Quaid-i-Azam University

Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad (Urdu: جامعہ قائداعظم‎; commonly referred to as QAU), founded as University of Islamabad, is a public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan.[3][4]

Quaid-I-Azam University
جامعہ قائداعظم
Former names
University of Islamabad
Mottoوَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
Motto in English
'And he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing'[1]
TypePublic
EstablishedJuly 22, 1967 (July 22, 1967)
Academic affiliations
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
ChancellorPresident of Pakistan
Vice-ChancellorDr. Muhammad Ali
Students13000[2]
Location
Islamabad
,
45320
,
Pakistan

33°44′50″N 73°08′20″E
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue and white
        
NicknameQAU
Websitewww.qau.edu.pk

Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to the study of postgraduate education but expanded through the 1980s to an interdisciplinary university offering undergraduate and postgraduate education.[2] The university has, as of 2015, grown into the largest varsity in Islamabad with a total enrollment exceeding 13,000 students.[2] The university is on a 1700 acres (or 6.9 km²) campus on the foothills of the Margalla.[5]

Divided into four faculties and nine affiliated research institutes, QAU is among Pakistan's largest and highest ranked public universities.[6][7] In 2020, it is ranked between 510-520 overall whilst in Phyics, Mathematics and agriculture departments ranked 275th, 275th and 125th respectively worldwide, in emerging economics it's ranked below 100 which is probably a prestige, and also ranked 111th in Asia by the QS World University Rankings[8] while its regional publications ranked QAU among 120 in Asia in 2013.[9] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked QAU between 401-500 globally and top 75 in Asia in its 2020 lists. It has the highest Research Gate score in the country which makes it the top ranked reseach University in the country.[10]

The university is nationally known for its research, technological advancement, and intellectual interaction with international institutes, including the United Nations, University of Tokyo and the ICTP.[2][11] It is one of the most popular universities in the country and counts several public figures and intellectuals among its current and former faculty, researchers, or alumni since its establishment. They include Maleeha Lodhi, Nasim Zehra, Shamshad Akhtar, Suhail Zubairy, Farzana Aslam, Tasneem Zehra and Salma Zahid. The university is currently led by Professor Muhammad Ali.

History
The university was renamed in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), founder of Pakistan.

The University of Islamabad was established on 22 July 1967 by the Government of Pakistan. It was renamed as Quaid-i-Azam University in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan in 1976 - which was the year of his birth centenary. However, the spelling of the University's name were kept different i.e. "i" was used instead of "e" for Ezāfe that links the two words in Jinnah's title Quaid-e-Azam.

The University offered teaching and research programs for PhD and MPhil degrees in the beginning and later offered Master's programs. The University now offers undergraduate programs as well.

Quaid-i-Azam University has four different faculties and 38 departments, institutes, schools and centers.

Faculties and departments
Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqui Memorial Library (Main Library) at Quaid-i-Azam University

Quaid-i-Azam University consists of four faculties. The following departments, institutes/schools work under these faculties:

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Medical Science

Institutes

  • National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR) Center for Excellence
  • Saulat Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research
  • Center of Excellence in Gender Studies
  • National Institute of Psychology
  • National Institute of Pakistan Studies
  • Area Study Centre for Africa, North & South America[13]
Chairs
  • Quaid-i-Azam Chair
  • Benzair Bhutto Chair
  • Rumi Chair (in pipeline)

Rankings and Reputation
University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[14]701-800
THE World[15]401–500
USNWR Global[16]559
QS World[15]454
QS Employability[15]19.8
Regional – Overall
THE Asia[15]79
QS Asia[15]133
National – Overall
HEC National[17]1

Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 651-700 in the world by the QS World University Rankings of 2018[15] and 133 in Asia.[15]

For QS Top 10 Asian universities, QAU was ranked 6th in the natural science category in 2010.[18] The university was overall ranked between 100-200 among the QS world top universities in 2007 and 2009.[19] According to the latest 2019 ranking of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked first in the general category.[20] According to Times Higher Education Latest Rankings 2020, QAU is the only Pakistani University to be ranked among the world top 500 universities. As per rankings of OIC universities, QAU stood first in ranking among Muslim countries universities. More than 80% of the professors hold doctoral degrees and have overseas experience.[21]

Notable alumni and faculty
  1. Abdul Rashid Ghazi
  2. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
  3. Abrar ul Haq[22]
  4. Hamza Ali Abbasi
  5. Ahmed Hassan Dani
  6. Akbar S. Ahmed
  7. Alamgir Hashmi
  8. Ansar Pervaiz
  9. Arshad Sharif
  10. Asghar Qadir[23]
  11. Fayyazuddin
  12. Ismat Beg
  13. Irshad Hussain
  14. Hareem Farooq
  15. Ilhan Niaz
  16. Khadija Mushtaq
  17. Maliha Lodhi
  18. Marriyum Aurangzeb
  19. Mazhar Mahmood Qurashi
  20. Muhammad Sharif
  21. Muhammad Suhail Zubairy
  22. Muhammad Imran Qadir
  23. Nasim Zehra
  24. Nargis Sethi
  25. Nisar Ali Khan
  26. Noor Muhammad
  27. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema[24]
  28. Pervez Hoodbhoy
  29. Qaiser Mushtaq
  30. Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry
  31. Rana Mubashir
  32. Zafarullah Khan
  33. Rasul Baksh Rais
  34. Raziuddin Siddiqui
  35. Rifaat Hussain
  36. Shamshad Akhtar
  37. Shireen Mazari
  38. Tahir Amin
  39. Tasneem M. Shah
  40. Zia Mian
  41. M. Jaffar-ur-Rehman (computer scientist)
  42. Brigadier Anis Ahmed (military officer)

References
  1. "Al-Baqara - سورة البقرة - ( The Cow ) - Read Quran القران الكريم in English translation by Yusuf Ali".
  2. "QAU Introduction". QAU Press. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. Promotion of S&T stressed Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 February 2002, Retrieved 9 February 2020
  4. "QAU Location Address". Google maps website. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. Yusuf, Suhail (23 February 2012). "Quaid-e-Azam University declared as top university of Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. "HEC announces university rankings". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 23 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. "5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions" (PDF). 5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/quaid-i-azam-university
  9. "2013 rank: Three Pakistani universities among world's top 200 - The Express Tribune". 17 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  10. https://www.researchgate.net/plugins/institution?stats=true&height=600&width=300&theme=light&type=institution&installationId=5ecb7ae8b71b926a2f254e3d
  11. "International collaboration: Moot on plasma physics next week - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Area Study Centre for Africa, North & South America". Pakamstudies.Wordpress. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  14. ARWU
  15. "The World University Rankings: Quaid i Azam University". 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  16. USNEWS Best Global Universities: Quaid-i-Azam University
  17. HEC Universities Ranking 2015
  18. Asian Universities Ranking 2007 Archived February 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  19. Ranking of World Top Universities Archived April 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  20. Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan Archived June 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  21. "Ranking of Universities" (PDF). Organization of Islamic Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  22. Profile of Abrar ul Haq on Forum Pakistan website Published 26 February 2010, Retrieved 12 February 2020
  23. "Profile of Asghar Qadir on Computational Complexities Innovations & Solutions website". 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  24. Renowned academic Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema passes away The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 16 February 2019, Retrieved 13 February 2020
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