Iqra University, () is a

Private University Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...

primarily with its main campus located in the Defence View area of

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It has additional campuses in other parts of the city, in

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

and

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

. Iqra University was ranked as the number 1 business school in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in the rankings announced in 2016. Iqra University also collaborates with universities of international repute for student exchange program.

History

Chartered by the Government of Sindh, Iqra university was founded as Asian Management Institute (AMI) in 1998, by a group of Karachi-based industrialists. Later, the university name was updated to "Iqra University" after being granted the status of university by HEC in 2002. In 2015, Iqra University inaugurated its North Campus (named ). It was ranked in the top three business higher education institutions by HEC in 2015. Also, the university has the largest research publication output of other higher learning institutions of the country.

University management

The university was founded by Pakistani businessman Hunaid Lakhani, founding

chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...

and

Chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

, who served as the president of Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal Sindh. Co-founder: Mrs. Erum Asad

Vice Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth countr ...

/ President: Dr. Nassar Ikram Registrar: Mr. Aseem Majid Rizvi

Campuses

Karachi

* Main Campus - Defence view, Shaheed-e-Millat Road * Gulshan Campus 2 - Block 7, Gulshan-e-Iqbal * Gulshan Campus Extension - Block 7, Sector 8 B Gulzar E Hijri Scheme 33 * Bahria Town Campus - Bahria town * North Campus - Sector 7-B/1, North Karachi, opposite Muhammad Shah Graveyard. * Malir Campus - Malir Halt, Airport road

Islamabad

* 5 Khayaban-e-Johar, Sector H-9/1 * Chak Shahzad Campus

Peshawar

*Osman Avenue, Phase-2, Hayatabad, Peshawar

Programs offered

The university offers

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, ...

postgraduate Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor' ...

, and doctoral studies programmes in

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

film studies Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various film theory, theoretical, history of film, historical, and film criticism, critical approaches to film, cinema as an art form and a medium. It is sometimes subsumed within media stud ...

management science Management science (or managerial science) is a wide and interdisciplinary study of solving complex problems and making strategic decisions as it pertains to institutions, corporations, governments and other types of organizational entities. It is ...

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...

, and related

social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives fro ...

and

natural science Natural science or empirical science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer ...

s disciplines. University also offers associate degrees in different disciplines.

Academics profile

University offers degrees in different departments.

Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

Associate Degrees

Digital Marketing Digital marketing is the component of marketing that uses the Internet and online-based Information technology, digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones, and other digital media and platforms to promote products and service ...

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entrepreneu ...

* Islamic Banking & Finance *

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

Hospitality Management Hospitality management may refer to: * Hotel management occupation, the practice of running hotels * Hospitality industry The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beve ...

* Accounting & Finance *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

* Sales & Marketing

Undergraduate programs

* Bachelor of Business Administration * BS Entrepreneurship * BS Accounting & Finance * BS Economics & Finance * BS Islamic Banking & Finance * BS Media Studies

Graduate programs

* Masters in Business Administration * Master of

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

Doctor of Philosophy

* Ph.D. in Business Administration

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

Associate Degrees

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

Computer Networking A computer network is a collection of communicating computers and other devices, such as printers and smart phones. In order to communicate, the computers and devices must be connected by wired media like copper cables, optical fibers, or b ...

Cyber Security Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It consists of the protection of computer software, systems and networks from thr ...

Database Management System In computing, a database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and an ...

Undergraduate programs

* BS Computer Sciences * BS

Software Engineering Software engineering is a branch of both computer science and engineering focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining Application software, software applications. It involves applying engineering design process, engineering principl ...

* BS Artificial Intelligence

Graduate programs

* MS Computer Science

Doctor of Philosophy

* Ph.D. Computer Science

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

Undergraduate programs

* BE

Electrical Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

* BE

Electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

* BE Software Engineering

Health Sciences The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences – those sciences that focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple a ...

Associate Degrees

* Counselling Psychology

Diploma programs

* Certificated Nursing Assistant * Post RN BSN

Undergraduate programs

* Doctor of

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

* Doctor of

Physical Therapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

* BS Human Nutrition & Dietetics * BS Psychology * BS

Nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

* BS Medical Lab Technology * BS Anesthesia Technology * BS Radiology Technology * BS Optometry * BS Ultrasound Technology * BS Dental Technology

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

Associate Degrees

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

* English Language Teaching

Undergraduate programs

* Bachelors of Education * Bachelors of Science in English

Graduate programs

* Masters of Philosophy in Education * Masters of Philosophy in English

Doctor of Philosophy

* Ph.D. in Education

Fashion & Textile

* BFD (HONS) * BTD (HONS) * BS FMM (HONS) * M-DMM

Media Studies Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but it mos ...

Undergraduate programs

* Bachelors in Media Studies (Film & TV) * Bachelors in Media Studies (Animation) * Bachelors in Media Studies (Advertising)

Graduate programs

* Masters in Media Sciences (Film & TV) * Masters in Media Sciences (Advertising)

Information Resource Center

The Information Resource Centre (IRC) at Iqra University has around 80000 volumes on various themes, including all curriculum topics, professional reading material, and general reading material. One of the greatest sources of secondary data is the Information Resource Centre, which keeps an up-to-date database of government publications related to the curriculum.

IRC facilities

* Book bank * Newspapers articles * E-Books * Movies * Iqra news & views

Rankings

Iqra University was ranked at no.01 in Business as per Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) rankings 2012. According to the HEC 2015 ranking, Iqra University was in the first position in Pakistan in the Business category. Latest figures from ISI Thompson shown that IQRA University has published more research papers than the other top business schools of Pakistan. In 2011, Iqra University was ranked as the no. 1 among all private institutions. In a meeting held on July 13, 2012, NCEAC- HEC (National Computing Education Accreditation Council of Higher Education Commission) has granted accreditation to the Computer Science Program of Iqra University for the batches graduating in the academic years 2008–12, 2009–13 and 2010–14. NCEAC-HEC also evaluated the quality standard of the said program and placed it into the top most ranking (W-Category).

References

External links

Iqra University - Main Campus KarachiIqra University - Gulshan Campus

Iqra University - North CampusIqra University - Islamabad Campus
{{authority control Universities and colleges in Karachi Private universities and colleges in Sindh Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Pakistan