The Hazara University (HU) is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

located in

Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is the 71st largest city of Pakistan and 7th largest city in the province. The name of the city (written in Hindko, Urdu and Gojr ...

, Pakistan.

Recognized university

Hazara University is recognized as a higher education institution by the

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

Overview

The campus is situated at the crossroads of the ancient civilization of

Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ...

and

Ashoka Ashoka (, ; also ''Asoka''; 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire of Indian subcontinent during to 232 BCE. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, ...

and facing the

silk route The Silk Road () was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and reli ...

on the outskirts of Mansehra which had been the ancient link between the sub-continent, China and Central Asia.University Overview of Hazara University
University Ranking (uniRank Australia) website, Retrieved 9 September 2022

Faculties and departments

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

*Department of Archaeology *Department of Architecture *Department of Art & Design *Department of Communication & Media Studies *Department of Conservation Studies *Department of Education *Department of English *Department of Geology *Department of Pakistan Studies *Department of Tourism & Hospitality *Department of Urdu

Faculty of Biological & Health Sciences

*Department of Agriculture *Department of Biochemistry *Department of Biotechnology *Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering *Department of Botany *Department of Human Genetics *Department of Microbiology *Department of Pharmacy *Department of Zoology

Faculty of Law & Social Sciences

*Department of Economics *Department of Islamic & Religious Studies *Department of Law *Department of Management. Sciences *Department of Political Science *Department of Psychology *Department of Public Administration *Department of Sociology

Faculty of Natural & Computational Sciences

*Department of Bioinformatics *Department of Chemistry *Department of Environmental Sciences *Department of Information Technology *Department of Mathematics *Department of Physics *Department of Telecommunication *Department of Statistics This university offers Bachelor's degree in the fields of Arts & Humanities, Business & Social Sciences and Science & Technology.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Mansehra District Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Educational institutions established in 2002 2002 establishments in Pakistan