Gandhara University

Gandhara University
Motto in English
 Knowledge is Vision
Type Private
Established 2002
Location Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,  Pakistan
Colours Green and White         
Nickname GU
Affiliations Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Website www.gandhara.edu.pk

Gandhara University is a private university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is chartered by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1] It provides specialized training in the health sciences. The institutes that became Gandhara University were initially founded in october 1995 by surgeon Muhammad Kabir.[2][3] University is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and accredited by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. It is also affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for postgraduate dental courses.

Component colleges

The university encompasses specialized departments to include teaching in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, paramedical technologies, nursing, physiotherapy and public health[4]

  • Kabir Medical College
  • Sardar Begum Dental College
  • Naseer Teaching Hospital
  • Gandhara College of Pharmacy
  • Wazid Muhammad Institute of Paramedical Technology
  • Farkhanda Institute of Nursing
  • Kabir Institute of Public Health

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gandhara.edu.pk/about_gandhara_uni.html
  2. ↑ http://www.gandhara.edu.pk/KMC/KMC_History.html
  3. ↑ http://www.gandhara.edu.pk/SBDC/History_of_SBDC.html
  4. ↑ http://www.gandhara.edu.pk

Coordinates: 33°59′33″N 71°28′51″E / 33.9925°N 71.4808°E / 33.9925; 71.4808

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