University of Karachi
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| Motto | رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماًو عملا (Arabic) O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge |
| Established | June, 1951 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui |
| Students | Approx 12,000 |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan  |
| Affiliations | HEC, UGC |
| Website | www.uok.edu.pk |
The University of Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ كراچى ), located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the largest public university in Pakistan. It is ranked number three in the country according to HEC (Higher Education Commission). The university also holds the honor of producing largest amount of research output in terms of patent, international peer reviewed journals and regular academic conference.
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[edit] History
It was chartered by the Majlis-e-Shoora 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 university campus is spread over an area of nearly 1300 to 1700 acres. The university consists of 58 departments organized into eight faculties: Arts,Commerce, Science, Pharmacy, Education, Medicine, Law, and Islamic Studies. In addition, there are 17 research centers and 130 affiliated colleges. KU offers morning and evening bachelors and masters programs. There are nearly 25000 students in the morning session and around 225000 students are enrolled as a private candidates. KU has produced major personalities of Pakistan such as Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Dr. Mahmood Hussain, Dr. Manzoor Ahmed, Dr. Jameel Jalbi, Dr. Abdul Wahab. The KU alumni are also known for their participation in national politics.
[edit] Business School
Karachi University was a pioneer of Business Education in the mid fifties in South Asia, and has established Karachi University Business School on the pattern of well-recognized Business Schools in the Universities of Western World. It offers programs of BBA (Honors), MBA (Morning & Evening) and MBA after Honors.
[edit] Traditions
[edit] Life in campus
[edit] Mahmood Hussain Library
[edit] Karachi University Press
[edit] 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
- 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.
- Prof. Dr. Syed Masoom Ali Tirmizi PhD (Oxford), Former Vice Chancellor of KU, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, known author, Dean of Sciences and noted Physicist.
[edit] Faculties
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Pharmacy
[edit] Departments
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Department of Applied Physics
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Bengali
- Department of Bio Chemistry
- Department of Bio Technology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Business Administration (KUBS)
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Education
- Department of English
- Department of Geology
- Department of Genetics
- Department of Geography
- Department of General History
- Department of Islamic Learning
- Department of Islamic History
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of International Relation
- Department of Library Information Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Physical Education & Health Science
- Department of Psychology
- 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 of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Sindhi
- Department of Social Works
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Urdu
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of International Relations
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Visual Studies
[edit] Institutes
- Applied Economics Research Centre [1]
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry [2]
- 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 political science [[3]]
[edit] Affiliated colleges
- D J Science College
- College of Business and Information Technology [4]
- College Of Digital & Management Science CDS
- Sir Adamjee Institute of Technology [5]
- Jinnah medical & dental college
[edit] See Also
- 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
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