University of Haripur

University of Haripur
یونیورسٹی آف ہری پور
Type Public
Established 2012
Chancellor Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Abid Fareed [1]
Location Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanPakistan
Nickname UoH
Affiliations HEC
Website Official Website

University of Haripur (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف ہری پور‬‎) is a public sector university situated in Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The university is run by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[9][10]

Overview and history

University of Haripur is established in 2014 by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Haripur.[11][10] The university premises is spread over an area of 236 Kanals on the premises of once factory of Rosin and Turpentine. Initially, it was Haripur sub campus of University of Hazara and was established in March 2008. The Haripur campus is then upgraded to full-fledged University of Haripur by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in 2012.[12][13]

Faculties and departments

The university currently has the following departments and faculties.

Faculty of Social & Administrative Sciences

  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Islamic & Religious Studies
  • Department of Management Sciences
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Mathematics

Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences

  • Department of Agriculture Sciences
  • Department of Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Forestry & Wildlife Management
  • Department of Geology
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Medical Lab Technology
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of Public Health

Academic programmes

Haripur University currently offers the following courses.[14]

BS (4 years)

  • BS Accounting and Finance
  • BS Computer Science (CS)
  • BS Software Engineering
  • BS Economics
  • BS Environmental Science
  • BS Education
  • BS Psychology
  • BS Medical Lab Technology (Daignostic & Research Center)
  • BS Geology
  • BS Forestery & Wild life

Masters (2 years)

  • MBA (1.5 years)fee and admission fall
  • MCS (Computer Science)
  • MSc Economics
  • MSc Environmental Sciences
  • MSc Agriculture Sciences
  • MEd (Education - 1 Year)
  • MSc Psychology
  • MSc Medical Lab Technology (Diagnostic & Research Center)
  • MSc Microbiology
  • MSc Public Health

Doctoral

  • MPhil and PhD (Environmental Sciences)
  • PhD (Agricultural Sciences; i.e. Agronomy, Entomology, Food Science & Technology, Horticulture, PBG, Soil & Env. Sciences)
  • MPhil and PhD (Education)
  • MPhil (Forestry & Wild Life)
  • MPhil (Islamic & Religious Studies)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uoh.edu.pk/administration.php?page=vice-chancellor-office
  2. ↑ "HEC Recognise Colleges & Universities" (PDF). www.hec.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "HEC announces university ranking". The Nation. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "K-P picks VCs for nine universities - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Expo-2016 to prove great milestone in promoting social sciences". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Report, Bureau (9 June 2017). "Appointment of nine VCs notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Varsity announces fee waiver for Baloch students". The Nation. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Report, Bureau (29 June 2013). "KP governor to contact PM over funds for universities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "University of Haripur". www.uoh.edu.pk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Five public sector universities in KP functioning without VCs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Ashfaq, Mohammad (10 August 2014). "University to be set up in Swabi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. ↑ Newspaper, From the (23 March 2012). "NEWS IN BRIEF - Approval of upgrading sub-campus of the Hazara University in Haripur to university level". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "University of Haripur". www.uoh.edu.pk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Academic Programmes - University of Haripur". www.uoh.edu.pk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

Coordinates: 33°58′41.4″N 72°54′45.7″E / 33.978167°N 72.912694°E / 33.978167; 72.912694


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