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University of the Punjab
File:Punjab University Logo (without background).svg
MottoUrdu: ایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیم
(Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem)
Motto in English
Faith, Unity, Discipline
TypePublic
Established1882[1]
ChancellorGovernor of Punjab
Vice-ChancellorMujahid Kamran
Academic staff
730[1]
Students30,000 (on campus)[1]
Location
Lahore, Gujranwala, Khanspur, Jhelum
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue, Bronze, Red   
NicknamePU Lahore
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission, Pakistan Engineering Council
MascotPioneer
Websitewww.pu.edu.pk

The University of the Punjab (Urdu: جامعہ پنجاب; informally Punjab University), is a public research university located in the downtown area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the oldest and largest public university in Pakistan.[1] With multiple campuses in Gujranwala, Jhelum, and Khanspur, the university was formally established by the British Government after convening the first meeting for establishing higher education institutions in October 1882 at Simla.[2] The Punjab University was the fourth university to be established by the British colonial authorities in the South Asia; the first three universities were established in other parts of British India.[3]

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes and various institutes in Punjab are affiliated with the Punjab University.[4]

Approximately 30,000[1] enrolled students are currently attending the university, the PU has total of 13 faculties within which there are 63 academic departments, research centers, and institutes.[1] The Punjab University has ranked first amongst large-sized multiple faculty universities by the HEC in 2012.[5] There are also two Nobel Laureates amongst the university's alumni and former staff.[1] Additionally, the university is also a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.[6]

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.[citation needed] Gottlieb Wilhelm 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 the beginning.

From its formation in 1882 until 1947, the University of the Punjab served the educational needs of the entire region of pre-independence 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 independence of Pakistan in 1947 reduced the geographical jurisdiction of the university, as it was split into two separate universities in the respective countries. The Indian portion of the university is referred to as Panjab 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. [7]

Campus

Allama Iqbal Campus in Lahore

The University of the Punjab is divided into several campuses across Punjab with one summer campus located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:[2]

  • 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, the Syndicate, the Selection Board and the Advanced Studies & Research Board are generally held there.[8]

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  • 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 1,700 acres (7 km2) 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.[9]
  • Gujranwala Campus: the faculties of Commerce, Economics and Management Sciences, Law and Science all conduct teaching in the campus.[10]
  • 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,[citation needed] it offers studies relating to the faculties of Commerce, Economics and Management Sciences, Law and Science.[11]

Residence Halls

At present PU has 28 dorms 17 for male and 11 for female students. Most of these students are accommodated in the dorms at the Quaid-e-Azam Campus. Total number of hostel residents is 6961.

On-campus housing facilities include 89 houses for teachers and University officers and 249 houses for junior staff of the University. About forty houses and eighty single accommodations are available in the various student hostels that are occupied by Wardens, Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents. The University plans to build more houses for the academic faculty and other employees. A bachelor teacher's hostel provides accommodation to the younger members of the academic staff. A guesthouse within the Residential Colony and the guestrooms in the Student-Teacher Center provide accommodation to the academics visiting the University. [12]

Academics

Statue of Alfred Cooper Woolner, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Punjab in Lahore campus

Faculties

There are 13 faculties in the University with 10 constituent colleges, over 73 departments, centres, and institutes. It has over 808 permanent faculty members involved in teaching/research and over 36,000 on campus students.:[13]

Punjab University


Constituent Colleges

Research and collaborations

The university has collaborated with different universities globally and has articulation agreements with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University and San José State University in the United States. It also has agreements with the University of Manchester, University of Luton, University of Bedfordshire, University of Birmingham, University of Surrey, University of Bradford, University of Cambridge, University of Derby, and University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. In China, Punjab University has collaborations with 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, and Zhengzhou Medical University and in Iran with Markaz Nashr-e-Miras-e-Maktoob, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, University of Tehran, and Tarbiat Modares University.

Punjab University Library

Punjab University Library is one of the biggest libraries among the 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.[citation needed] 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 "MLIMs" catalogue for searching material.[14]

Notable alumni

Main article: List of University of the Punjab people

A number of key people from various disciplines of life have studied at the university. The Nobel Laureates in the list of alumni include Har Gobind Khorana and Abdus Salam. Other famous alumni are nuclear physicist Ishfaq Ahmad, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Asadullah Tariq, Aleem Javed and Muhammad Shuaib, human rights activist Asma Jahangir, poet and mystic Omer Tarin and others .

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Introduction". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "PU campuses". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ^ "A History of the University of the Panjab". World Digital Library. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Affiliation". PU. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ^ "HEC Pakistan Rankings by research quality". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ "ACU members". ACU Members,. Retrieved 9 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "Educationist".
  8. ^ "Allama Iqbal Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Quaid-i-Azam Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Gujranwala Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Jhelum Campus". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Hostels". University of the Punjab. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  13. ^ "University of the Punjab official website". Pu.edu.pk. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Punjab University Library – History and Introduction". Pulibrary.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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