Forman Christian College

Forman Christian College University

Sinclair Hall
Motto By love, serve one another
Established 1864
Type Private (non-profit)
Academic staff 200
Students 5000
Location Lahore, Pakistan
Campus Urban, 260 acres
Website Forman Christian College University

Forman Christian College University, or FCCU, is a chartered university in Lahore, Pakistan, named after its American-born founder, Dr. Charles William Forman.

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History

The university was founded by Dr. Charles William Forman who arrived to South Asia in 1847 and, two years later, settled in Lahore (now in Pakistan). He was the founder of the Rang Mahal School, Lahore, which was the first Anglo-vernacular school in the Punjab. The school added a college department in 1865 which was later known as Forman Christian College and then University.

One of Forman's faculty members, Prof. Arthur Compton, conducted the bulk of his research on cosmic rays at FCC University for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1927. One of Professor Compton's former students Professor Piara Singh Gill taught at the college as Lecturer in Physics between 1940 and 1947. Two alumni, Dr. Sir S. S. Bhatnagar and Dr. Bashir Ahmad, laid the foundation for scientific and industrial research in both parts of the subcontinent by establishing ICSIR and PCSIR respectively.

The first two Science graduates of FC College University were also the first Science graduates of the University of the Punjab (1900–1902). In this way FCCU was the first to establish, in this part of the sub-continent, Departments of Biology (1898), Greek, Latin and Hebrew Languages (1895–96), Industrial Chemistry (1917), Geography (1924), setting up the Experimental Psychology Laboratory, introducing the tutorial system (1908), appointing Deans of the Faculties introducing co-educational system (1902), and establishing a alumni Association (1896).

Achievements

Achievements of other Formanites, as the graduates are called, include:

Accreditation

The university has designed its four year Bachelors Degree program in accordance with the standards for accreditation in the USA, and is seeking accreditation through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[1]

Relationship with universities abroad

FCCU has signed a cooperative agreement with the University of Kentucky (USA) through which cooperation will be developed in:

Faculty member exchanges will be for research, lectures and discussions, and student exchanges will be for study and research.

Students societies

Notable alumni

Politicians
Bureacrats and Diplomats
Educationalists
Industry
Journalism
Literature

References

  1. ^ Home | New England Association of Schools and Colleges. NEASC. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
  2. ^ Niet compatibele browser. Facebook. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
  3. ^ Earth Watch Club. Sites.google.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
  4. ^ Piracha, Aslam (30 September 2010). "Rao Sikandar Iqbal dies". http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/rao-sikandar-iqbal-dies-090. Retrieved 5 October 2010. 
  5. ^ a b Malik Ram (1977) (in Urdu). Zia Fatehabadi – Shakhs Aur Shair. Delhi: Ilmi Majlis. pp. 116–117. http://books.google.com/books?id=UR_EGwAACAAJ.  Zia Fatehabadi and Chander studied together at Forman

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