Quaid-i-Azam University Read

The Quaid-i-Azam University or Quaid-e-Azam University(Urdu: جامعہ قائداعظم‎; simply QAU), (formerly known as Islamabad University) is apublic research university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. Consisting of four faculties, nine affiliated research institutes, the university is consistently ranked as the top university in Pakistan " by the HEC and is ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds ranking among the top 500 universities in the world in 2013, while it was ranked at 69th top university of the world in field of 'Engineering and Technology'.

With overall ~7,800 students currently attending the university, it offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in various academic disciplines. The Quaid-i-Azam University scholars have played critical role in the development of various academic disciplines including in social and natural sciences. Its school of social sciences is well known for its leading contribution to the movement in critical analysis. Also, the university's school of natural sciences holds an international prestige for its leading and developmental role in physics andmathematics since its establishment.

Covering the approximated area of 1700 acres (or 6.9 km²) below the Margalla Hills, the university is internationally known for its higher learning, technological advancement, and intellectual interaction with a joint collaboration in various academic discipline with various international institutes, including the United Nations. It is one of the most popular universities in the country and has attracted world-renowned scholars and intellectuals to serve as faculty, researchers, or alumni since its establishment in 1967.

Contents

  

• 1History
• 2Faculties and departments
  • 2.1Faculty of Natural Sciences
  • 2.2Faculty of Social Sciences
  • 2.3Faculty of Biological Sciences
  • 2.4Faculty of Medical Science
• 3Rankings and reputation
  • 3.1Programmes
• 4Notable alumni and faculty
• 5References
• 6External links

History

Quaid-i-Azam University (once named University of Islamabad) was established in July 1967 under the Act of National Assembly and started teaching and research programmes for PhD and MPhil degrees. However, it later decided to offer Master’s, graduate, and now undergraduate programmes. Currently, the Quaid-i-Azam University has four faculties, 38 Departments, Institutes,Schools and Centers (DISC's).

Faculties and departments

The university was renamed in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.

Quaid-i-Azam University consists of four faculties and following Departments, Institutes/ Schools are working under these faculties;

Faculty of Natural Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Earth Sciences
• Department of Electronics
• Institute of Information Technology
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Statistics

Faculty of Social Sciences

• 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
• School of Law
• Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations

Faculty of Biological Sciences

• National Center for Bioinformatics
• Department of Animal Sciences
• Department of Bio Chemistry
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Plant Sciences
• Department of Environmental Sciences
• QAU School of Medicine
• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Biotechnology

Faculty of Medical Science

• Al-Shifa Eye Trust Hospital Rawalpindi
• Army Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute
• Health Services Academy, Islamabad
• Federal Medical & Dental College
• Quaid e Azam Postgraduate Medical College, PIMS
• Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad

Institutes

• 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 & South America^[12]

Chairs

• Quaid-i-Azam Chair
• Benzair Bhutto Chair
• Rumi Chair (In pipeline)

Rankings and reputation

University and college rankings
General – international
QS (World)	496
QS (Asian)	89
Medical - India
Business – India

For QS Top 10 Asian universities QAU was ranked 6th in natural science category for year 2010. The university was overall ranked between 100-200 among the QS world top universities in 2007 and 2009. According to the latest 2012 ranking of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked first in the general category.As per rankings of OIC universities, QAU stood first in ranking among Muslim countries universities. More than 80% of the teachers hold doctoral degrees and have overseas experience.^[19]

Programmes

Degree	Specialization
Bachelor's (B.A, BS.,BBA, Pharm,D)	Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economic, Electronics, Geo-physics, Information Technology, Law, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics, Statistics,
Master's (BBS,MSc, MBA and MPA)	Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Defense & Strategic Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Electronics, Gender Studies, History, Information Technology, International Relations, Linguistics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pakistan Studies, Physics, Plant Sciences, Political Science, Political Studies, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics.
Master of Science (MS)	Business Administration, Gender Studies, Linguistics.
Master of Philosophy	American Studies, Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Defense & Strategic Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Electronics, Environmental Sciences, History, International Relations, Management Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Pakistan Studies, Pharmacy, Physics, Plant Sciences, Psychology and Statistics
PhD	All engineering disciplines, interdisciplinary areas, science disciplines and the humanities and social sciences.