Quaid-i-Azam University – Wikipedia

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Public university in Islamabad, Pakistan

Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (Urdu: جامعہ قائداعظم; commonly referred to as QAU), founded as University of Islamabad, is a ranked 1 public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan.[3][4]

Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to the study of postgraduate education but expanded and established as Qaid e Azam university in 1973 to an interdisciplinary university offering undergraduate and postgraduate education.[2]

Overview[edit]

The university has, as of 2015, grown into the largest varsity in Islamabad with a total enrollment exceeding 13,000 students.[2] The university is on a 1700 acres (or 6.9 km2) campus on the foothills of the Margalla.[5] Divided into four faculties and nine affiliated research institutes, QAU is among Pakistan’s largest and highest ranked public universities.[6][7] In 2020, it is ranked between 510 and 520 overall whilst in Physics, Mathematics and agriculture departments ranked 225th, 225th and 125th respectively worldwide, in emerging economics it’s ranked below 100 which is probably a prestige, and also ranked 111th in Asia by the QS World University Rankings[8] while its regional publications ranked QAU among 120 in Asia in 2013.[9] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked QAU between 401 and 500 globally and top 75 in Asia in its 2020 lists.

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The university has intellectual interaction with international institutes, including the United Nations, University of Tokyo and the ICTP.[2][10] It is one of the most popular universities in the country and counts several public figures and intellectuals among its current and former faculty, researchers, or alumni since its establishment. They include Maleeha Lodhi, Nasim Zehra, Shamshad Akhtar, Suhail Zubairy, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Farzana Aslam, Tasneem Zehra and Salma Zahid. The university is currently led by Vice Chancellor Muhammad Ali.

History[edit]

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The University of Islamabad was established on 22 July 1967 by the Government of Pakistan. It was renamed as Quaid-i-Azam University in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan in 1976 – which was the year of his birth centenary. However, the spelling of the university’s name were kept 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 Masters programs. The university now offers undergraduate programs as well.

Quaid-i-Azam University has four different faculties and 38 departments, institutes, schools and centers.

Faculties and departments[edit]

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

Faculty of Natural Sciences[edit]

Faculty of Social Sciences[edit]

  • School of Law
  • 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 (SPIR)
  • Taxila institute of Asian civilizations
  • Department of Psychology

Department of Education

Faculty of Biological Sciences[edit]

Faculty of Medical Science[edit]

Institutes[edit]

  • National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (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 Africa, North and South America
Chairs
  • Quaid-i-Azam Chair
  • Benzair Bhutto Chair
  • Rumi Chair

Central library[edit]

The university has central library (CL), named as DR. Raziuddin Siddiqi memorial library situated at the centre of the university campus and having total covered area is approximately 102,500 sq. ft. On 6 February 1999, the Central Library (CL) was renamed the Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi Mermorial (DRSM) Library in honour of Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi’s illustrious and meritorious achievements as the founding Vice Chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University. University offers DRSM Library services for faculty and students of the university.

Rankings and reputation[edit]

Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 363 in the world by the QS World University Rankings of 2022-2023[16] and 91st in Asia.[17]

In the 2010 edition of QS’s Asian University Rankings for Natural Sciences, QAU ranked 46th.[18] According to the 2015 ranking of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked third in the general category.[19]

Notable alumni and faculty[edit]

  • Notable Alumni
  • Ismat Beg mathematician, known for his work on Multiple-criteria decision analysis, and fixed point (mathematics)
  • Asghar Qadir, Pakistani mathematician and a prominent cosmologist

    Asghar Qadir, Pakistani mathematician and a prominent cosmologist

  • Sartaj Aziz, Pakistani economist and a strategist who serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs

    Sartaj Aziz, Pakistani economist and a strategist who serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs

References[edit]

[24]President Appoints Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Akhtar as Vice Chancellor of QAU (Shameel Khokhar News) 10 March 2023

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