The Ziauddin University (ZU) () 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 ...

located in

Karachi, Sindh 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.Alumni celebrates ZU silver jubilee
Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 December 2021, Retrieved 1 March 2022 The university is named after the

educationist 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 also fol ...

, Ziauddin Ahmad.

History

Established in 1986, Ziauddin University was founded in the memory of Sir Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad by his daughter and son-in-law. The School of Nursing was founded in 1986 and is accredited by the Pakistan Nursing Council. The institution became the College of Nursing in 2009, and since then, it has offered a variety of graduate and undergraduate programmes. The Sindh government approved the creation of the Dr. Ziauddin Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in August 1994. The Ziauddin Medical University received its charter as Ziauddin University on 13 December 2005, under the name 'The Ziauddin University' (Amendment ACT 2003).

Recognition

Ziauddin University is recognized and accredited by the

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory, statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist), Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions ...

. The Ziauddin University is a university chartered under The Ziauddin Medical University Act, 1995 that has been amended twice under The Ziauddin University (Amendment) Act, 2018 and The Ziauddin University (Amendment) Act, 2021.

List of colleges, faculties, and schools

* Ziauddin Medical College * College of Dentistry * College of Pharmacy * College of Nursing * College of Medical Technology * College of Rehabilitation sciences * College of Speech-Language & Hearing Sciences * College of Media Sciences * College of Education * Faculty of Law, Politics & Governance * Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology

Dr. Ziauddin Hospitals

The university also operates a chain of hospitals named Dr. Ziauddin Hospitals and Health TV. The services provided at hospitals are X-Ray and Ultrasound, MRI, CT scan, Digital Subtraction Angiography, Colour Doppler Mammography and Interventional Radiology. A COVID-19 ward was set up at the hospital in 2020.Hospitals under strain as Covid-19 peak approaches
Dawn (newspaper)Published 9 June 2020, Retrieved 8 May 2021

Campuses

* Cancer Hospital, Block-B, North Nazimabad. * Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Shahrah-e-Ghalib, Clifton. * Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Behind KPT Hospital, Keamari. * Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Block III, Gole Market, Nazimabad. * Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Block-B, North Nazimabad.

References

External links

* {{authority control Universities and colleges in Karachi Universities and colleges established in 1986 Private universities and colleges in Sindh 1986 establishments in Pakistan Engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan