Established by the Pakistan Navy in 2000, its status is semi-government. It offers programs in undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral studies.[3] Its research is directed towards the development of engineering, philosophy, natural, social, and medical sciences. Bahria University has multidisciplinary programs that include Health Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Computer Sciences, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Psychology and Maritime Studies. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.[4]
The university research institutes offer scientific research in the development of medical, environmental, natural sciences as well as in engineering and philosophy.[5] Bahria University is a founder member of the Education Futures Collaboration charity, an international network of educators working on strategies to bridge the research/practise/policy-making divide.
Bahria University has its genesis in Bahria Colleges and Bahria Institutes of Management and Computer Sciences which were established by the Pakistan Navy in the 1980s and 1990s in Islamabad and Karachi. These institutes and colleges were affiliated with Peshawar University to conduct bachelor and master's degree programs in the disciplines of business management[6] and computer sciences[7].[citation needed]
The growth and policies of the university are governed by its board of governors, comprising senior naval officers and representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The chief of the naval staff is the chairman of the board of governors as well as pro-chancellor of the university.[8]
It's ranked by Times Higher Education Ranking's as among the leading top 250 universities under the age of 50, as among top 400 in Asia and among top 601-800 globally in the field of engineering & technology, business, computer sciences and social sciences. [9]
While QS World Ranking's ranks Bahria among the top 450 universities in Asia. It is also ranked by QS as among top 701-720 in the world in computer science and information systems. [10]
Bahria University Karachi campusBahria University Karachi Campus Engineering DepartmentBahria University Lahore Campus
The university has campuses in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The headquarters of the university is in Islamabad, consisting of three blocks (OC, NC and XC) including a girls hostel. A new building has been constructed for business students. Furthermore, the headquarters consists of a business incubation center,[11] auditorium, gymnasium, and several cafeterias throughout the campus.[12]
Bahria University offers the following undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at its constituent units:[15] The standard of education is comparable to many European and American universities.
The university helps its students to participate in national and university level sports.[16] The Bahria University Islamabad Campus has a large gymnasium[17] to facilitate sporting events such as basketball matches. There is also a separate fitness gym for males and females to train at their own times. These gyms include treadmills, weight lifting machines, and many curricular activities to facilitate the students.
Bahria University has student-driven societies, clubs and associations that work under the tutelage of the student affairs office. Societies and clubs at BU include:
Bahria Association of Computer Sciences and Professionals (BACSAP)
