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{{Short description|Public university in Sindh, Pakistan}}
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The '''University of Sindh''' ({{lang-sd|]}}; {{lang-ur|جامعه سندھ}} informally known as '''Sindh University'''), is a ] ] ] located in the residential area of ], ], ].<ref name="Address of Sindh University.">{{cite web|last=Google Maps|title=Address of Sindh University.|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=sindh%20university%20jamshoro&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.51773540,d.cGE,pv.xjs.s.en_US.jkEW54nYU50.O&biw=1024&bih=566&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> It is one of the oldest ],<ref name="CITEREFDawnAccreditation1">{{cite web The '''University of Sindh''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|جامعہ سندھ}}}}; {{langx|sd|]}}; informally known as '''Sindh University''') is a ] ] in Pakistan located in the city of ] in the ] province.<ref name=HEC/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About The University – University of Sindh Jamshoro|url=https://usindh.edu.pk/about/about-the-university/|access-date=2023-02-08|language=en-PK}}</ref> It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ] in 2015.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news
|url=http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/14/nat18.htm |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/350961/accredited-universities-institutions-list-issued
|title=Accredited universities, institutions' list issued |title=Accredited universities, institutions' list issued (including University of Sindh, Jamshoro)
|publisher=] |publisher=Dawn (newspaper)
|date=14 February 2004
|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref> and as of 2013 was ranked in eighth in terms of "general category" by the ].<ref name=HEC>{{cite web|last=HEC|title=Rankings of Universities in Pakistan by HEC|url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/INSIDEHEC/DIVISIONS/QALI/OTHERS/RANKINGOFUNIVERSITIES/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx#|publisher=HEC|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref>
|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>


Founded in 1947 in ], the university was relocated to ] where the university began functioning as a full-fledged teaching university. There are four law colleges and various other colleges affiliated with the Sindh University.<ref name="CITEREFUSindh1">{{cite web Founded in 1947 in ], the university was relocated to ] 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.<ref name=":0" /> Sindh University is noted for its research in literature, ]s, ], and ].<ref name=TheNation>{{cite news|last=Abro|first=Hashim|title=Sindh University: Where knowledge rules|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/11-Mar-2012/sindh-university-where-knowledge-rules|access-date=8 February 2023|newspaper=The Nation (newspaper)|date=11 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518145253/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/letters/11-Mar-2012/sindh-university-where-knowledge-rules|archive-date=2013-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref>

|url=http://www.usindh.edu.pk/introduction.html
==Recognized university==
|title=Introduction to the University of Sindh
In 2018, the university was ranked eighth in "General Category" by the ].<ref name=HEC>{{cite web|title=Rankings of Universities in Pakistan by HEC|url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/INSIDEHEC/DIVISIONS/QALI/OTHERS/RANKINGOFUNIVERSITIES/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx#|publisher=Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website|access-date=8 February 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113082754/http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> The university is on a 2,300-] (or 13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) campus on the foothills of ].
|publisher=University of Sindh

|accessdate=2008-05-23}}{{Dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref> The university is noted for research in literature, ]s, ], and ].<ref name="The Nation, Sindh Bureau">{{cite news|last=ABro|first=Hashim|title=Sindh University: Where knowledge rules|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/letters/11-Mar-2012/sindh-university-where-knowledge-rules|accessdate=10 September 2013|newspaper=The Nation, Sindh Bureau|date=March 11, 2012}}</ref> The university is also a member of the ] of the ].<ref name=ACU>{{cite news|last=ACU|title=Listing ACU members|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=2|accessdate=10 September 2013|newspaper=ACU}}</ref>
This university is a member of the ] of the ].<ref name=ACU>{{cite web|title=Listing of ACU members|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=2|access-date=8 February 2023|website=The Association of Commonwealth Universities website|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203155/https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=2|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
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The work on establishing a university in the province of ] was started when Sindh was still part of ]. Due to efforts of ] and ], a Sindh University Committee was formed after passing of resolution named, Sindh Government Resolution, No. 607-B. /40 in June 1940.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2021/08/21/sindh-university-nostalgic-space-of-our-collective-memory-i/|title=Sindh University: Nostalgic Space of our Collective Memory – I|date=21 August 2021|newspaper=The Friday Times (newspaper)|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>
After the independence in 1947, the only functioning university in the newly founded nation of ] was the ] providing services to the developed parts of the ] province. The area constituted as the ] province came under the academic coverage of ] which had now become a part of ].

