The Universal College Islamabad (UCI), formerly known as University College of Islamabad, is a higher education university based in Sector F-8/2 in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. Universal College Islamabad was founded in 1992 by Dr. Alan Bicker with the support of prominent Pakistani scientists who noticed a dearth of quality higher education. UCI is a pioneer in offering the

University of London International Programmes The University of London Worldwide (previously called the University of London International Academy) is the central academic body that manages external study programmes within the federal University of London. All courses are branded as simply ...

(EMFSS and Law) in Pakistan. Dr. Maria Catalina Alliende is the Principal of the College. UCI offers

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

LLB Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

Higher National Diploma Higher National Diploma (HND), part of the Higher Nationals suite of qualifications, is an academic higher education qualification in the United Kingdom and various other countries. They were first introduced in England and Wales in 1920 alongsi ...

(HND), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (CA),

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the global professional management accounting body based out of the UK. CIMA offers training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects. It is focused on accountan ...

(CIMA), ACCA the UK and others. All the

are recognized 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, regulatin ...

. UCI collaborated in 2021 with

Monroe College Monroe College is a private for-profit college in New York City. It was founded in 1933 and has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle and Saint Lucia, with an extension site in Manhattan. The college is named after James Monroe, the fifth pre ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, USA and introduced the first bilateral American

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

program in Pakistan.

Notable alumni

Ali Rehman Khan Ali Rehman Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess. Born and raised in Islamaba ...

Ali Muhammad Khan Ali Muhammad Khan (; born 30 November 1977) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs from 17 September 2018 to 10 April 2022. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since Au ...

Uzair Jaswal Uzair Jaswal is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor. Career Uzair started his career at the age of 14. At 16, he wrote his first song and was the lead singer of a band called Scar which performed alternative-rock covers. Some of his p ...

* Hira Pervaiz * Zara Qaiser * Khadija Khan * Tehmina Shaukat * Komal Shakeel * Anas Ali Rao * Barrister Syed Qamar Sabzwari * Barrister Faisal Khan Toru * Barrister Mumtaz Ali * Barrister Sajeel Swati

Notable faculty members

* Dr. Maria Catalina Alliende * Mazhar Loan * Ghazala Minallah * Barrister Syed Qamar Sabzwari * Barrister Faisal Khan Toru * Barrister Mumtaz Ali * Barrister Sajeel Swati * Rabia Saeed * Dr. Muhammad Munir * Dr. Sajid Manzoor * Waseem Mustafa * Dr. Aqueel ur Rehman

References

External links

* Universities and colleges in Islamabad {{Pakistan-university-stub