Shah Abdul Latif University (, ; abbreviated as SALU), is a

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in Khairpur,

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. The university is named after the mystic poet and spiritualist

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet from Pakistan, widely considered to be the ...

. The university also maintains teaching campuses in Shahdadkot and

Ghotki Ghotki (; ) is a city in northern Sindh, Pakistan, and the headquarter of Ghotki District. Its population as of 2023 is . Ghotki is famous for its date palm ''Phoenix dactylifera'', commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant spec ...

. Founded in 1976 as a single campus, the university has grown in both keeping its reputation and physical enlargement whilst developing a strong and transparent system of higher education in the north of Sindh. The university offers

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, and

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programmes in various academic disciplines. The university is noted for its academic staff consisting of foreign scholars, and research directed towards the development of

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, Sindh studies,

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and social

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s. In addition, it is ranked as one of the top institution of high learning by the HEC on "general" category. its ranking as per country rank is 97 in Pakistan and world rank 7968. Nearly ~7000 students currently enrolled in the university, the university's main focus is committed to enabling its graduates to lead and serve the nation apart from their own better well-being.

History

Initial foundation

In 1974-75 the University of Sindh with its solitary

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in Jamshoro could not keep pace with the growing need of the Sindh Province for

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. Another campus was therefore set up at Khairpur Mirs, named after the national

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of Sindh, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. The campus was meant to provide higher education facilities in various modern and

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fields to the people in 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 the university functional, under then-Chief Minister Ghous Ali Shah. Its campus covers an area of of lush green lawns, playgrounds and trees. The landscape includes three

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nearby which serve as picnic spots for the students and the faculty. The university has over 4,000 students in various programmes. There are 3,500

and 1,500

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s. 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 number twenty in the general category of the

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rankings.

Research

To encourage research, the university has established: * Directorate of Research * Indus Development Research Centre * Sachal Chair * Sheikh Ayaz Chair * Women Chair * Pir Syed Muhammad Rashid Shah Chair * Herbarium and Botanical Garden, Shah Abdul Latif University * Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation * Shaheed Mohtrma Benazir Bhutto Chair.

Faculties

The university has 31 Departments, for the Study and Research of different fields of Science and Arts. The university comprises the following faculties: * Faculty of

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* Faculty of

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 ...

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 ...

* Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

* Faculty of

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* Faculty of

Student Affairs Student affairs, student support, or student services is the department or division of services and support for student success at institutions of higher education to enhance student growth and development. People who work in this field are known ...

* Faculty of

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 ...

*Faculty of

Physical Science Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together is called the "physical sciences". Definition ...

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 four-year

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and two-year

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equivalent as

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. The university also offers

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degrees in various disciplines. The two-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. The university is recognised by the

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and the LL.B. degree of the university is recognised as a qualifying law degree for an individual to be admitted to a Bar in Pakistan.

Campus

* Ghotki Campus * Shahdadkot Campus

Gallery

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References

External links

SALU official website
{{Authority control 1986 establishments in Pakistan Universities and colleges established in 1986 Shah Abdul Latif University

History

Initial foundation

Full university status

Research

Faculties

Campus

Gallery

See also

References

External links