University of Okara | |
Native Name: | Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جامعہ اوکاڑہ |
Motto: | Urdu: {{Nastaliq|'تفکر تدبر تحقیق' |
Mottoeng: | Explore, Meditate, Research |
Vice Chancellor: | Muhammad Wajid |
Students: | ~21000 [1] |
Country: | Pakistan |
Campus: | Rural 205 Acres |
Coor: | 30.8669°N 73.566°W |
Former Names: | University of Okara |
Colours: | Navy Blue & white |
Other Name: | UO |
Accreditation: | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) |
The University of Okara (UO) (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جامعہ اوکاڑہ) is a public university located in Renala Khurd, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
In 2005, Okara campus of the University of Education, Lahore (UE) was inaugurated by then Minister of Defence (Pakistan) Rao Sikandar Iqbal.[3] On February 23, 2016, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab passed the "University of Okara Bill 2016".[4] Following that, Government of the Punjab issued a notification on April 1, 2016, for the upgradation of Okara campus to the University of Okara.[3]