One of the leading universities of Pakistan, Iqra University (IU) signed an agreement with Bahria Town on the 17th of January, 2020, to open up a state-of-the-art campus in the community. Both graduate and postgraduate degrees will be awarded to students at Iqra University’s campus in Bahria Town, Karachi. Stay with us as we give you all the details regarding this latest development.
Signing Ceremony of Iqra University’s Campus in Bahria Town, Karachi
Iqra University signed an agreement with the Bahria Town management to officially launch its campus in the housing community. On 17th of January, 2020, the Founding Chancellor of IU, Mr. Hunaid Lakhani attended the signing ceremony along with Vice-Chancellor Dr Wasim Qazi, Dr. Kamran Raza, who is the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Ms Kaif Ghaznavi, who is the Head of Department (HoD) of the Media Science Department, Dr Zaki Rashidi, who is the Director of Offices of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), and Dr. Daniel Wesley Lund, who is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at IU.
The agreement was signed between Mr. Lakhani and Bahria Town Karachi’s Senior General Manager Brigadier (Retired) Khalid Mahmood, while the meeting was attended by Bahria Town’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ali Riaz Malik, via video conferencing, where he addressed the gathering and was happy that Bahria Town was beginning the New Year with a milestone development in the educational sector. He also hopes that the new campus will not only perform an exemplary role in Pakistan’s educational sector but will also cater to the need of the locals for high-quality education.
Meanwhile, the university’s management had stated that this will be the first campus in Pakistan where all the faculty will comprise foreign faculty members holding high-level degrees, preferably PhDs. The Vice-Chancellor Dr Wasim Qazi also informed the guests gathered at the signing ceremony that 15 foreign faculty members had already been hired for the new campus. Mr. Lakhani also pointed out that Dr. Daniel Wesley Lund will be the Dean for the new campus.
Dr. Daniel Wesley Lund holds a PhD in Human Resources from Griffith University, Australia, and has served as a Dean for numerous universities across the globe, in Saudi Arabia, China, the Solomon Islands, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and Australia. The video below is an introduction to Dr. Daniel Lund, which was released when he was first hired as the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at IU, back in June 2019.
Features of Iqra University’s Campus in Bahria Town, Karachi
Iqra University’s new campus aims to remain committed to the mission of providing high-quality education in Pakistan with graduate and postgraduate degrees being offered in the field of health sciences, media sciences, information technology, business administration, and fashion design.
If you have already seen the video we’ve shared at the beginning of the post, you’ve probably already witnessed the construction and location of the campus for yourself. The campus had been designed by Pakistan’s top architect, Mr. Nayyar Ali Dada and the world-class infrastructure will contain technologically equipped classrooms, computer laboratories, and research and development (R&D) facilities. Iqra University’s new campus will also offer residence to both the foreign faculty members and the students, creating the ideal environment for learning.
What’s truly unique about this campus is that it will contain a medical and nursing school on its premises as well, with well-equipped laboratories that can help teach the practical application of various disciplines in the field of medical and health sciences. The facilities will be at par with the standards set by the Ministry of Higher Education and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to ensure that the students are exposed to the latest equipment during their studies. Iqra University’s medical and nursing school will feature a patient-centric curriculum, elective modules, as well as an early exposure to a clinical and hospital environment.
The IU campus in Bahria Town, Karachi, is being built right next to the Grand Jamia Mosque, over 200 acres, to accommodate around 800,000 individuals. This places the university within Precinct 12, at a 10 minutes’ drive from the main gate of the society.
Educational Developments at Bahria Town, Karachi
Bahria Town is keen on offering good quality of education to its residents and this is the fourth major educational campus to be launched officially in Bahria Town, Karachi. The first three include the launch of the Junior Campus of Bahria Town School & College in Precinct 1, Bahria Town Middle School in Bahria Golf City, and the Future World Campus of the Roots Millennium School in Precinct 1. These developments have now enabled Bahria Town, Karachi, to provide educational facilities to its residents from playgroup up to PhD levels.
Along with the several other lifestyle-based amenities and entertainment options it provides, Bahria Town is the ideal residence from families. If you’ve considered investing in a plot in Bahria Town, Karachi, stay tuned to Zameen Blog, where we’ll be covering all the latest updates from the society. You can also learn more about Mr. Nayyar Ali Dada on Zameen Interviews, where we got a chance to sit with the master himself and learn more about his ideology with respect to architecture.
*[Credits: All images have been sourced from the Official Facebook page of Bahria Town Karachi.]
