Federal Urdu University

The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (Urdu: وفاقی جامعہ اردو‎; alternatively known as FUUAST) is a public university primarily located Islamabad, Pakistan.[2] The university has two satellite campuses; the central campus is located in Islamabad while the secondary campus is located in Karachi.[3]

Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
وفاقی جامعہ اردو
Former names
Urdu College
TypePublic
Established2002 (2002) as university
ChancellorPresident of Pakistan
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Arif Zubair[1]
DeanProf. Dr. Mohammad Zahid,Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ud-Din,Prof. Dr. Masood Mashkoor Siddiqui,Dr. Kamal Haider,Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Baloch,Dr. Meh Jabeen, Dr.Aurang Zeb, Dr Saeed Ullah, Dr Waseem anjum
RegistrarDr. Sajid Jahangir
Academic staff
450
Students~13,500
Location
Islamabad
,
Federal
,
Pakistan

24.9120°N 67.0907°E / 24.9120; 67.0907
CampusMAIN campus
ColoursRed, green, antique white
            
NicknameFUUAST ISLAMABAD
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, Pakistan Bar Council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, National Council for Homeopathy
Websitefuuastisb.edu.pk

The university offers wide range of academic programs in undergraduate and post-graduate. The university is noted for its engaging research in fine arts, languages, engineering, social sciences and philosophy.[3] With an tentative approximated of ~13,500 enrolled students currently attending the university, it is one of the largest institution in the country and is one of the top university in "general category" ranked by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).[4]

The Federal Urdu University holds a unique distinction of being as one of the few institutions of higher learning in languages and maintains a distinguish reputation for conducting scientific research towards the advancement of languages, engineering, philosophy, natural, medical and social sciences.[5] In addition, the university is also known for its financial affordability while engaged in offering an international standard scientific research and development in various academic mulch-disciplines.[5]

History

Urdu College was first established by Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq in 1949.[3] Then this college was given the status of a University on 13 November 2002 by presidential order and is the first university in Pakistan to teach primarily in the Urdu language. It was established by merging the Federal Urdu Arts College and the Federal Urdu Science College, both in Karachi. President Pervez Musharraf was the university's first chancellor. In 2018, President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain and Prof. Dr. S. Altaf Hussain are the chancellor and vice-chancellor of the university respectively.[3]

Campuses and departments

The Federal Urdu University comprises three campuses and a number of departments:

  • Abdul Haq Campus at Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi (previously known as Federal Urdu Arts College)[3]
  • Gulshan Campus at the University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi (previously known as Federal Urdu Science College)[3]
  • Islamabad campus, Sector G-7/1, near Zero point, Islamabad (established in 2003)
Location of Abdul Haq Campus and Gulshan Campus within Karachi.

Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui was appointed as the first Vice Chancellor of Federal Urdu University in 2002.[6]

See also

References
  1. "University Organization – FUUAST". fuuast.edu.pk.
  2. Google maps. "Address of Federal Urdu University". Google maps. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. Amanullah Bashar (6 October 2006). "Urdu University: A Gift Of The Present Government". Pakistan Economist (magazine). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. Government of Pakistan, HEC. "Pakistan's Higher Education Commission's List of University rankings". Government of Pakistan website. Higher Education Commission. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. FUU Press. "Introduction of FUU". FUU Press. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. "KARACHI: Pirzada Qasim appointed first VC of Urdu varsity". Dawn (newspaper). 27 December 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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