Hamdard University

Hamdard University
SMYS 8005
Motto	In Pursuit of Excellence
Established	1991
Type	Private
Endowment	Grants
Vice-Chancellor	Nasim A. Khan
Admin. staff	1000
Students	5,200
Undergraduates	4,000
Postgraduates	1,000
Doctoral students	200
Location	Karachi, Islamabad, Sindh, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus	Main - Bund Murad Khan, Karachi City campuses - Adamjee Nagar and PECHS, Karachi Islamabad campus - johar road F8 Markaz
Affiliations	Pakistan Engineering Council
Website	www.hamdard.edu.pk

Hamdard University is a private institution of higher education in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The university was founded in 1991 by Hakim Said of the Hamdard Foundation.

Recognition and Approved

The degree programs offered by the University are approved by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and other accrediting bodies such as Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC), Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC),Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP), Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and National Council for Tibb (NCT).

History

The name Hamdard however acquired a still wider meaning, when Hakim Mohammed Said founded Hamdard University in 1991. The establishment of a university which could enliven the intellectual tradition of the educational institutions of the golden era of Muslim civilization had always been his most cherished dream. In fact it was the central point towards which all his endeavors were directed. The actual appearance of the university was just the culmination of a long dedicated and continued effort spanning his whole life.

As a prolific writer, he had to his credit a large number of books and articles. He edited many research journals and periodicals on medicine, history and Islam. Hakim Mohammed Said also created two very widely attended national forums: Hamdard Shura (for leaders of public opinion) and Naunehal Assembly (for children). He attended and read papers at numerous conferences all over the world and organized a number of international conferences for promotion of science in Pakistan in collaboration with national and international organizations including UNESCO and WHO. He also held important offices and memberships of dozens of national and international organizations related to education and health care, the fields to which his contributions are universally acknowledged.

largest campus of any private university in Pakistan

Hamdard University has the largest campus of any private university in Pakistan, covering 350 acres (1.4 km²). The university is located 28 km (17 mi) from the commercial centre of Karachi on the main highway leading to Bund Murad Khan, near the Sindh-Balochistan provincial border. The University is currently ranked at No.10 in Higher Education Commission rankings of general category universities

Faculties and Departments

The campus comprises eight faculties: humanities and social sciences; Eastern medicine; health science and medicine (including dentistry); management sciences; engineering sciences and technology (including information technology); legal studies; pharmacy; environmental sciences; as well as the Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, Dr.Hafiz Mohammed Ilyas Institute of Pharmacology & Herbal Sciences (HMIIPHS) and a hydro chemistry laboratory. Bait al Hikmat is the university's main library. In addition to these facilities, the university also maintains a number of units in downtown Karachi, including Hamdard School of Law (HSL), College Of Textile & Polymer Engineering (NFC-CTPE), Hamdard Education Net (HEN), Regional Cisco Networking Academy (RCNA),Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences (HIMS), Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) and Hamdard Institute of Information Technology (HIIT). The Islamabad campus offers teaching in pharmaceutical sciences, management sciences and information technology.

External links

• Official website