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'{{Short description|Public university in Islamabad, Pakistan}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{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}}</ref> | established = {{Start date and age|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 = | vice_chancellor = Dr. Muhammad Ali | provost = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = 13000<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''' | athletics = | colours = [[Blue (color)|Blue]] and [[White (color)|white]]<br>{{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}} | academic_affiliations = [[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan|Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)]] }} '''Quaid-I-Azam University''' Islamabad ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|جامعہ قائداعظم}}}}; commonly referred to as '''QAU'''), founded as '''University of Islamabad''', is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/22978/promotion-of-s-t-stressed Promotion of S&T stressed] Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 February 2002, Retrieved 9 February 2020</ref><ref name="Google maps">{{cite web|title=QAU Location 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|website=Google maps website|access-date=12 February 2020}}</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 [[interdisciplinary]] university offering undergraduate and postgraduate education.<ref name="Qau press">{{cite web|url=http://www.qau.edu.pk/introduction/|title=QAU Introduction|publisher=QAU Press|access-date=12 February 2020}}</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=https://www.dawn.com/news/697632|title=Quaid-e-Azam University declared as top university of Pakistan|last=Yusuf|first=Suhail|date=23 February 2012|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=12 February 2020}}</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 news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1052728/hec-announces-university-rankings/|title=HEC announces university rankings |date=23 February 2016|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|language=en-US|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=23 February 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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323093014/http://hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Documents/Ranking_Doc.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2016|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In 2020, it is ranked between 510-520 overall whilst in Physics, Mathematics and agriculture departments ranked 225th, 225th 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]]''<ref>[https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/quaid-i-azam-university QAU on TopUniversities.com website] Retrieved 2 September 2020</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 (newspaper)|date=17 June 2013|author=Riazul Haq|language=en-US|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' ranked QAU between 401-500 globally and top 75 in Asia in its 2020 lists. The university has 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]], [[Abdul Rashid Ghazi]], Farzana Aslam, [[Tasneem Zehra Husain|Tasneem Zehra]] and [[Salma Zahid]]. The university is currently led by Professor Muhammad Ali. ==History== [[File:Muhammad Ali Jinnah.jpg|upright|thumb|alt=jamshed from payactiv.|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== [[File:Quaid-i-Azam University Library.JPG|thumb|right|240px|[[Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui|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: {{div col|rules=yes|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]] === * School of Law * Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences (QASMS) * Department of [[Anthropology]] * Department of Sociology * Department of [[Linguistics]] * Department of Defence & Strategic Studies] * School of [[Economics]] * Department of [[History]] * School of Politics and International Relations * 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 * Army Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute * [[Health Services Academy|Health Services Academy, Islamabad]] * 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 * [https://www.cegs.edu.pk 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|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref> ; Chairs * Quaid-i-Azam Chair * Benzair Bhutto Chair * Rumi Chair (in pipeline) {{div col end}} ==Rankings and Reputation== {{Infobox university rankings <!------------- World/Global rankings ------------> | THE_W =401–500 | THE_W_ref = <ref name=Rankings>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/quaid-i-azam-university|title=The World University Rankings: Quaid i Azam University|date=1 October 2018|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> | THE_W_Reputation = | THE_W_Reputation_ref = | QS_W =454 | QS_W_ref =<ref name=Rankings/> | ARWU_W = 701-800 | ARWU_W_ref = <ref>[http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2018Candidates.html Academic Rankings of World Universities] Retrieved 2 September 2020</ref> | USNWR_W = 559 | USNWR_W_ref = <ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/quaid-i-azam-university-503114 US News & World Report's rankings of Best Global Universities: Quaid-i-Azam University] Retrieved 1 September 2020</ref> | Reuters_W = | Reuters_W_ref = | RUR_W = | RUR_W_ref = | CWTS_W = | CWTS_W_ref = <!-------------- Regional rankings ---------------> | THE_Asia =79 | THE_Asia_ref = <ref name=Rankings/> | QS_Asia =133 | QS_Asia_ref = <ref name=Rankings/> <!---------------- Special rankings ---------------> | QS_W_Employability =19.8 | QS_W_Employability_ref = <ref name=Rankings/> <!---------------- National rankings --------------> | HEC_N =1 | HEC_N_ref = <ref>[http://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/AJK/rank.aspx HEC Universities Ranking 2015]</ref> }} Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 651-700 in the world by the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' of 2018<ref name=Rankings/> and 133 in Asia.