The Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage ( اروڑ يونيوؤسٹى آف آرٹ، آركيٹكچر، ڈيزائن اينڈ هيريٹج) established near

Sukkur Sukkur (; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest ci ...

Rohri Rohri ( Sindhi: روهڙي; ur, ) is a city of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located on the east bank of the Indus River, located directly across from Sukkur, the third largest city in Sindh. Rohri town is the administrative ...

bypass

N-5 National Highway The N-5 or National Highway 5 (Urdu: ) is a 1819 km national highway in Pakistan, which extends from Karachi in Sindh to Torkham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Route The N-5 is the longest national highway in Pakistan and serves as an import ...

in the vicinity of ancient historical town of

Aror Aror ( Sindhi: اروهڙ) or Alor or Arorkot (Sindhi: اروهڙ ڪوٽ) is the medieval name of the city of Rohri (in Sindh, modern Pakistan). Aror once served as the capital of Sindh. History As Roruka, capital of the Sauvira Kingdom, it ...

, once the capital of Sindh. The university will offer the graduate, postgraduate an advance studies in the field of architecture, textile design, civil engineering, media sciences, archeology, photography, interior design, communication design, ceramics and other disciplines. The university was established by the government of Sindh through the act of parliament on Monday 15 June 2020 through the Government Bill passed by the

Sindh Assembly The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution o ...

. First it was established as Sindh College of Arts & Design, under the

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology The Quaid e Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology ( sd, قائد عوام یونیورسٹی آف انجینئرنگ، سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی, translit=) often referred as 'QUEST' is a public technical and resear ...

. In April 2018, the Bill of Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage was moved as private members bill by Member Parliament Syed Awais Qadir Shah of PPP to upgrade the college to full-fledged University. That bill was passed by the Sindh Assembly and was sent to the

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Minister of Sindh, chief minister and t ...

. The Sindh governor returned the bill with the observation to ensure participation of HEC. The university & Boards Department in the light of the observations of Governor prepared the draft and on the instructions of the chief minister placed it before the cabinet. The cabinet approved it and sent the bill to the

. The Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Thursday, 2 May 2019 referred the Bill, to the Standing Committee on Higher, Technical Education and Research with the terms of reference to examine the bill and report back to the Assembly. After getting report of the Standing Committee, finally The Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage, Sukkur, Bill, 2019 was passed along with seven other bills when the Sindh Assembly unanimously passed eight government bills on Monday 15 June 2020, The bill was assented to by the honorable Governor of Sindh on 7 July 2020 and was published as Provincial Assembly of Sindh Notification No. PAS/LEGIS.B -11/2019, Dated: 15 July 2020 in the Sindh Government Gazette as SINDH ACT NO. IX OF 2020.

Faculties

The university shall include the following Faculties. * (i) Faculty of Textile Designing * (ii) Civil Engineering * (iii) Faculty of Architecture * (iv) Faculty of Archeology * (v) Faculty of Fine Art * (vi) Faculty of Performing Art * (vii) Faculty of Heritages * (viii) Faculty of Media Sciences * (ix) Faculty of Photography * (x) Such other faculties of Allied Art, Architectural Design and heritages as may be prescribed by the statutes

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Public universities and colleges in Sindh {{Pakistan-university-stub

Faculties

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