Bahria University

Bahria University
جامعہ بحریہ
Bahria University Headquarters, Islamabad
Other name
'BU', 'BUIC', 'BUKC', 'BULC', 'BUMDC', 'IPP', 'NCMPR'
Motto in English
Discovering Knowledge
Typepublic
Established2000 (2000)
AccreditationHEC, PEC, PMDC, ACU, PNC, NCEAC, NBEAC, PBC, Washington Accord
RectorAsif Khaliq
Students10100+[1]
Undergraduates8050+
Postgraduates2000+
Location,
33°43′01″N 73°01′44″E / 33.717°N 73.029°E / 33.717; 73.029
CampusUrban area
ColoursNavy, white
  
MascotAnchor
Websitewww.bahria.edu.pk

Bahria University (BU; Urdu: جامعہ بحریہ) is a public-sector university established in 2000 by the Pakistan Navy at Shangrilla Road, Sector E-8/1 in Islamabad, Pakistan.[2] The university maintains campuses in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.

Established by the Pakistan Navy in 2000, its status is semi-government. It offers programs in undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral studies.[3] Its research is directed towards the development of engineering, philosophy, natural, social, and medical sciences. Bahria University has multidisciplinary programs that include Health Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Computer Sciences, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Psychology and Maritime Studies. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.[4]

The university research institutes offer scientific research in the development of medical, environmental, natural sciences as well as in engineering and philosophy.[5] Bahria University is a founder member of the Education Futures Collaboration charity, an international network of educators working on strategies to bridge the research/practise/policy-making divide.

  1. ^ "Bahria University Introduction". Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ^ "Bahria University". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bahria University Introduction". Bahria University Introduction. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  4. ^ "ACU Members". ACU. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  5. ^ "Research and Development in Bahria University". Bahria University. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 18 September 2013.