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Revision as of 19:39, 28 September 2012 by Wavelength (talk | contribs) (removing space before colon—MOS:PUNCTSPACE)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)| Established | 1984 |
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| President | Abdul Basit (Chancellor and President) |
| Location | Karachi, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan |
| Affiliations | Higher Education Commission |
| Website | www.preston.edu.pk |
Preston University is the first private university of Pakistan with campuses in Karachi, Kohat, Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad and Ajman. Preston University was established as a School of Business and Commerce in 1984 at Rawalpindi in Pakistan.
Some Preston University campuses are accredited and recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, which is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan. Preston University has charters from the Pakistan provinces of Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for campuses in Karachi and Kohat, respectively. In 2011, when a committee of the Sindh government reported that it had evaluated and "graded" the 21 private institutions chartered in the province, the highest grade was six stars, given to two institutions. One institution got the lowest grade of three stars; three, including Preston University and Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology, were given four stars; and most of the schools received five stars.
Degrees offered: bachelors, masters, doctoral
- B.Tech (electrical, electronics, mechanical and chemical)
- business administration
- information technology
- natural and applied sciences
- social sciences
- education
References
- "HEC Recognized Universities and Degree Awarding Institutions". Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Governor for establishing quality academic institutions". Karachi, Pakistan. 11 May 2011.
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