Since its establishment in 1981, this University has been playing a vital role in imparting Agricultural Education and conducting basic and applied agricultural research throughout the Province, and disseminating the results of agricultural research among the farmers and general public through its outreach/public service activities.
Being one of the leading institutions in the country, the University has been enjoying the prestige of providing high-quality agricultural education and research to its students. The graduates of this University are serving in public-private sectors organizations in key positions within Pakistan and abroad. They are ambassadors of this University and have been bringing in laurels to the name and prestige of this University.
This University, since its inception, has been providing the best available facilities to its students. Currently, the University is one of the focal points of agricultural and management education and research in the country. With more than one hundred thousand books and journals, the spacious library is one of the best in this part of the world. The University has more than 12 computer laboratories students have free internet access to approach research material and journals. The science laboratories in each department and more than 400 acres of farmland are devoted to students and faculty research. The University has the highest qualified and experienced faculty in the country.
With all these facilities, the University offers the best environment for enthusiastic students for students who are eager to excel in their studies, outclass in their career and outshine in their lives.
Most of our graduates are currently serving the nation in government, non-governmental, and international organizations. Many have opted for further higher education in European and American Universities. They have excelled because they have worked hard.
During the present convocation, 750 students are being awarded Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. degrees. Outstanding students will be decorated with Presidential Awards, Gold Medals, Silver Medals, and Bronze Medals.
The university is a corporate body. It has powers, inter-alia, to provide instructions, training, research, and outreach in agriculture, animal husbandry, and other such disciplines of learning. The mission of the University of Agriculture, Peshawar is:
- To produce quality graduates in agriculture and related disciplines.
- To conduct problem-solving farmer-oriented research to make the country self-sufficient in food commodities.
- To provide educational and research linkages to rural communities and the public to alleviate poverty in rural areas.
The University imparts its educational and research program through 5 Faculties, 26 departments, and 3 institutes. The University offers Bachelor's, Master's, M.Phil, and Ph.D. degrees in all disciplines of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Rural Development, Rural Sociology, and Biotechnology, and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Management Sciences, Information Technology, and Computer Sciences. Since the start of the Ph.D. program in 1997 more than 50 Ph.D. scholars have graduated and about 250 are currently enrolled, pursuing their Ph.D. studies. All these academic programs are run under the supervision of 185 highly qualified faculty, out of which 104 hold Ph.D. degrees from leading Universities of international repute.
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar being the prime institute for agricultural education and research must provide trained manpower to all sectors of agriculture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Being a high seat of learning it is also expected to engage in basic and applied research.
Other than degree programs, the University has been playing a vital role in training scientists and students of the allied institutions through short-term training in different areas of agriculture and relevant disciplines. Similarly, international training has been a regular feature of this University manpower production program where hundreds of Afghan nationals have been trained so far.
The students of this University have got 3 top positions in the entry test for M.Phil admissions at the National Institute of Bio-Technology and Genetic Engineering. Under an agreement signed between the USAID and HEC, the University offers need-based scholarships to talented students who are incapable of meeting the cost of their education. Under this program, the University awards scholarships to 75 students at the B.Sc. and 55 scholarships at the Master level from 2005 to 2009.
Besides curricular and co-curricular pursuits, the University has also been at the forefront of social work activities. During the recent earthquake massive disaster in part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar provided financially, material, physical, and moral help to the earthquake affectees. More than 60 faculty, officers, and staff along with 400 students of the University worked in the field. The University established six camps in Abbottabad and Mansehra as focal points for relief activities.
The management, faculty, researchers, and students of The University of Agriculture, Peshawar is committed to further excellence in agricultural education and research, which will ultimately help in the development of the province in particular and the country at large.
