University of Sindh

The University of Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ يونيورسٽي‎; Urdu: جامعہ سندھ‎, informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in the education city of Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan near the city of Hyderabad.[1][2] It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ISO in 2015.[3] In 2013, the University was ranked eighth in "General Category" by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.[4]

University of Sindh
Other name
Sindh University
MottoSeek knowledge from cradle to grave
TypePublic
Established1947 (1947)
AffiliationHigher Education Commission of Pakistan
ChancellorGovernor of Sindh
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat
Students32,450
Location
Jamshoro
,
Sindh
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue, Green, Black
            
NicknameSindh University
Websitewww.usindh.edu.pk

Founded in 1947 in Karachi, the University was relocated to Hyderabad in 1951 where it began to function as a full-fledged teaching university. The University is associated with four colleges of law and various other colleges.[2] Sindh University is noted for its research in literature, natural sciences, philosophy, and Sindhology.[5] The University is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.[6]

History
University of Sindh gate

After Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the only functioning university in the newly founded nation was the University of Punjab, which served the developed parts of the Punjab province. The Sindh province came under the academic purview of the University of Bombay, which had become a part of India.

A formal academic centre was therefore needed for Sindh and under the constitutional act 27, titled University of Sindh, a resolution was passed by the provincial Legislative Assembly which founded the new university in Karachi, the national capital at the time.[7][8] The act would later be revised in 1961 and several other times in the years to come. The 1972 revision allowed for the greater autonomy and representation of faculty that the University currently enjoys.

From independence in 1947 until 1955, Hyderabad was declared as the capital of Sindh and University operations were relocated from Karachi to Hyderabad in 1951,[8] where it formally began to function as a teaching institution striving to fulfil its charter and its mission to disseminate knowledge.[7]

The first department established at the University was the Department of Education, later renamed the Faculty of Education. The departments of basic science disciplines, as well as other departments of Humanities and Social Sciences, were added in the mid-1950s. With the sudden departmentalised growth of the University's organisational structure, a better equipped campus was desired. A new campus was established in 1955 in Jamshoro, 15 km from Hyderabad, on the right bank of the Indus river. This new campus was named after Allama Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi, former vice-chancellor of the University, as a tribute to his legacy as an esteemed scholar. Before Jamshoro was selected for the establishment of Sindh University, it was desolate and sparse but was deemed more suitable than Hyderabad, which lacked sufficient space to satisfy the University's ambitious expansion programs.[9]

Organisation

Sindh University is administered from its central campus at Jamshoro. It is a collegiate university, encompassing four legal colleges and 74 undergraduate and post-graduate colleges in the vicinity of Hyderabad and elsewhere in Sindh. Located near the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, and Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro is the largest university city in Pakistan.[9]

Campuses

The University has two main campuses (1 and 2) and seven other campuses.

  1. Allama I.I. Kazi Campus in Jamshoro
  2. Elsa Kazi Campus in Hyderabad, named after Allama I.I. Kazi's wife
  3. Sindh University Lar Campus at Badin
  4. Sindh University Mirpurkhas Campus
  5. Sindh University Larkana Campus
  6. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Campus Dadu
  7. Sindh University Naushahro Firoz Campus
  8. The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences Bhit Shah Campus
  9. Sindh University Thatta Campus

Administration

The University's central administration, headed by the vice chancellor, is located in central Jamshoro. The campus comprises seven faculties: those of arts, pharmacy, education, Islamic studies, social sciences, natural sciences, and commerce and business administration. Each faculty is overseen by a dean appointed by the vice chancellor. Each faculty is housed in its own building. Colleges affiliated with the University primarily enforce curricular requirements and host examinations for degree-awarding status.

Teaching and degrees

Academic faculties of the University offer courses which culminate in undergraduate bachelor's, bachelor's honours (an extra year added to the bachelor's course) and postgraduate master's degrees and provide research guidance for the M.Phil and PhD programmes. The teaching and research under the faculties of natural sciences, social sciences, arts, education, Islamic studies, commerce and business administration are directly imparted by the University.

Each faculty is headed by a dean, appointed by the vice-chancellor for three years. The University's teaching departments, institutes and centres offer programmes culminating in a four-year bachelor's (honours) degree in general and basic disciplines under arts and humanities studies, while a four-year bachelor's degree is offered under the faculty of natural sciences. The degrees have been designated accordingly indicating various disciplines, e.g., for Computer Science, BSc(CS) and Information Technology BSc(IT), etc.

The master's degree programmes are usually over one year after a bachelor's (honours) degree and over two years after other bachelor degrees. The latter programmes are conducted through affiliated colleges under the jurisdiction of the University. The teaching under the faculty of law is conducted through the affiliated professional law colleges.

Degree programs with evening classes were introduced in 2002 and include master's degree courses in English and information technology disciplines such as e-commerce and multimedia technology. Many teaching departments offer a one-year postgraduate diploma as well as short-term certifications. Some of the degree colleges in the private sector that are affiliated with the University offer three-year bachelor's honours and master's degree programmes.

Developments and facilities

The development programmes initiated in 1959 have gradually borne fruit. Though still under construction, about 20 teaching blocks housing 39 institutes, departments and centres have been constructed. Five student residential halls now provide accommodation for about 1800 students.

Sporting facilities include the Hyder Bux Jatoi Pavilion constructed to provide indoor gaming facilities, a track ground for athletics and a sports grounds. The Fatima Jinah Gymnasium provides game and sport facilities exclusively for women. The Institute of Sindhology building, depicting the cultural heritage of Sindh, adorns the entrance to the campus from the national highway leading to Karachi. The imposing central library building, named after Allama I.I. Kazi, serves as a landmark.

The residences for faculty and staff house roughly a third of the University's employees. The University intends to expand the faculty residences and provide accommodation for 200 more employees. Formerly deserted patches of hilly tract have now been converted into tree lined roads and green pasture. The location of Mehran University, sharing the site with the Sindh University and the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences college and hospital complex in the neighbourhood substantially aided in the development of this land into a university town.

The university is accessible via the national highway (N5) at the Hyderabad bypass, about 150 km from Karachi and 15 to 18 km from Hyderabad. It has hosted international conferences, symposiums and seminars on science and education and on specialized scientific themes. Inter-university sports competitions and annual sports gatherings have become regular features. The museum and art galleries of the Institute of Sindhology attract many visitors from other parts of Pakistan and the world. [10]

Research and collaboration

The university has established links with the following leading universities of the United Kingdom to promote research and encourage faculty development.

  1. University of Durham
  2. University of Manchester
  3. University of Sussex
  4. University of Essex
  5. University of Leicester
  6. University of Nottingham

Alumni

See also

Citations
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  4. HEC. "Rankings of Universities in Pakistan by HEC". HEC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
1 Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro 1881 Medical Public
2 Sindh Madressatul Islam University Karachi 1885 General Public
3 NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1922 Islamkot Engineering Public
4 Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi 1945 Medical Public
5 University of Sindh Jamshoro 1947 Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas General Public
6 University of Karachi Karachi 1951 General Public
7 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Karachi 1955 Business Public
8 Dawood University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1962 Engineering Public
9 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro 1963 Khairpur, Jacobabad Engineering Public
10 Pakistan Naval Academy Karachi 1970 General Military
11 Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur 1974 Shikarpur General Public
12 Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah 1974 Larkana Engineering Public
13 Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam 1977 Dokri, Khairpur, Umerkot Agriculture Public
14 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Karachi 1989 Arts Private
15 Baqai Medical University Karachi 1989 Medical Private
16 Hamdard University Karachi 1991 Islamabad General Private
17 Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences Karachi 1993 General Private
18 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1993 Engineering Private
19 Sukkur IBA University Sukkur 1994 Business Public
20 Textile Institute of Pakistan Karachi 1994 Textile Private
21 Institute of Business Management Karachi 1995 Business Private
22 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Karachi 1995 Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, United Arab Emirates General Private
23 Isra University Hyderabad 1997 Islamabad, Karachi General Private
24 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology Karachi 1997 Business Private
25 Greenwich University, Karachi Karachi 1987 Mauritius General Private
26 Jinnah University for Women Karachi 1998 General Private
27 Iqra University Karachi 1998 Islamabad General Private
28 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education Karachi 2000 General Private
29 Ilma University Karachi 2001 General Private
30 Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology Karachi 2001 General Private
31 Indus University Karachi 2004 General Private
32 University of EAST Hyderabad 2004 General Private
33 Aga Khan University Karachi 1983 London[1] Medical Private
34 Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana 2008 Medical Public
35 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi 1998 General Private
36 Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences Karachi 2009 Medical Private
37 Karachi School for Business and Leadership Karachi 2009 Business Private
38 Habib University Karachi 2009 General Private
39 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Karachi 2010 General Public
40 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah Nawabshah 2010 General Public
41 KASB Institute of Technology Karachi 2011 General Private
42 Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences Khairpur 2003 Medical Public
43 Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi 1973 Medical Public
44 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law Karachi 2012 Law Public
45 DHA Suffa University Karachi 2002 General Private
46 Nazeer Hussain University Karachi 2012 General Private
47 Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah 2013 Medical Public
48 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Karachi 2013 Medical Public
49 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics Karachi 2013 General Private
50 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University Karachi 2013 General Private
51 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University Karachi 2013 General Private
52 Hyderabad Institute of Arts, Science and Technology Hyderabad 2013 General Private
53 Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences Karachi 2013 General Private
54 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development Khairpur 1950 Engineering Public
55 University of Sufism and Modern Sciences Bhit Shah 2011 General Public
56 Government College University Hyderabad Hyderabad 2017 General Public
57 Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Sukkur 2018 General Public

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