre of Lahore, it is named after the great South Asian thinker and mystic poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The campus houses the Senate as well as other administrative elements of the university.
- Quaid-i-Azam Campus: also known as the new campus, it is named after the founder of Pakistan and is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the south of the Allama Iqbal Campus. Spread over an area of 1,800 acres (7 km) of lush green landscape this campus is the centre of academic and administrative activities of the university. A canal divides the academic blocks from the student lodgings.
- Gujranwala Campus: the faculties of Commerce, Economics and Management Sciences, Law and Science all conduct teaching in the campus.
- Khanspur Campus: the summer campus is located at a height of about 7,000 ft (2,100 m) in the Himalayan range near Ayubia. This campus, in addition to providing research facilities, is also used as a recreational center for the faculty and the students.
- Jhelum Campus: having recently opened in 2012, it offers studies relating to the faculties of Commerce, Economics and Management Sciences, Law and Science.
Academics
Faculties
There are 14 faculties in the University with 10 constituent colleges, 71 departments, centres, and institutes. It has about 739 permanent faculty members involved in teaching/research.:
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering & Technology
- Faculty of Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Life-Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
- Faculty of Oriental Learning
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Business
Research and collaborations
The University is working alongside/collaborating with others globally and has articulation agreements with the following:
United States
- Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- San José State University.
United Kingdom
- University of Manchester
- University of Luton
- University of Bedfordshire
- University of Birmingham
- University of Surrey
- University of Bradford
- University of Cambridge
- University of Derby
- University of Glasgow
China
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- City University of Hong Kong
- Wuhan University, School of Foreign Languages and Literature
- University People’s Republic of China
- Sichuan University
- Zhengzhou Medical University
Iran
- Markaz Nashr-e-Miras-e-Maktoob
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- University of Tehran, The Faculty of Foreign Languages
- Tarbiat Modares University
Punjab University Library
Punjab University Library is one of the biggest libraries in universities of Pakistan. The library has more than 500,000 collection of books, magazines and periodicals. This collection is in nine different national and international languages and different types as print material, CDs, DVDs, Microfilms, Microfiches, Video and Audio Cassettes and Manuscripts. Punjab University Library has beautiful two storey building and total area of the building is 102,000 sq. feet. There are reading halls in both ground and 1st floor with approximately seating capacity of 2500 readers. The library has internet lab for the students to research according to the new technologies of 21st century. In the library there is computerised “WINISIS” catalogue for searching material.
Notable alumni
Main article: List of University of the Punjab alumniA number of key people from various disciplines of life have studied at the university. The university has produced two Nobel Laureates namely Har Gobind Khorana and Dr. Abdus Salam. Other famous personalities include Prime Minister of Pakistan Yusuf Raza Gillani, political activist Javed Hashmi, news anchor Hamid Mir, nuclear physicist Ishfaq Ahmed and Choudhry Rahmat Ali to name a few.
See also
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- Center for Applied and Molecular Biology
- Ilmkidunya Academics related information for Punjab University
References
- ^ "PU at a Glance". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "PU campuses". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "HEC Pakistan Rankings by research quality". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Punjab University History". Ilmkidunya.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- Associated Press
- http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Pak-college-contest--Praise-Osama-bin-Laden/811692/
- "Allama Iqbal Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Quaid-i-Azam Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Gujranwala Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Jhelum Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "University of the Punjab official website". Pu.edu.pk. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Punjab University Library – by ilmkidunya". Ilmkidunya.com. 27 February 1911. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- "Punjab University Library – History and Introduction". Pulibrary.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
External links
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