| File:Beaconhouse National University logo.png Seal of BNU | |
Other name | BNU |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2003 |
| Affiliation |
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| Vice-Chancellor | Moeed Yusuf |
| Location | 31°21′55″N 74°13′01″E / 31.3654°N 74.2169°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Newspaper | The BNU Gazette |
| Website | bnu.edu.pk |
Beaconhouse National University is a private liberal arts university situated in Lahore, within the province of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
History[edit | edit source]
Established in 2003 by its parent entity, the Beaconhouse School System, the university is located in Raiwind, a subdivision of Lahore District. The university's campus is positioned adjacent to the Bahria Town development.[3] In 2005, BNU was officially chartered by the Government of Punjab.
Academics[edit | edit source]
Beaconhouse National University offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes across multiple disciplines. The academic portfolio includes visual design and arts, architecture, liberal arts, computer information technology, psychology, and mass communication. The institution is a recognised member of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.ref name="ACU UK">"Association of Commonwealth Universities members". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2017.</ref>[1]
The university consists of the following eight schools or institutes:
- Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design (MDSVAD)
- Razia Hassan School of Architecture
- School of Media & Mass Communication (SMC)
- School of Business
- Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS)
- School of Computer & Information Technology (SCIT)
- School of Education
- Institute of Psychology
- School of CKG
Notable people[edit | edit source]
Alumni[edit | edit source]
- Dost Muhammad Khosa, politician
- Daniyal Raheel, actor
- Eman Suleman, actor and fashion model
- Gohar Rasheed, theatre, television and film actor
- Kubra Khademi, fine artist
- Zara Noor Abbas, actress
- Mooroo, musician, actor, vlogger
- Amar Khan, actress
- Zain Afzal, actor
- Sanam Saeed, theatre, television and film actor
- Haroon Shahid, actor and singer
Faculty[edit | edit source]
- Nayyar Ali Dada, architect.[4]
- Tariq Rahman, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.[5][6]
- Asghar Nadeem Syed, Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.[7][8]
- Rashid Rana, School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Overview and rank of Beaconhouse National University on UniRank international website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- ↑ Beaconhouse National University on topuniversities.com website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- ↑ Here's why students at Lahore's BNU covered campus walls with sanitary padss, The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 April 2016, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- ↑ Profile of Nayyar Ali Dada on Overseas Pakistanis Foundation website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- ↑ "70 years of writing in Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Tariq Rahman on the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad website, Retrieved 27 September 2017
- ↑ "Asghar Nadeem Syed". IMDb.
- ↑ "Urdu Books of Asghar Nadeem Sayed".