Northern University, Nowshera

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Northern University, Nowshera
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Type Private
Established2002
Chancellor Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
President General (R) Sawar Khan
Rector Dr. Abdul Majeed
Students1500+
Location, ,
CampusOpen area, complete with two buildings, multiple hills, a cricket pitch and a football ground
Affiliations Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council
Website northern.edu.pk

The Northern University (NU) is a private non profit university funded by EDR Trust, located in Nowshera Cantonment, 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 [1] [2]

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Academic programs

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

It offers undergraduate programs in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, and Electronics 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 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, Education, English, Urdu and Journalism.

Faculty of Sciences

It is offering MSc degree in Mathematics and Environmental Science and MPhil degree in Environmental Science.

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. [3]

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References

  1. Northern University. "Northern University" . Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. Government Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. "Government Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan". Govt. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. Govt. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. "Introduction". Northern University. Retrieved 14 October 2014.