Quaid-i-Azam University

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 National University
EstablishedJuly 22, 1967 (July 22, 1967)
Academic affiliations
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
ChancellorPresident of Pakistan
Vice-ChancellorNiaz Ahmad Akhtar
Students13000[2]
Undergraduates6500+
Postgraduates3500+
3000+
Location,
45320
,
33°44′50″N 73°08′20″E / 33.74722°N 73.13889°E / 33.74722; 73.13889
CampusUrban 1700 acres
ColoursBlue and white
  
NicknameQAU
Websitewww.qau.edu.pk

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]

Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to the study of postgraduate education, but later expanded to an interdisciplinary university offering undergraduate and postgraduate education, and established as Quaid-i-Azam University in 1973.[2][5]

  1. ^ "Al-Baqara - سورة البقرة - ( The Cow ) - Read Quran القران الكريم in English translation by Yusuf Ali".
  2. ^ a b "QAU Introduction". QAU Press. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Promotion of S&T stressed". Dawn. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "QAU Location Address". Google Maps website. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Quaid-i-Azam University". HEC Pakistan.

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