The University of Malakand ( ur, ; ps, ); abbreviated as UOM) 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 at the bank of the

Swat River The Swat River ( ur, , ps, سوات سیند) is a perennial river in the northern region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The river's source is in the high glacial valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, where it then flows into the sc ...

Chakdara Chakdara (چکدرہ) is a city in Lower Dir District. It's the 2nd largest city after Timergara. It serves as the educational center of Malakand Division and the Gateway of Lower Dir District . It is located north of Malakand near the confluen ...

Lower Dir District Lower Dir District ( ps, لر / کوز دير ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Timergara city is the district headquarter and largest city. The district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was di ...

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. Founded in 2001, the university offers

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

and

postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

degrees in various academic disciplines. In 2010, the university was ranked "seventh" best university (in the general category) 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 ...

Background

The need for a university in

Malakand Division Malakand Division is an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. It contains the following districts: Districts * Bajaur District * Buner District * Upper Chitral District * Lower Chitral District * Lower Dir District * ...

had been felt since 1972, but the idea could not materialize until 2001. The university was established at village Ramora in a vast and beautiful land rested with Forest Department. The university has acquired more land reaching nearly 300 acres surrounded by fenced boundary walls (about 7 km). The university is located in the centre hub of Malakand Division, linked with District Swat, Lower and Upper Dir, Chitral, and Malakand.

Distinctions

The 2020 QS world rankings placed the University of Malakand as the top university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ninth highest (and overall 17th) in Pakistan, and among the top 351–400 in Asia.

Vice Chancellors

# Prof. Dr. Jehandar Shah - December 2001 – 2007) # Prof. Dr. Mohammad Iqbal (September 2007 − April 2008) # Prof. Dr.

Rasul Jan Muhammad Rasul Jan is a Pakistani chemist in the field of analytical chemistry. He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Malakand from 14 April 2008 till 1 October 2012. He also served as Vice-Chancellor at University of Peshawar and currentl ...

(April 2008 − 2013) # Prof. Dr. Johar Ali (2013-2017) # Prof. Dr. Rahmat Ali (November 2017) # Prof. Dr. Gul Zaman (October 2017 – Dec 2021) # Prof. Dr. Rashid Ahmad (December 2021 – present)

Convocations

The

convocation A convocation (from the Latin ''wikt:convocare, convocare'' meaning "to call/come together", a translation of the Ancient Greek, Greek wikt:ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλησία ''ekklēsia'') is a group of people formally assembled for a speci ...

s for the Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) have been held on the following dates: * 1. Session (2001–2005), Date 10 Feb 2007 * 2. Session (2002–2006), * 3. Session (2003–2007), * 4. Session (2004–2008), Date 28 June 2012 * 5. Session (2005–2009), * 6. Session (2006–2010), * 7. Session (2007-2011), Date 15 Oct 2012 Currently, Master of Science and Master of Arts programmes are also ongoing but no convocation has been held for them.

Departments

# Department of Chemistry # Department of Biotechnology
Department of Biochemistry
# Department of Botany # Department of Computer Science & IT # Department of Economics # Department of Education # Department of English # Department of Geology # Department of Islamic Studies # Department of Journalism and Mass Communication # Department of Law # Department of Management Studies # Department of Mathematics # Department of Pashto and Oriental Languages # Department of Political Science # Department of Pharmacy # Department of Physics # Department of Psychology # Department of Sociology/Social Work # Department of Software Engineering # Department of Statistics # Department of Tourism and Hotel Management # Department of Zoology

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Pakistan Malakand District