University Of Swabi ( ps, د صوابی پوهنتون; ur, ; abbreviated UoS), is a public sector university situated in Anbar,
Swabi
Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
, Pakistan.
Overview & History
University of Swabi is established by KP government in Anbar,
Swabi
Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,ANP led
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
The Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) ( ur, ) is a public university located in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Established in April 2009, the university is named after Abdul Wali Khan, a prominent personality of Pashtunkhwa and ...
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Swabi district
Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within t ...
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The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in 28 teaching Departments such as Agriculture, Law, Economics, Computer Science, Linguistics to name a few.
Departments & Faculties
The university currently has the following departments and Faculties.
* Department of
Agriculture
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* Department of
Computer Science
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* Department of
Economics
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* Department of English
* Department of
Geology
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* Department of
Management Sciences
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* Department of
Microbiology
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Pharmacy
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* Department of
Sociology
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* Department of
Zoology
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* Department of
Chemistry
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* Department of
Statistics
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* Department of
Physics
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* Department of
Mathematics
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* Department of
Law
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* Department of
Environmental Sciences
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* Department of
Botany
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* Department of
Biotechnology
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* Department of
Library
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Information Sciences
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* Department of
Journalism
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Mass Communication
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* Department of
Political Science
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* Department of
Geography
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* Department of
Psychology
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* Department of
Education
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* Department of
Tourism
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Pashto
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See also
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Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology ( ur, ; commonly referred as GIKI), is a private research university located in Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The institute has a campus that is located in the vici ...
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Women University Swabi
Women University Swabi is a public university situated in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is run by the provincial government and was founded in 2016.
Vision
Women University, Swabi intends to produce world class leaders, ed ...
Universities in Pakistan
Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission ...