Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University
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The Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University is a university
located in Khairpur, Sindh
province
of Pakistan
.
with its solitary campus
in Jamshoro
could not keep pace with the growing need of the Sindh Province for higher education
. Another campus was therefore set up at Khairpur Mirs, named after the national poet
of Sindh, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. The campus was meant to provide higher education facilities in various modern and scientific
fields to the people the northern part of the Province of Sindh, which had a rich tradition of producing highly educated and intelligent people.
The teaching programmes under the Faculty of Law are conducted exclusively through affiliated professional Law colleges. The University teaching departments, Institutions and centers offer programmes leading to the award of 4-years Bachelor's degrees and 2-years Master's degrees equivalent as M.Phil. University also offers Ph.D degrees in various disciplines.
The 2-year Bachelor’s (Pass) degree programmes are conducted through various affiliated degree colleges within the jurisdiction of the University. Post-graduate degree (Masters) classes in specific disciplines are also conducted in specified Degree College.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
located in Khairpur, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
province
Subdivisions of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, and a group of federally-administered tribal areas...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Initial foundation
In 1974-75 the University of SindhUniversity of Sindh
The University of Sindh informally known as Sindh University is the second oldest university in Pakistan accredited by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan....
with its solitary campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
in Jamshoro
Jamshoro
Jamshoro is a city in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of Indus River, approximately 18 kilometres north-west of the city of Hyderabad and 150 kilometres north-east from the provincial capital Karachi....
could not keep pace with the growing need of the Sindh Province for higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
. Another campus was therefore set up at Khairpur Mirs, named after the national poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of Sindh, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. The campus was meant to provide higher education facilities in various modern and scientific
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
fields to the people the northern part of the Province of Sindh, which had a rich tradition of producing highly educated and intelligent people.
Full university status
In 1986 the Sindh provincial assembly passed an act to make the campus a full-fledged and independent university. The Act came into force in 1987, making Shah Abdul Latif University, functional, under then Chief Minister Ghous Ali Shah The present campus of the University covers an area of 291 acres (1.2 km²) of lush green lawns, playgrounds, and trees. The landscape of the University includes three canals nearby which serve as picnic spots for the students and the faculty. The University has over 4000 students in various programmes. There are 3500 undergraduate and 1500 graduate students. About 75 percent of students are male and 25 percent female. Despite seven student hostels (including three for females), the University has also provided an arranged transport facility for students, and the majority of them commute daily from their homes. The university is ranked at No. 20 in general category of HEC rankings.Research
To encourage research, the university has established:- Directorate of Research
- Indus Development Research Center
- Sachal Chair
- Sheikh Ayaz Chair
- Women Chair
- Pir Syed Muhammad Rashid Shah Chair
- Herbarium and Botanical GardenHerbarium and Botanical Garden, Shah Abdul Latif UniversityHerbarium and botanical garden complex of Shah Abdul Latif University is located in Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan. It was the first ever planned botanical garden of the country...
- Centre For Biodiversity and Conservation
Faculties
The University comprises the following faculties:- Faculty of ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
- Faculty of ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
- Faculty of CommerceCommerceWhile business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
& Business Administration - Faculty of LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- Faculty of Students Affairs
The teaching programmes under the Faculty of Law are conducted exclusively through affiliated professional Law colleges. The University teaching departments, Institutions and centers offer programmes leading to the award of 4-years Bachelor's degrees and 2-years Master's degrees equivalent as M.Phil. University also offers Ph.D degrees in various disciplines.
The 2-year Bachelor’s (Pass) degree programmes are conducted through various affiliated degree colleges within the jurisdiction of the University. Post-graduate degree (Masters) classes in specific disciplines are also conducted in specified Degree College.