Indus University

Indus University
انڈس یونیورسٹی
	The University's current logo
Motto	Learn well to live well
Type	Private
Established	2012 - Indus University ; 2004 - Indus Institute of Higher Education
Chancellor	Khalid Amin
Vice-Chancellor	Muhammad Ahmed Amin
Students	5000
Undergraduates	4000
Postgraduates	1000
Location	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Colors	White & Maroon
Nickname	IU
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ; Pakistan Engineering Council
Website	http://www.indus.edu.pk/

Indus University (Urdu: انڈس یونیورسٹی Sindhi: انڊس يونيورسٽي;), formerly Indus Institute of Higher Education, is a university in Pakistan. It is chartered by the government of Sindh and ranked with the top most category "W" by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC).^[1] In 2013 CIEC (Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee) of Pakistan placed Indus University in list of 5 Star Universities of Pakistan.^[2]

Recognition and collaborations

Awarded Degree awarding status awarded by the Government of Sindh. The Indus Institute of Higher Education Bill, 2004 have been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on Monday 28 November 2005 and assented by the Government of Sindh on 7 January 2006, In 2012 Sindh Government upgraded Indus Institute of Higher Education to Indus University.^[3]

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad Recognized as a "W" Category Institute.^[4]
Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh, Karachi.
Virtual University of Pakistan, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan
Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, Government of Sindh.
Registered with Sindh Board of Technical Education.
Executive District Officer- Colleges, City Government, Karachi.
Pakistan Computer Bureau, Islamabad Government of Pakistan.
Pakistan Engineering Council.
University of Central Lancashire, UK

Programs offered

The university offers Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postgraduate programmes in Engineering, Film TV, Business Administration, DPT, Art & Designs disciplines. Indus University also offers associate degrees in different disciplines.

International linkages

Indus University has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with more than 40 International Universities. Collaborative arrangements help the resident and non-resident entities in numerous ways and act as a gateway to develop close ties and collaboration with other countries.

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Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC)

Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) aims to strengthen the higher education sector of Pakistan by setting up an exemplary Quality Assurance mechanism that shall be congruent with the national and international practices.

The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) has been established at Indus University in the year 2010. It started functioning under the supervision of Muhammad Ahmed Amin, Vice Chancellor of Indus University. Initially, the programmes being offered by three departments namely; Business Administration, Information Sciences and Design department have been selected for the sake of assessment and evaluation.

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References

^ "HEC Recognized Universities/Degree Awarding Institutes (DAIS) of Pakistan in Public & Private Sector as on November 2012". Higher Education Commission. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
^ "Ranking of Chartered Universities and Degree Awarding Institutes by CIEC (2010-12)". CIEC Pakistan. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Sindh Assembly upgrades Indus Institute to university". International The News. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
^ "HEC RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITIES/DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTES (DAIS) OF PAKISTAN IN PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR AS ON NOVEMBER 2012". Higher Education Commission. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
^ "Official Website of Indus University". Indus University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ "QEC Indus University". QEC Indus University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

External links

Indus University

[1] "HEC Recognized Universities/Degree Awarding Institutes (DAIS) of Pakistan in Public & Private Sector as on November 2012". Higher Education Commission. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[2] "Ranking of Chartered Universities and Degree Awarding Institutes by CIEC (2010-12)". CIEC Pakistan. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[3] "Sindh Assembly upgrades Indus Institute to university". International The News. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[4] "HEC RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITIES/DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTES (DAIS) OF PAKISTAN IN PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR AS ON NOVEMBER 2012". Higher Education Commission. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[5] "Official Website of Indus University". Indus University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[6] "QEC Indus University". QEC Indus University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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