University of Sufism and Modern Sciences | |
Native Name Lang: | USMS Bhitshah |
Motto: | EXCELLENCE, INTEGRATION, LEADERSHIP |
Type: | Public |
Chancellor: | Governor of Sindh |
Vice Chancellor: | Professor Dr. Arabella Bhutto |
Academic Staff: | 30 |
Administrative Staff: | 25 |
Students: | 1500 |
Undergrad: | 1500 |
City: | Bhitshah |
Province: | Sindh |
Country: | Pakistan |
Colors: | Blue |
Affiliations: | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan |
University of Sufism and Modern Sciences is a public university funded by the Government of Sindh in Bhit Shah, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was founded in 2011 to promote education and research in Sufism and build Sufi studies as an academic subject in Sindh and to connect traditional education of Sufism with modern sciences. The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences (USMS) is situated in Bhitshah Town, Matiari District, home to a Shrine of the Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
The Charter of the University of Sufism and Modern Sciences was approved on 21 November 2011 under letter No: PAS/Legis-B-21/2011 dated 21 November 2011 and was initially established as a campus of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. The university later became an independent university and Parveen Munshi has been appointed as the first vice-chancellor of The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhitshah on 11 April 2016.