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'{{Infobox university | name =Quaid-i-Azam University | native_name = {{nq|جامعہ قائداعظم}} | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto =وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا | motto_lang = | mottoeng = 'And he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=2&translator=2&mac=|title=Al-Baqara - سورة البقرة - ( The Cow ) - Read Quran القران الكريم in English translation by Yusuf Ali|publisher=}}</ref> | established ={{Start date|July 22, 1967}} | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} --> | type = [[Public university|Public]] | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | rector = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = [[President of Pakistan]] | president = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = Dr. Javed Ashraf | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students =9700<ref name="Qau press" /> | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city =[[Islamabad]] | state = | province = | postalcode = 45320 | country = [[Pakistan]] | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] | former_names = '''University of Islamabad''' | free_label = | free = | athletics = | colours = {{color box|#002147}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}} | sports = | nickname ='''QAU''' | mascot = | website ={{URL|http://www.qau.edu.pk/}} | logo = | footnotes = | image_name =QAU-Logo.jpg | coor = {{coord|33|44|50|N|73|08|20|E|display=inline,title|region:PK_type:edu}} | colors = [[Blue (color)|Blue]] and [[White (color)|white]] | affiliations =[[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan|HEC]] }} The '''Quaid-i-Azam University''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|جامعہ قائداعظم}}}}; simply '''QAU''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[Research university|research]] [[Universities in Pakistan|university]] in [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Google maps">{{cite web|title=Qau address|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&authuser=0&ie=UTF-8&q=quaid+e+azam+university&fb=1&gl=us&hq=quaid+e+azam+university&cid=0,0,9519095407991940175&ei=DdwuUsOmI6rwiwKHi4CwDA&ved=0CIEBEPwS|publisher=Google maps|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> 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 [[interdisciplinarity]] university offering under- and post-graduate education.<ref name="Qau press">{{cite web|url=http://www.qau.edu.pk/introduction/|title=Qau introduction|publisher=Qau press|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> The university has, as of 2015, grown into the largest varsity in [[Islamabad]] with a total enrollment exceeding 13,000 students.<ref name="Qau press" /> The university is on a 1700 [[acres]] (or 6.9&nbsp;km²) campus on the foothills of the [[Margalla Hills|Margalla]].<ref name="Dawn news, 2013">{{cite news|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/697632/quaid-e-azam-university-declared-as-top-university-of-pakistan|title=Quaid-e-Azam University declared as top university of Pakistan|last=Yusuf|first=Sohail|date=23 February 2012|newspaper=Dawn news, 2013|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> Divided into four faculties and nine affiliated research institutes, QAU is among Pakistan's largest and [[Rankings of universities in Pakistan|highest ranked]] public universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1052728/hec-announces-university-rankings/|title=HEC announces university rankings - The Express Tribune|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=February 23, 2016|title=5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions|url=http://hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Documents/Ranking_Doc.pdf|journal=5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions|doi=|pmid=|access-date=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323093014/http://hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Documents/Ranking_Doc.pdf|archivedate=March 23, 2016|df=}}</ref> Currently, it is ranked between 551-560 in the world and top 133 in Asia by the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/quaid-i-azam-university|title=QS Ranking 2019|date=2018-10-01|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1062169/six-pakistani-institutes-among-worlds-top-800-universities/|title=Six Pakistani institutes among world's top 800 universities - The Express Tribune|date=2016-03-09|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-28}}</ref> while its regional publications ranked QAU among 120 in Asia in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/564260/2013-rankings-three-pakistani-universities-among-worlds-top-200/|title=2013 rank: Three Pakistani universities among world’s top 200 - The Express Tribune|date=2013-06-17|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-28}}</ref> The ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' ranked it between 501-600 globally and top 120 in Asia in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/quaid-i-azam-university|title=Quaid-i-azam University|date=8 September 2015|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="HEC Ranking">{{cite web|url=http://beta.