University of Karachi
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Jami'at Karachi | |
| Insignia of KU | |
| Motto | رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماًو عملا (Arabic) O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | June, 1951 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui |
Academic staff | >600 |
| Students | >25,000 |
| Location | , Sindh , |
| Affiliations | HEC, UGC |
| Website | www.uok.edu.pk |
The University of Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ كراچى ) is located in the city of Karachi, Province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest public university in the country with a student population of 25,000. According to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top ten universities of the country. The university has made itself known by producing the largest amount of research output in terms of patent, international peer reviewed, journals and regular academic conferences.
History
It was chartered by the Majlis ash-Shura in September 1950 via an Act of Parliament. The university was established in June 1951, the fourth oldest university in Pakistan and the first in Karachi. The campus of the university is spread over an area of nearly 1300 to 1700 acres. The university consists of 58 departments systemized into eight faculties: Arts,Commerce, Science, Pharmacy, Education, Medicine, Law, and Islamic Studies. In addition, there are 17 research centers and 130 affiliated colleges.It also offers morning and evening courses on Bachelors and Masters programs. There are approximately 25,000 students in the morning session and around 22,5000 students have been enrolled as private candidates. The University of Karachi has had the distinction of producing major personalities of Pakistan such as internationally acclaimed Islamic scholar and historian, Dr. Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi, Dr. Mahmud Husain, Dr. Manzur Ahmad, Dr. Jamil Jalbi, Dr. Abdul Wahhab. The alumni are also recognized for their participation in national politics.
Business School
Along with other reputable faculties, the University of Karachi has also pioneered in Business Education in South Asia since the mid fifties. Karachi University Business School was established on the pattern of well-recognized Business Schools in the western World in 1999. The Business School offers the four year degree of Bachelor of Business Administration BBA (Honors), two year degree of Master of Business Administration MBA (Days & Evenings) as well as MBA after-hours. It is ranked among the best Business Institutes of the Nation.
Traditions
Dr. Mahmud Husain Library
Karachi University Press
Distinguished alumni
- Shaukat Aziz, current Prime Minister of Pakistan, Ex. Citibank Executive officer.
- Atta ur Rahman, Chairman HEC and Director H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry
- Ajmal Mian, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- Abdul Qadeer Khan, founder of Pakistan's nuclear programme.
- Khalida Ghous
- Israr Ahmed
- Imran Nazar Hosein
- Mohammed Ajeeb
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani
- Naimatullah Khan, former Mayor of the city of Karachi.
- Nisar Memon, former Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting.
- Altaf Hussain, founder and chief of a main stream political party Muttahidda Qaumi Movement.
- Ahmed Ali
- Khurram Siddiqi, Philanthropist, poet, sociologist.
- Jamil Ahmed, Former registar and noted Botanist.
- Nasima Masoom Tirmizi/Nasima Binte Siraj, Urdu language Writer and noted Zoologist. Dr. N.M. Tirmizi was a professor who had studied and practiced Marine Biology to one of the highest possible level. She was a respected member of the Pakistan Academy of Science. A professor/Urdu writer and mother of three had exercised the advantages of life to the maximum. Born on 12th July (year unknown) to the son of famous Urdu Writer Deputy Nazeer Ahmed, she inherited the pure desire for Urdu literature and expressed it to one of the finest levels possible. May her soul rest in peace.
- Prof. Dr. Syed Masoom Ali Tirmizi, D.Phil (Oxon), Noted Physicist, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Karachi, and Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, and Dean of Sciences .
- Prof.Dr.Gholam Mujtaba,B.Pharm.(Karachi),M.Sc.(London),MD (Georgetown),FRSH,FICPS, Associate Dean & Professor of Pharmacology,American International University,Georgetown. Director,Corona-Elmhurst Center for Economic Development, New York.Former Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister.General Secretary,Karachi University Students Union 76-78.
Faculties
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Pharmacy
FARRUKH IDREES
Departments
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Department of Applied Physics
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Bengali
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Education
- Department of English
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Geology
- Department of Genetics
- Department of Geography
- Department of General History
- Department of Islamic Learning
- Department of Islamic History
- Department of International Relations
- Department of Library & Information Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Mass Communication
- [http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/petroleum technology/ Department of Petroleum
Technology]
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Health & Physical Education
- Department of Persian
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Pharmacognosy
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- Department petroleum Technology
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Sindhi
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Urdu
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Visual Studies
Institutes
- Applied Economics Research Centre
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry [1]
- Sheikh Zayed Islamic Research Centre
- Applied Economics Research Center
- Center of Excellence for Marine Biology
- Pakistan Study Center
- Center of Excellence for Women's Study
- Institute of Marine Science
- Marine Reference & Research Collection Center
- Department of Chemical Engineering
Affiliated colleges
- D J Science College
- College of Business and Information Technology [2]
- College Of Digital & Management Science CDS
- Sir Adamjee Institute of Technology [3]
- Jinnah medical & dental college
See Also
- Department of Main Communication Network
- Colleges and universities in Karachi
- University of Karachi alumni
- A Short History of Pakistan, an edited book published by Karachi University Press
- pakistan naguzir tha,by hasan riaz,publihed by ku,press
- Indus Institute Of Higher Education, Karachi,by Atif Zain
External links
- Official Website of the University Of Karachi
- Official Website of the Alumni of University Of Karachi
- A Cyber Joint For Karachi University Alumni
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