University of Sargodha
The Sargodha university (SU) (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف سرگودھا) is a public university based in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Former names | Government College, Sargodha (1946-2002) De'Montmorency College of Shahpur Sadr (1929-1946) |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 2002 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Punjab |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad |
Academic staff | 470 |
| Students | 28500 |
| Undergraduates | 10000 |
| Postgraduates | 1200 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Sargodha |
| Colors | Yale blue, metallic gold, silver |
| Nickname | SU |
| Affiliations | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council, Pakistan Bar Council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan |
| Mascot | Kiranians |
| Website | su |
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It was founded in 2002 by an ordinance of the Punjab government. The main campus is located in Sargodha. University has one satellite campus located in Bhakkar. Its first acting chairman was Vice-Chancellor Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq.[1] Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sargodha, Dr. Muhammad Akram Chaudhary has been awarded best Vice-Chancellor of any university in Pakistan. The university has seven faculties and above 150 degree programs, of which 69 are postgraduate programs, 50 Graduate programs and 32 undergraduate programs. Around 180 educational institutions are affiliated to the university.[2]
History
De'Montmorency College was established at Shahpur Sadr in 1929, Later it was renamed to Government College Sargodha, at Shahpur before independence. The college was shifted to Sargodha in 1946.
In 1987–88, postgraduate classes were introduced at the college in the disciplines of English, Urdu, mathematics, physics, chemistry, economics, Islamic studies, history.
Academics
Research achievements
Sargodha University has specialised in the production of miracles.
University research projects include cooking oil with increased shelf life and a patented project called ‘A Herbal Antioxidant System for Chewing Gum Stability’. The university has established an international-level medical diagnosis center and introduced mineral water with the name of ‘Khus Aab’ (Persian for Pleasant Water), which it exports to Abu Dhabi. A Researcher "Dr. Amin" at the university produced a new version of the Paracetamol (Solvent free synthesis of paracetamol) tablet that is not as injurious to the liver, using the hepatoprotective effects of Rheum australe (R. emodi) roots and their aqueous and methanolic extracts.[4] A student of pharmacy developed a herbal formulation which has enhanced the shelf-life of oils to one calendar year, without any loss in nutritional attributes. A paper she wrote on the subject was published in an international journal, garnering wide acclaim.[5] Farhat Batool; a law student, topped in athletics among all national universities. The university is one of only three centers in Pakistan for X-ray crystallography and also harbours an Electron microscope, another rare find in the country.
Divisions of the university
The University of Sargodha maintains seven primary faculties, which include Agriculture, Social and Arts and Humanities, Science, Engineering, Healthcare science, and Pharmacy.
- Institute of Food Science and Nutrition
- Institute of Art and Design
- Noon Business School
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Economics
- Department of Commerce
- Faculty of Agriculture
- University College of Agriculture (UCA)
- Department of Agronomy
- Department of soil and environmental sciences
- Department of plant breeding and genetics
- Department of entomology
- Department of Plant Pathology
- Department of Agri Economics
- Department of Animal Sciences
- Faculty of the Arts and HUmanities
- University Law College (ULC)
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of English
- Department of Sports Sciences
- Department of Law
- Department of Library & Information Sciences
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Oriental Languages
- Department of Urdu
- Faculty of the Social Sciences
- Department of Education
- Department of History & Pakistan Studies
- Department of Politics & IR (DPIR)
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Sociology and criminology
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
- Sargodha Medical College (SMC)
- Medical College Department of Physiology
- Medical College Department of Anatomy
- Medical College Department of Biochemistry
- Medical College Department of Pathology
- Medical College Department of Behavioural Sciences
- Medical College Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Physical Therapy, Sargodha Medical College
- University Medical and Diagnostic Centre and Model Pharmacy
- Department of Medical Nutrition Dietetics
- Sargodha Medical College (SMC)
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science & IT
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Pharmacognosy
- Faculty of Engineering And Technology
- University College of Engineering And Technology (UCET)
- Engineering Departments
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Technical Education Department
- Department of Technical Education
University College of Engineering & Technology
UCET was established in 2013 with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering. Later in 2014 the Department of Civil Engineering was started. Programs are accredited by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
Community Service programs
Social responsibility is one of the core values of Sargodha University. It has been rendering community service through various initiatives, including free consultancy service to local farmers under an outreach program; providing safe drinking water to faculty, staff and students; instilling rainwater to increase underground water table through aquifer recharge wells, and offering free corneal transplantation at DHQ Sargodha. The Telemedicine Centre, currently operating from the Facilitation Centre, will soon be shifted to the adjoining block, where the University Medical and Research Centre were already offering OPD medical services besides running a model university pharmacy for the people of Sargodha city.
Sub Campuses
- University Of Sargodha, Bhakkar Campus[6]
References
- "University of Sargodha - Official Website".
- "University of Sargodha runs 137 programmes: VC". The News International. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- "University thrives upon innovation, stuns stagnation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Hepatoprotective Effect of Rheum emodi Roots (Revand chini) and Akseer-e-Jigar Against Paracetamol-induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats". Ethno Leaflets. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- "University thrives upon innovation, stuns stagnation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Sub Campuses". University of Sargodha. Retrieved 2018-04-03.