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/TopTenUniversities.aspx|title=Overall Top 10 HEIs of Pakistan|date=6 March 2012|publisher=Higher Education Commission, Pakistan|accessdate=10 September 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826163413/http://beta.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/TopTenUniversities.aspx|archivedate=August 26, 2013}}</ref> 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 [[International Centre for Theoretical Physics|ICTP]].<ref name="Qau press" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = International collaboration: Moot on plasma physics next week - The Express Tribune|url = http://tribune.com.pk/story/627692/international-collaboration-moot-on-plasma-physics-next-week/|website = The Express Tribune|access-date = 2016-02-09|language = en-US}}</ref> 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]], [[Muhammad Suhail Zubairy|Suhail Zubairy]], [[Farzana Aslam]], [[Tasneem Zehra Husain|Tasneem Zehra]] and [[Salma Zahid]]. The university is currently led by [[Javed Ashraf|Dr. Javed Ashraf]]. [[File:Majinnah9.jpg|upright|thumb|alt=Quaid Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.|The university was renamed in honor of Quaid-e-Azam [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], founder of [[Pakistan]].]] ==History== Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (once named University of Islamabad) was established on July 22, 1967 under the Act of National Assembly and started teaching and research programmes for PhD and MPhil degrees. It later decided to offer Master’s, graduate, and now undergraduate programmes. Quaid-i-Azam University has four faculties and 38 departments, institutes, schools and centers. ==Faculties and departments== Quaid-i-Azam University consists of four faculties. The following departments, institutes/schools work under these faculties: {{div col|rules=yes|small=no|colwidth=30em}} === Faculty of [[Natural Sciences]] === * Department of [[Chemistry]] * Department of [[Computer science|Computer Science]] * Department of [[Earth Sciences]] * Department of [[Electronics]] * Institute of [[Information Technology]] * Department of [[Mathematics]] * Department of [[Physics]] * Department of [[Statistics]] === Faculty of [[Social Sciences]] === * Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences (QASMS) * Department of [[Anthropology]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160817054721/http://soc.qau.edu.pk/introduction/ Department of Sociology] * Department of [[Linguistics]] * [http://dss.qau.edu.pk/ Department of Defence & Strategic Studies] * School of [[Economics]] * Department of [[History]] * [http://spir.qau.edu.pk/ School of Politics and International Relations] * School of Law<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qau.edu.pk/law/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722213509/http://qau.edu.pk/law/ |archivedate=July 22, 2014 }}</ref> * [[Taxila institute of asian civilizations|Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations]] === Faculty of [[Biological Sciences]] === * National Center for [[Bioinformatics]] * Department of [[Animal Sciences]] * Department of [[Biochemistry]] * Department of [[Microbiology]] * Department of [[Plant Sciences]] * Department of [[Environmental Sciences]] * QAU School of [[Medicine]] * Department of [[Pharmacy]] * Department of [[Biotechnology]] === Faculty of [[Medical Science]] === * Al-Shifa Eye Trust Hospital Rawalpindi * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074846/http://afpgmi.edu.pk/home.php Army Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute] * [[Health Services Academy|Health Services Academy, Islamabad]] * [http://www.imdcollege.com/ Federal Medical & Dental College] * [[Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences#Quaid e Azam Postgraduate Medical College (QPGMC)|Quaid e Azam Postgraduate Medical College]], [[Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|PIMS]] ===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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pakamstudies.wordpress.com/|title=Area Study Centre for Africa, North & South America|publisher=''Pakamstudies.Wordpress''|accessdate=2016-09-01}}</ref> ; Chairs * Quaid-i-Azam Chair * Benzair Bhutto Chair * Rumi Chair (in pipeline) {{div col end}} ==Rankings and reputation== {{Infobox India university ranking | type = University and college <!----------International----------> | QS_W_2018 = 651-700 | QS_A_2018 = 133 <!----------Engineering----------> }} Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 651-700 in the world by the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' of 2018<ref name=Rankings_QS_W_2018/> and 133 in Asia.<ref name=Rankings_QS_A_2018/> For QS Top 10 Asian universities, QAU was ranked 6th in the natural science category in 2010.