After ] gained independence in 1947, the only functioning university in the newly founded nation was the ], which served the developed parts of the ] province. The ] province came under the academic purview of the ], which had become a part of ].<ref name="auto"/>


A formal academic centre was therefore needed for Sindh and under the constitutional act no. XVII titled 'University of Sindh', a resolution was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Sindh thus giving birth to this new university in the nation's capital of ].<ref name="CITEREFUSindh1"/><ref name="CITEREFApnaHydHistory1">{{cite web A formal academic centre was therefore needed for Sindh and under Constitutional Act 27, titled ''University of Sindh'', a resolution was passed by the provincial Legislative Assembly which founded the new university in ], the national capital at the time.<ref name="CITEREFUSindh1">{{cite web|title=Introduction to the University of Sindh|url=http://www.usindh.edu.pk/introduction.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213151009/http://www.usindh.edu.pk/introduction.html|archive-date=13 February 2012|access-date=8 February 2023|publisher=University of Sindh}}</ref><ref name="CITEREFApnaHydHistory1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.apnahyderabad.com/hyderabad/history.asp |url=http://www.apnahyderabad.com/hyderabad/history.asp
|title=History of Hyderabad |title=History of Hyderabad
|publisher=ApnaHyderabad |publisher=ApnaHyderabad website
|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> 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.
|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref>
The act was subsequently revised and modified in 1961 and years to come. However, it was the act of 1972 that provided for greater autonomy and representation of teachers, under which the university currently functions.


In the years after the independence from 1947 to 1955, ] was declared as the capital of Sindh and the university operations were relocated from Karachi to Hyderabad in 1951<ref name="CITEREFApnaHydHistory1"/> where it formally started functioning as a teaching institution in pursuit of fulfilment of its charter and mission to disseminate knowledge.<ref name="CITEREFUSindh1"/> From independence in 1947 until 1955, ] was declared as the capital of Sindh and University operations were relocated from Karachi to Hyderabad in 1951,<ref name="CITEREFApnaHydHistory1"/> where it formally began to function as a teaching institution striving to fulfil its charter and its mission to disseminate knowledge.<ref name="CITEREFUSindh1"/>


The first department established was the ''Department of Education'', later raised to the status of ''Faculty of Education''. The departments of basic science disciplines as well as other departments targeted towards ] and ] were added in the mid-50s. With the sudden departmentalised growth of the university's organisational structure, a better equipped campus was desired and a new campus was established in ] town, 15-kilometres from the city of Hyderabad on the right bank of the ] in 1955 and was named after ], former ] of the university as a tribute to the great scholar and visionary. Before Jamshoro was selected for the establishment of Sindh University, is was desolate hilly track but was selected to be a university township away from the humdrum of the city of Hyderabad which lacked room to meet the ambitious expansion programs.<ref name="CITEREFJamshoro1">{{cite web 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 ] and ], 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 ], 15&nbsp;km from Hyderabad, on the right bank of the ]. This new campus was named after ], former ] 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.
|url=http://www.usindh.edu.pk/jamshoro.html
|title=Introduction to Jamshoro
|publisher=University of Sindh
|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref>


==Organisation== ==Organisation==
The Sindh University currently functions from its central administrative campus at Jamshoro but serves purpose as a ] whereby it encompasses four ] and 74 degree and post-graduate colleges around Hyderabad and all over Sindh. In close proximity with other universities like the ],and ], the neighbourhood of Jamshoro ]ship is now deemed as the largest university residential campus in the ].<ref name="CITEREFJamshoro1"/> Sindh University is administered from its central campus at Jamshoro. It is a ], encompassing four ] and 74 undergraduate and post-graduate colleges in the vicinity of Hyderabad and elsewhere in Sindh. Located near the ], and ], Jamshoro is the largest university city in ].


