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Welcome to Quaid-i-Azam University, the premier seat of learning in Pakistan. QAU has consistently been ranked the top university in the country by the Higher Education Commission. Besides, according to U.S. News and World Report, QAU is the only academic institution in Pakistan among the top 500 universities in the world. As a student here, you are a member of a privileged and distinguished group. Faculty along with students in our Masters, M. Phil, and Ph.D. programs produce world-class research, as is evident from the high-quality outlets in which their scholarship appears. Our faculty members have received numerous awards, both nationally and internationally for their research. Many of our students have gone on to highly productive careers in academia, as well as governmental and international organizations. Unlike many research universities, QAU views quality teaching as a pivotal part of its commitment to students. Faculty members are readily available and are often to be found in the late evenings working in their offices or laboratories. Nestled in the backdrop of the Margalla Hills, our seventeen hundred acre campus provides a serene environment for the serious scholar. The natural beauty of the campus in a near-rural setting belies the fact that we are only fifteen minutes away from the bustling, urban metropolis of Islamabad. Quaid-i-Azam University is an international seat of higher, advance, intellectual learning that illuminates the human minds and broadens the vision bringing back home all kinds of opportunities and development. Quaid-i-Azam University (once named Islamabad University) was established in July 1967 under the Act of National Assembly and started teaching and research programs for Ph.D. and MPhil degrees. It was, however, gradually and later decided to offer Master’s, graduate, and now undergraduate programs. The University, for its international repute, faculty and programs attract a large number of foreign students although it offers admission to a measured number of students from all regions of the country as it is a federal public sector university. It has been able to establish its links with some selected universities in Europe, South Asia, and the United States. The international educational and research institutions including UNESCO, IRSIP, Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion International (Spain), etc. collaborate their research activities with the Quaid-i-Azam University. Moreover, a reasonable size of faculty members of the University has been working in international universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Heidelberg, etc. earning applause and awards such as International Peace Award from Brussels. Currently, the Quaid-i-Azam University has four faculties and nine other teaching and research institutes, centers, and Schools. Briefly included Faculty of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine (affiliated), Area Study Centre for Africa, North and South America, Centre of Excellence in Gender Studies, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, National Institute of Psychology, National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, National Institute of Asian Civilizations, and the Computer Centre. For the growing educational and technical needs of the country, the University imparts quality education and training on the lower strata of life in the field of computers and runs a wide range of short-term certificate and diploma courses. In all, the University’s academic programs, have an enrollment of over 5,500 students. The University also maintains a high standard in providing services. It has well-equipped classrooms, state-of-the-art labs, and libraries. Other facilities like hostels for male and female students, sports and playfields, transport, mosque, bank, utility shop, post office, photocopying and thesis/paper binding, telephone, café, etc. are centrally located on the Campus. “Taking Pakistan forward by providing an affordable, high standard education to students from all corners of the country, creating interprovincial harmony, providing solutions through research relevant to the national needs, towards the transformation of the country into a knowledge-based economy.” Functioning as a research-oriented institution dedicated to academic excellence, open-mindedness, and equality. Maintaining and fostering the highest moral and practiced values while teaching students to seek knowledge logically, be imaginative, and converse effectively to meet the promising needs of society. Ensuring and supporting faculty and staff to continue their professional and intellectual development. Helping the society through creating harmony between people by bringing them together from every corner of the country. View full university