Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Main entrance gate

Shah Abdul Latif University ( ur, , sd, شاه عبداللطيف يونيورسٽي; abbreviated as SALU), is a

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located in

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Khairpur Khairpur( Sindhi and ur, ) is a city and the capital of the Khairpur District, in Pakistan's Sindh province. History The Talpur dynasty was established in 1783 by Mir Fateh Ali Khan, who declared himself the first ''Rais'', or ruler of Sindh ...

of Sindh,

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. The university is named after the mystic poet and spiritualist Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. The university also maintains teaching campuses in Shikarpur,

Shahdadkot Shahdadkot ( sd, شھدادڪوٽ; ur, ) is the most populated and largest Tehsil of Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh, Pakistan. It was named after the town founder Shahdad Khan Khuhawar. It is located around 51 kilometres northwest of Lar ...

and

Ghotki Ghotki ( ur, ; sd, گهوٽڪي) is a city in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It is the headquarter of Ghotki District. It is the 87th largest city of Pakistan by population. Ghotki is famous for Pera Sweet. History According to Mirza Kalich Be ...

. Founded in 1976 as a single campus, the university has grown in both keeping its reputation and physical enlargement whilst developing a strong and transparent system of higher education in the north of Sindh. The university offers

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, and

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programmes in various academic disciplines. The university is noted for its academic staff consisting of foreign scholars, and research directed towards the development of

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and social

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s. In addition, it is ranked as one of the top institution of high learning by the HEC on "general" category. its ranking as per country rank is 97 in Pakistan and world rank 7968. Nearly ~7000 students currently enrolled in the university, the university's main focus is committed to enabling its graduates to lead and serve the nation apart from their own better well-being.

History

Initial foundation

In 1974-75 the

University of Sindh The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...

with its solitary campus in

Jamshoro Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...

could not keep pace with the growing need of the Sindh Province for

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. Another campus was therefore set up at

Mirs, named after the national

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of Sindh,

Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai ( sd, شاھ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, ur, ; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, and ...

. The campus was meant to provide higher education facilities in various modern and

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fields to the people in the northern part of the Province of Sindh, which had a rich tradition of producing highly educated and intelligent people.

Full university status

In 1986, the

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passed an act to make the campus a full-fledged and independent university. The act came into force in 1987, making the university functional, under then-Chief Minister

Ghous Ali Shah Syed Ghous Ali Shah (Urdu: سید غوث علی شاہ; born 1 January 1934) is a Pakistani politician and jurist. He was Chief Minister of Sindh, Pakistan from 1985–1988 and later the Chief Executive in 1999. He has also remained the Defe ...

. Its campus covers an area of of lush green lawns, playgrounds and trees. The landscape includes three

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nearby which serve as picnic spots for the students and the faculty. The university has over 4,000 students in various programmes. There are 3,500

and 1,500

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s. About 75 percent of students are male and 25 percent female. Despite seven student hostels (including three for females), the university has also provided an arranged-transport facility for students, and the majority of them commute daily from their homes. The university is ranked at number twenty in the general category of the

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rankings.

Research

To encourage research, the university has established: * Directorate of Research * Indus Development Research Centre * Sachal Chair * Sheikh Ayaz Chair * Women Chair * Pir Syed Muhammad Rashid Shah Chair *

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* Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation * Shaheed Mohtrma Benazir Bhutto Chair.

Faculties

The University has 31 Departments, for the Study and Research of different fields of Science and Arts. The university comprises the following faculties: * Faculty of

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* Faculty of

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

& Business Administration * Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

* Faculty of

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* Faculty of

Student Affairs Student affairs, student support, or student services is the department or division of services and support for student success at institutions of higher education to enhance student growth and development. People who work in this field are know ...

* Faculty of

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*Faculty of Physcial Science The teaching programmes under the Faculty of Law are conducted exclusively through affiliated professional Law colleges. The university teaching departments, institutions and centers offer programmes leading to the award of four-year

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and two-year

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equivalent as MPhil. The university also offers PhD degrees in various disciplines. The two-year bachelor's (Pass) degree programmes are conducted through various affiliated degree colleges within the jurisdiction of the university. Post-graduate degree (Masters) classes in specific disciplines are also conducted in specified Degree College. The university is recognised by the

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and the

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degree of the University is recognised as a qualifying law degree for an individual to be admitted to a Bar in Pakistan.

Gallery

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References

External links

SALU official website
{{Authority control 1986 establishments in Pakistan Educational institutions established in 1986 Shah Abdul Latif University

History

Initial foundation

Full university status

Research

Faculties

Gallery

See also

References

External links