<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2010/subject-rankings/natural-sciences Asian Universities Ranking 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211104449/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2010/subject-rankings/natural-sciences |date=February 11, 2011 }}</ref> The university was overall ranked between 100-200 among the QS world top universities in 2007 and 2009.<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/institution/quaid-i-azam-university/wur Ranking of World Top Universities] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416054658/http://www.topuniversities.com/institution/quaid-i-azam-university/wur |date=April 16, 2011 }}</ref> According to the latest 2012 ranking of the [[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]], Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked first in the general category.<ref>[http://www.jocation.com/forum/Pakistani_Universities_ranking_by_HEC_42 Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627040627/http://www.jocation.com/forum/Pakistani_Universities_ranking_by_HEC_42 |date=June 27, 2015 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ranking of Universities| publisher=Organization of Islamic Conference| url=http://www.sesrtcic.org/files/article/232.pdf}}</ref> ==Notable alumni and faculty== {{alumni|date=January 2018}} {{div col|rules=no|small=no|colwidth=30em}} * [[Abdul Rashid Ghazi]] * [[Aasim Sajjad Akhtar]] * [[Abrar ul Haq]] * [[Ahmed Hassan Dani]] * [[Akbar S. Ahmed]] * [[Alamgir Hashmi]] * [[Ansar Pervaiz]] * [[Arshad Sharif]] * [[Asghar Qadir]] * [[Fayyazuddin]] * [[Ismat Beg]] * [[Irshad Hussain]] * [[Hareem Farooq]] * [[Ilhan Niaz]] * [[Khadija Mushtaq]] * [[Maliha Lodhi]] * [[Marriyum Aurangzeb]] * [[Mazhar Mahmood Qurashi]] * [[Muhammad Sharif]] * [[Muhammad Suhail Zubairy]] * [[Muhammad Zaman]] * [[Nasim Zehra]] *[[Nargis Sethi]] * [[Nisar Ali Khan]] * [[Noor Muhammad]] * [[Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema]] * [[Pervez Hoodbhoy]] * [[Qaiser Mushtaq]] * [[Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry]] * [[Rana Mubashir]] *[[Zafarullah Khan (lawyer)|Zafarullah Khan]] * [[Rasul Baksh Rais]] * [[Raziuddin Siddiqui]] * [[Rifaat Hussain]] * [[Shamshad Akhtar]] * [[Shireen Mazari]] * [[Tahir Amin]] * [[Tasneem M. Shah]] * [[Zia Mian]] * [[M. Jaffar-ur-Rehman]] (computer scientist) * Brigadier [[Anis Ahmed (military officer)]] Sitara-i-Imtiaz {{div col end}} <center> <gallery caption="Notable Alumni" widths="160" heights="160" perrow="6"> File:Shamshad Akhtar - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2010.jpg|[[Shamshad Akhtar]] served as the vice president of the [[World Bank]]. File:Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan-US talks 2001.jpg|Dr. [[Maliha Lodhi]] is a leading Pakistani diplomat. File:Dr a qadir.JPG|[[Asghar Qadir]] is a renowned Pakistani mathematician and a prominent cosmologist. File:US Navy 090720-N-8053S-068 French Rear Adm. Alain Hinden, left, shakes hands with Pakistan Navy Rear Adm. Muhammad Zakaullah at the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 change of command ceremony.jpg|[[Muhammad Zakaullah]] former [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]] File:Naelachohan1982.jpg|[[Naela Chohan]] is a Pakistani diplomat and women rights activist. File:Maulana_Ghazi_in_1992_1.jpg|[[Abdul Rashid Ghazi]] (1964 – July 10, 2007) Was an Islamist Pakistani fundamentalist and a human rights activist, File:Sartaj Aziz (cropped).jpg|[[Sartaj Aziz]] is a Pakistani economist and a strategist who serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. File:Abrar-ul-Haq 2014-05-10.jpg|[[Abrar-ul-Haq]] is a Pakistani musician and politician. File:Khalid Wynne (close-up).jpg|General [[Khalid Shameem Wynne]] is a retired Pakistani four-star general officer. File:Nasim Zehera interviewing Mike Mullen in 2010 (cropped).jpg|[[Nasim Zehra]] is a leading journalist. File:Zahid headshot.jpg|[[Salma Zahid]] as a Member of Parliament of Canada. File:User icon-cp.svg|[[Hamza Ali Abbasi ]] is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actor, model and director. File:Gray - replace this image female.svg|[[Marriyum Aurangzeb]] is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (2017) File: Dr.Hussain.png |[[Irshad Hussain]] is a Pakistani chemist and Nanomaterials scientist. File:Ayesha Siddiqa (cropped).jpg|[[Ayesha Siddiqa]] is a Pakistani military scientist. File:Army-personnel-icon.png|Lt Gen (R) Zamir ul Hassan Shah is designated as Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence (2017) </gallery> </center> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.qau.edu.pk/ Official website] {{Colleges and universities in Islamabad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Quaid-I-Azam University}} [[Category:Universities and colleges in Islamabad]] [[Category:Quaid-i-Azam University| ]] [[Category:Public universities in Pakistan]] [[Category:1965 establishments in Pakistan]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1965]] [[Category:Islamabad Capital Territory]] [[Category:Memorials to Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]'