University of Baltistan

University Of Baltistan
جامعہ بلتستان سکردو
Former names
 KIU Skardu Campus
Motto
Type Educational Institution
Established 2017 (2017)
Parent institution
 KIU SKARDU Campus
Affiliation HEC
Chancellor President Dr. Arif Alvi
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan མུ་ཧམྨད་ ན་ཨིམ་ ཁན་
Location Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan (Disputed), Pakistan
Campus Urban
Colours Green, Golden        
Nickname UOBS
Affiliations HEC
Website www.uobs.edu.pk

University Of Baltistan or Baltistan University (UOBS) ( جامعہ بلتستان سکردو ) ༑། ཡུ་ནི་ཝྲ་སིཊི་ ཨཕ་ སྦལ་ཏིས་ཏན །༑། is an international level university in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was established in 2017 with a charter from the Federal Government of Pakistan, with the goal of improving access to higher education for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan.

There are five faculties - Bilogical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Business Management , Educational Development and Language and Cultural Studies.

It was also announced that Chinese lessons would be offered in order to increase trade ties with China.[1]

History

The University Of Baltistan is the second university in Gilgit-Baltistan region . It was established by a charter from the Federal Government of Pakistan and by the orders of then president Mamnoon Hussain.

The main campus of the university is located in Skardu, the largest city of Gilgit-Baltistan.

According to its charter, University of Baltistan is a multi-campus university. Additional campuses are seeking to be established in wherever feasible.[2]

Degrees / Programs

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences BS (CS)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration-BB
  • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Food Technology (BS)
  • Bachelor of Arts in English (BA Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BS)
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology (Animal Sciences) (BS)
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology (Plant sciences) (BS)
  • Bachelor of Science in Media and Communication (BS)
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics (BS)

Campuses

The primary campus is situated on Kargil Road in Skardu.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "University in Gilgit to start Chinese language classes". The Express Tribune. 11 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Karakoram International University Gilgit-Baltistan". www.kiu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. ↑ "University Of Baltistan Skardu". University Of Baltistan. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

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