| Gomal University | |
| Native Name: | جامعہ گومل |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Mottoeng: | University at Glance |
| Vice Chancellor: | Prof. Dr. Shakeeb Ullah |
| Director: | Dr. Ameer Atta, Director Distance Education |
| Academic Staff: | 335 (registered professors) |
| Administrative Staff: | 384 |
| Students: | 20000 |
| Postgrad: | 485 |
| Doctoral: | 289 |
| Other: | 37 |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Coor: | 31.8167°N 125°W |
| Colours: | Aero and green |
| Other Name: | GU |
Gomal University (Urdu: جامعہ گومل), is a public research university located in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Founded and established in 1974, the university is one of the oldest institutions in the country and occupies one of the largest campuses in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.[1]
Gomal University is one of the reputable universities in Pakistan offering a wide range of courses both at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels besides research degree programs in most of the departments.[1] It consisted of four faculties of science, with a strong emphasis on natural and medical sciences courses. Gomal University is affiliated with the Higher Education Commission and the National Testing Service.
The university was founded by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and the donation came from Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan, who donated a large area of his land to the establishment of the university.[2] Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan Saddozai was also Gomal University's first vice-chancellor in 1974.
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad is the current vice-chancellor.[3]
Gomal University was established as a chartered and co-educational university.[4] The university is the 12th oldest university in terms of HEC's seniority listings. The university was founded by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who laid the establishment of Gomal University in D.I.Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.[5] Prime Minister Bhutto laid down the foundation stone of Gomal University on 1 May 1974 putting forward his educational policy of highly educated Pakistan to meet the challenges of the modern world in every aspect of life. Notably, the donations and land were provided by Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan who served as the university's first and founding vice-chancellor. Nawaz Khan donated 11000 Kn agricultural land to the establishment of the university.
The Act No. X of 1974 provides the constitutional establishment of the university as a public research university categorization of the Ministry of Education.[5] The post-graduate schools of Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, States, and Economics were founded in 1974.[6] The business school[7] and the school of mass communication[8] were founded in 1974 as well. In 1975, the Department of Pharmacy started its classes.[9] The faculty of agriculture was established and began its classes in December 1979.[10]
The Institute of Engineering and Technology of Gomal University grants Bachelor of Science degrees in tele-systems, electronics, and telecommunications engineering disciplines.[11] The school also awards a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Network.[11] Gomal University also grants undergraduate degrees in law.[12] The institute also awards bachelor's degrees in the following disciplines:
In 2003, Abdul Qadeer Khan helped the university financially in building an auditorium that was named after him.[13]
The Law College is one of the constituent colleges of Gomal University dedicated to the promotion of legal education.[14] The Law College grants the LLB degree and it consisted of 11 registered faculty members in the Law college.[14]
The Gomal College of Veterinary Sciences was established as the Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences. The college grants Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine academic degrees. The college is under the jurisprudence of the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock.[15]
The university offers master programmes in physics,[16] chemistry,[17] mathematics,[18] economics,[19] and biological science.[20] The research on physics began in 1974 after the physics department gained independence from Peshawar University the following year. Earlier, the Physics Department was established in the Government Post-Graduate College (GPGC) under the University of Peshawar in 1968 and was transferred to Gomal University in 1974. During the same time, scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan joined the research faculty and briefly taught courses on physics as a visiting professor. Gomal University currently focuses its research and development in radiation physics, particle physics, plasma physics, and computational physics (as well as Monte Carlo integration).
Gomal University offers the following degrees:
In 2020, multiple women including students and faculty accused Professor Hafiz Salahuddin of sexual misconduct. The university then fired him after allegations of sexual harassment against him were proved.[21] [22] In 2021, Assistant Professor Muhammad Zubair of Political Science was fired after allegations of sexual harassment against him were proven.[23]