The Northern University (NU) is a
private non profit university funded by EDR Trust, located in Nowshera Cantonment,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
.
The inauguration of the university was done by the President of Northern University General (R)
Sawar Khan.
Its main campus is located at Wattar Walai Ziarat, Kaka Sahib Road, Nowshera
Academic programs
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
It offers undergraduate programs in the fields of
Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
,
Computer Science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...
,
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology syste ...
, and
Electronics
The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...
and postgraduate degrees in the field of Electronics, Computer Science and Information Technology.
Faculty of Administrative Sciences
The Faculty of Administrative Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs in
Business Administration
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
with a focus on core strategies in management and international business.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
It offers four year undergraduate programs in Textile and Fashion Designing and
Home Economics and postgraduate degrees in
Economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...
,
Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
,
and
Journalism
Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (p ...
.
Faculty of Sciences
It is offering
MSc degree in
Mathematics
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and
Environmental Science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geog ...
and
MPhil degree in
Environmental Science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geog ...
.
Campuses
The university had two campuses; however, after successfully completion of a asphalted road and state of the art security arrangements, it has shifted to one Main Campus. Main campus is located at Wattar Walai Ziarat Kaka Sahib Road, Nowshera.
The foundation stone for the main block was laid by Mr. Khalil Ur Rehman, Governor NWFP in April 2005.
Gallery
File:Northern University-Slide-105.jpg, University Campus Watarro
File:Northern University-Slide-106.jpg, University staff
References
External links
NU official website
{{coord missing, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan Army universities and colleges
Universities and colleges in Nowshera District
Educational institutions established in 2002
2002 establishments in Pakistan
Private universities and colleges in Pakistan