| University of Swat یونیورسٹی آف سوات د سوات پوهنتون | |
| Motto: | مطابقت کے ساتھ معیاری تعلیم کے لئے خواہشمند |
| Mottoeng: | Aspiring for Quality Education with Relevance |
| Established: | 7 July 2010 |
| Affiliation: | Colleges in Districts Swat and Shangla |
| Vice Chancellor: | Hassan Sher |
| Head Label: | Registrar |
| Academic Staff: | 350 |
| Students: | 7,000+ |
| Other: | 15,000+ (private) |
| Former Names: | Islamic University of Swat |
| Colours: | Antique Ruby, British Racing Green |
| Nickname: | UoS, Swat University |
The University of Swat[1] (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|یونیورسٹی آف سوات) (Pushto; Pashto: {{Nastaliq|د سوات پوهنتون) is a public university. The main campus of the university is situated in the Charbagh area of the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is about 20 km away from the main city of Mingora.
On 29 May, 2010, the prime minister of Pakistan, during his visit to the Swat valley, announced to establish the University of Swat. The university came into formal existence in July, 2010 by the order of Honorable Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Awais Ahmad Ghani with the prior approval of the President of Pakistan. Muhammad Farooq Khan (Shaheed) was appointed as its first Vice Chancellor in August 2010. The Higher Education Department handed over two buildings to the university located at Saidu Sharif Swat. Land acquisition for the university's own campus has been carried out and construction on the project is ongoing. Various buildings have been completed and recently the two departments have been shifted to the main campus under the supervision of Muhammad Jamal, the Vice Chancellor.
The university opened seven departments in its first academic session (2010–11).[2]
Allama Iqbal declamation contests are held at the University of Swat annually. It fosters debate culture among the students and declamations. Most raging debtors of the university are Riaz Ali (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Izhar Ahmad (Dept. of Economics), Fahad Khan (Dept. of Commerce and Management Sciences), Kabir (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Arshad Ali (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Rahseed Ahmad Faizi (Dept. of Law and Sharia).
The university shortlisted top students based on merit from the most senior batches of all bachelor's and master's degree programs and communicated. The ten students were interviewed by the directorate of sports and youth affairs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two students (Biotechnology 7th semester student Mr. Ashfaq Ahmad[3] [4] and one female student of zoology Department) were finalized to represent the University of Swat during Inter Provincial Youth Exchange program (IPYEP) 2016. They were part of the delegation that represented KPK in Karachi and Islamabad/AJK one week trip.[5]
In its first session (2010–11) the university opened the following eight disciplines:
In the 2011–12 session, one discipline of Software Engineering and four more departments, of Zoology, Microbiology and Environmental Sciences at BS level, were introduced. There are now the following schools/institutes/departments with 3500+ students:
The Chancellor Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan established the Institute of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality Management.[6]
The Center for Biotechnology & Microbiology is a newly launched discipline at University of Swat.
The focus of the institute is on the applied aspect of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Genetics. The aim of the department is to produce experts in the fields of medicine, agriculture, industry, the environment, genetics and Recombinant DNA technology.
In Pakistan the university was ranked 70th according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2023.[8]
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