<ref name=Rankings/> For QS Top 10 Asian universities, QAU was ranked 6th in the natural science category in 2010.<ref name=TOP>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2010/subject-rankings/natural-sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211104449/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2010/subject-rankings/natural-sciences |date=13 February 2011|archive-date=15 April 2011|website=TopUniversities.com website|title=Overview of Quaid-i-Azam University|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> The university was overall ranked between 100-200 among the QS world top universities in 2007 and 2009.<ref name=TOP/> According to the latest 2019 ranking of the [[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]], Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked first in the general category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jocation.com/forum/Pakistani_Universities_ranking_by_HEC_42 |title=Ranking of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627040627/http://www.jocation.com/forum/Pakistani_Universities_ranking_by_HEC_42 |archive-date=27 June 2015|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> According to [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education]] Latest Rankings 2020, QAU is the only Pakistani University to be ranked among the world top 500 universities. ==Notable alumni and faculty== {{more citations needed section|date=April 2021}} {{div col|colwidth=30em}} # [[Abdul Rashid Ghazi]] # [[Aasim Sajjad Akhtar]] # [[Abrar ul Haq]]<ref>[http://www.forumpakistan.com.pk/abrar-ul-haq-profile-interview-and-pictures-t56413.html Profile of Abrar ul Haq on Forum Pakistan website] Published 26 February 2010, Retrieved 12 February 2020</ref> # [[Hamza Ali Abbasi]] # [[Ahmed Hassan Dani]] # [[Akbar S. Ahmed]] # [[Alamgir Hashmi]] # [[Ansar Pervaiz]] # [[Arshad Sharif]] # [[Asghar Qadir]]<ref name=ccis>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciit-atd.edu.pk/CCIS/Symposium_2007.html#04 |title=Profile of Asghar Qadir on Computational Complexities Innovations & Solutions website|date=6 November 2009|access-date=12 February 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007120420/http://www.ciit-atd.edu.pk/CCIS/Symposium_2007.html#04|archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref> # [[Fayyazuddin]] # [[Ismat Beg]] # [[Irshad Hussain]] # [[Hareem Farooq]] # [[Ilhan Niaz]] # [[Khadija Mushtaq]] # [[Maliha Lodhi]] # [[Marriyum Aurangzeb]]<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/161533-Maryam-Aurangzeb-to-take-oath-as-State-Minister-for-Information-today Maryam Aurangzeb to take oath as State Minister for Information today] The News International (newspaper), Published 1 November 2016, Retrieved 2 September 2020</ref> # [[Mazhar Mahmood Qurashi]] # [[Muhammad Sharif]] # [[Muhammad Suhail Zubairy]] # [[Muhammad Imran Qadir]] # [[Nasim Zehra]] # [[Nargis Sethi]] # [[Nisar Ali Khan]] # [[Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema]]<ref>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1911854/1-renowned-academic-dr-pervaiz-iqbal-cheema-passes-away/?__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=840999aa0be48970243eaee32c1ff7e686cc3486-1581636105-0-AaP_PytFESTM56UFrFZ37XfNh1vzJlQuhvjf0npJfonD3-aQD3Gl1MViIFAsV3OBcfH20Kn50jCl7WBUSkc_nWoLBQ3WW-QdhDlvagGYOwBQRRwGPjkI4uxRbuZGi86zx_TrV8xVvPaR78lLftCrsyYLHc1rssz_v2P8_LfB3C_lyTPBuzDUS8LWO31sjnP7l33oLwYi2-CFpivbICEMPKlY9M_9nE4Rmr2OCLC5sP_WXB-WVnOAa-2bVr7iWTzH-MuZIU_XrxYyd1xbaq0Wdqvq3jZ8V3rRLbhls2EQQlpmRbGTis-NBKSMxwDBSYhVFZseuS4X0F2gNrbiiWX36frUUf7CNOd2JsUmO01k3fT_J2isTQSEQbw9iNAP5QkmAjVcjhdpKGcW526Wznpop34 Renowned academic Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema passes away] The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 16 February 2019, Retrieved 13 February 2020</ref> # [[Pervez Hoodbhoy]] # [[Qaiser Mushtaq]] # [[Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry]] # [[Rana Mubashir]] # [[Zafarullah Khan (lawyer)|Zafarullah Khan]] # [[Raziuddin Siddiqui]] # [[Shamshad Akhtar]] # [[Shireen Mazari]] # [[Tahir Amin]] # [[Tasneem M. Shah]]<ref name=ccis/> # [[Zia Mian]] # Brigadier [[Anis Ahmed (military officer)]] {{div col end}} <gallery class="center" widths="160" heights="160" perrow="6" caption="Notable Alumni"> File:Shamshad Akhtar - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2010.jpg|[[Shamshad Akhtar]] served as the vice president of the [[World Bank]]. File:NewestPic.jpg|[[Ismat Beg]] mathematician, known for his work on [[Multiple-criteria decision analysis]], and [[fixed point (mathematics)]] File:Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan-US talks 2001.jpg|Dr. [[Maliha Lodhi]] is a leading Pakistani diplomat. File:Maulana Ghazi.jpg|Abdul Rashid Ghazi was a Pakistani Activist and Chancellor of [[Jamia Faridia]]. 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: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:Blank.png|[[Hamza Ali Abbasi]] is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actor, model and director. File:Blank.png|[[Marriyum Aurangzeb]] is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. 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:Blank.png|Lt Gen (R) Zamir ul Hassan Shah is designated as Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence (2017) </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.qau.edu.pk/ Official website] {{Colleges and universities in Islamabad}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Quaid-I-Azam University}} [[Category:Quaid-i-Azam University| ]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Islamabad]] [[Category:Public universities and colleges in Pakistan]] [[Category:1967 establishments in Pakistan]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1967]] [[Category:Islamabad Capital Territory]] [[Category:Memorials to Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]'