===Campuses=== ===Campuses===
The university has two main campuses (1 & 2) and five more new campuses has been established (3 to 7). The university has two main campuses (1 and 2) and seven other campuses:
# ] Campus, Jamshoro, which is named after the former Vice Chancellor of the University. # ] Campus in Jamshoro
# ] Campus, Hyderabad, which is named after the late German wife of Allama I.I. Kazi, the former Vice Chancellor of the University. # ] Campus in Hyderabad, named after Allama I.I. Kazi's wife
# Sindh University Lar Campus at Badin. # Sindh University, ] at Badin
# Sindh University Mirpurkhas Campus. # Sindh University, ]
# Sindh University Jacobabad Campus. # Sindh University, ]
# Sindh University Larkana Campus. # ]
# International University of Peace, Sofism and Modern Sciences Bhit Shah Campus. # Sindh University, Naushahro Feroze Campus
# The ] Campus
# Sindh University, ]
# Sindh University, ] <sup>(purposed)</sup><ref>{{Cite news |last=Correspondent |first=A |date=July 13, 2017 |title=Sindh University opens campus in Thar |pages=1 |work=Dawn News |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1344901 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031065418/https://www.dawn.com/news/1344901 |archive-date=31 October 2023 }}</ref>


===Administration=== ===Administration===
The central administration lies at the heart of ] which is headed by a vice chancellor. The campus comprises seven different faculties namely those of arts, pharmacy, education, Islamic studies, social sciences, natural sciences, and commerce and business administration. Each faculty is run by a ] appointed by the vice chancellor. Each faculty is housed in its own separate building. Colleges affiliated with the university mainly oversee that the curriculum is met and host examinations for degree-awarding status. The university's central administration, headed by the vice chancellor, is located in central ]. 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 ] 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.<ref name=TheNation2>{{cite news|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Apr-2009/students-flay-efficiency-of-sindh-university |url-status=live|archive-date=18 May 2013|title=Students flay efficiency of Sindh University|access-date=8 February 2023|newspaper=The Nation (newspaper)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518145236/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/karachi/27-Apr-2009/Students-flay-efficiency-of-Sindh-University}}</ref>


===Teaching and degrees=== ===Teaching and degrees===
Academic faculties of the university impart teaching leading to ] ], bachelor's honours (an extra year added to the bachelor's course) and ] ]s and provides research guidance for the ] and ] programmes. The teaching and research under the faculties of ]s, ]s, arts, education, Islamic studies, commerce and ] is directly imparted by the university. Academic faculties of the university offer courses which culminate in ] ], bachelor's honours (an extra year added to the bachelor's course) and ] ]s and provide research guidance for the ] and ] programmes. The teaching and research under the faculties of ]s, ]s, arts, education, Islamic studies, commerce and ] are directly imparted by the university.


Each faculty is headed by a ''dean'', appointed by the vice-chancellor for a term of three years. The university's teaching departments, institutes and centres offer programmes leading to the award of a 3-year bachelor’s (honours) degree in various general and basic disciplines under arts and humanities studies, while a 4-year bachelor degree is offered under the faculty of natural sciences. The degrees have been designated accordingly indicating various disciplines, e.g., for Computer Science, ](CS) and Information Technology BSc(IT), etcetera. Each faculty is headed by a dean, appointed by the ] for three years. The university's teaching departments, ] 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, ](]) and ] BSc(IT), etc.


The masters’ degree programmes are usually of a 1-year duration after bachelor's (honours) and of a 2-year duration after bachelor's (pass) degrees. The latter, that of the 2-year bachelor’s (pass) degree programmes are conducted through various affiliated degree(-awarding) colleges within the jurisdiction of the university. The teaching under the 'faculty of law' is conducted through the affiliated professional law colleges. The master's degree programmes are usually over one year after a bachelor's (]) degree and over two years after other bachelor's degrees. The latter programmes are conducted through affiliated colleges under the jurisdiction of the university. The teaching under the ] is conducted through the affiliated professional ]s.


Degree programs in the evening shifts were introduced in 2002 and include master's degree courses in English and ]-related disciplines such as ] and multimedia technology. Many teaching departments under various faculties of the university also offer a 1-year ] ] as well as short term certification programmes. Some of the degree colleges in the private sector that are affiliated to the university also offer a 3-year bachelor's honours & master’s degree programmes. Degree programs with evening classes were introduced in 2002 and include master's degree courses in English and ] disciplines such as ] and multimedia technology. Many teaching departments offer a one-year ] ] 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 ] programmes.


