Islamia University

Infobox University
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name = Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan


established = March 1975
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type = Physical and Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Homeopathic, Eastern Medicine, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Education, Engineering and Research
city = Bahawalpur| Province = Punjab
campus = Urban
country = Pakistan flagicon|Pakistan| students =
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mascot = تفکر
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website= [http://www.iub.edu.pk/ www.iub.edu.pk]

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (abbreviated as IUB) (Urdu: جامعه اسلامیہ), colloquially known as "Islamia University", is located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. University has many faculties including Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Science, Arts, Languages, Social Sciences, Business and Information Technology.

History

The City of Bahawalpur has always been a seat of higher learning. Uch Sharif (a nearby ancient town) had one of the largest universities in the world where scholars from all over the world used to come for studies. As a continuation of this tradition a religious university Jamia Abbasia was established at Bahawalpur in 1925, following the academic pursuits of Jamia Al-Azhar, Egypt. The renowned scholars spread the beacon of Islam by teaching Tafseer of Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, History along with other contemporary subjects.

In view of the changing scenario, Jamia Abbasia was declared as general university in 1975, and renamed as Islamia University Bahawalpur which further modified during 2007 as The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Initially it started functioning at [http://www.iub.edu.pk/Campuses.jsp Abbasia and Khawaja Fareed Campuses] with ten departments. In order to construct a modern and self-contained campus, convert|1250|acre|km2 of land was allotted to the university on Hasilpur Road about five Kilometer away from the city centre [http://www.iub.edu.pk/History.jsp] .

Further development

The sand dunes have been converted into well-built faculties, green lawns, hostels, residential colony, farms and orchards. It is known as Baghdad-ul- Jadeed Campus. The university started with ten departments but now this number has increased to 39 offering 53 disciplines. While planning to commence new departments and disciplines due consideration is given to market as well as area specific needs. Consequently, apart from conventional disciplines of Religious Affairs, Languages and Basic Sciences; education is being imparted in the areas of Pharmacy and Alternative medicine, Business Administration, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Informatics, Law, Education, Fine Arts, and Sports Sciences etc. The university values quality education rather than quantity. Towards achievement of this end a team of highly qualified and committed faculty members has been developed. Moreover, research is being made corner stone of the educational philosophy.

Academic departments

This time IUB has more then 53 departments, Faculties and centers.
1. Faculty of Science

* Department of Physics
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Mathematics
* Department of Statistics
* Department of Geography
* University College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
* University College of Engineering & Technology
* University College of Veterinary Sciences
* Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies

2. Faculty of Arts

* Department of Economics
* Department of English
* Department of Library and Information Science
* Department of Media Studies
* Department of Political Science & International Relations
* Department of Saraiki
* Department of Urdu and Iqbaliat

3. Faculty of Islamic Learning

* Arabic
* History & Pakistan Studies
* Islamic Studies
* Law
* Persian
* Modern Progressive Center of Excellence in Islamic Studies

4. Faculty of Commerce & Management Sciences

* Commerce
* Computer Science & Information Technology
* Management Sciences

5. Faculty of Education
* Applied Psychology
* Education
* Educational Training
* Fine Arts
* Health & Physical Education (Science Sports)
* Social Work

6. Faculty of Pharmacy & Alternative Medicine

* Pharmacy
* University College of Conventional Medicine

Sub Campuses

* Sub Campus Rahim Yar Khan
* Sub Campus Bahawalnagar

In order to provide opportunities of higher education to the youth at their door step, two campuses were established at Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar in 2005. Initially departments of Management Science and Computer Science & Information Technology were established for which response was very encouraging. The departments of Commerce, Education and Educational Training were also launched during the academic year 2006-07.

Hostels

Umar hall.jpgIn order to facilitate the students sufficient hostel accommodation is available. Presently, five hostels for boys and Three for girls are in use while another hostel for girls is under construction. The accommodation capacity of these hostels is more than two thousand five hundered altogether. All the old hostel buildings have been renovated and equipped with better living facilities.

* Abu Bakar Hall
* Umer Hall
* Usman Hall
* Ali Hall
* Iqbal Hall
* Jinnah Hall
* Fatima Hall
* Ayesha Hall
* Amna Hall

Transport

As the main university campus is away from the city centre, buses and coasters ply to transport the students, teaching and non-teaching staff. The facility is also available at Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar campuses. The university has a transport fleet comprising of 40 buses for students and 04 coasters for teaching staff.

External links

* [http://www.iub.edu.pk Islamia University homepage]
* [http://www.pakstudy.com/index.php/board,69.0.html Pakstudy (Islamia University Bahawalpur Section)]