===Developments and facilities=== ===Developments and facilities===
The development programmes initiated in 1959 have gradually borne fruit. Though still in progress, over the years about 20 teaching blocks housing 39 institutes, departments and centres have been constructed. Five halls of students' residence now provide accommodation for about 1800 students. 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 that has been constructed to provide indoor gaming facilities, a track ground for athletics and a sports grounds. The Fatima Jinah Gymnasium provides games and sporting facilities exclusively for girls. The ] building, depicting the cultural heritage of Sindh, adores the entrance to the campus from the national highway leading to Karachi. The imposing central library building, named after Late Allama I.I. Kazi who conceptualized the Jamshoro campus, serves as a landmark. 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 ] 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 residential colony for the faculty and staff of the university provides on-campus residence to about one third of the employees. Plans are in hand to expand the colony and provide accommodation for 200 more employees. What once was a deserted parches of hilly tract has now been converted into tree lined roads and green pastures completely transforming the site. The location of the ], sharing the site with the Sindh University and the ] college and hospital complex in the neighbourhood has gone a long way into the transformation of this barren field into a true University township. 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 ], sharing the site with the Sindh University and the ] 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 ] at the Hyderabad bypass, at about 150&nbsp;km from Karachi and 15–18&nbsp;km from Hyderabad and has been able to host a number of international conferences, symposia 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 various art galleries of the Institute of ] attract a large number of visitors from other parts of the country and rest of the world. The university is accessible via the ] at the Hyderabad bypass, about 150&nbsp;km from Karachi and 15 to 18&nbsp;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 ] attract many visitors from other parts of Pakistan and the world.
<ref name="CITEREFHECRanking1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/QualityAssurance/Univ_ranking/Ranking_univ_Sindh_Jamshoro.htm
|title=HEC's University of Sindh ranking
|publisher=Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
|accessdate=2008-05-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080511151904/http://www.hec.gov.pk/QualityAssurance/Univ_ranking/Ranking_univ_Sindh_Jamshoro.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-05-11}}</ref>


===Research and collaboration=== ===Research and collaboration===
The university has established linkages with leading foreign universities of United Kingdom in order to promote research activities and faculty development. The linkages have been made with the following universities. The university has established links with the following leading universities of the United Kingdom to promote research and encourage faculty development.


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==See also== == Alumni ==
{{Main category|University of Sindh alumni}}
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* ] Islamic scholar
* ] former Prime Minister of Pakistan
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==Citations== == References ==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Public university in Sindh, Pakistan

University of Sindh
Other nameSindh University
MottoSeek knowledge from cradle to grave
TypePublic University
Established1947 (1947)
AffiliationHigher Education Commission of Pakistan
ChancellorKamran Tessori
PresidentShoaib Ahmed Soomro
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Siddique Kalhoro
Students32,450
LocationJamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
25°25′18″N 68°15′48″E / 25.4216°N 68.2633°E / 25.4216; 68.2633
Campus1250 acres
ColoursBlue, Green, Black
   
NicknameSindh University
Websitewww.usindh.edu.pk

The University of Sindh (Urdu: جامعہ سندھ; Sindhi: سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro in the Sindh province. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ISO in 2015.

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. Sindh University is noted for its research in literature, natural sciences, philosophy, and Sindhology.

Recognized university

In 2018, the university was ranked eighth in "General Category" by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The university is on a 2,300-acre (or 13 km) campus on the foothills of Jamshoro.

This university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.

History

Gate of the University of Sindh

The work on establishing a university in the province of Sindh was started when Sindh was still part of British India. Due to efforts of Muhammad Ayub Khuhro and Hugh Dow, a Sindh University Committee was formed after passing of resolution named, Sindh Government Resolution, No. 607-B. /40 in June 1940.

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 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. 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, where it formally began to function as a teaching institution striving to fulfil its charter and its mission to disseminate knowledge.

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.

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.

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 Feroze Campus
  8. The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhit Shah Campus
  9. Sindh University, Thatta Campus
  10. Sindh University, Thar 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 MPhil 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's 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.

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

Main category: University of Sindh alumni


See also

References

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