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DeutschBeaconhouse National University
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Accreditation | HEC |
Academic affiliations | ACU, SARC |
| Vice-Chancellor | Moeed Yusuf |
| Students | 1,540 |
| Undergraduates | 1,300 total |
| Postgraduates | 240 |
| Location | , Pakistan 31°21′53″N 74°12′58″E / 31.36477°N 74.21613°E |
| Campus | Urban, (Tarogil, main campus) |
| Newspaper | The BNU Gazette |
| Website | bnu.edu.pk |
  Location in Lahore  Beaconhouse National University (Punjab, Pakistan)  Beaconhouse National University (Pakistan) | |
Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
BNU was founded in 2003 by its parent company Beaconhouse School System, it is located at Raiwind, a subdivision of Lahore District; the BNU campus is adjacent to the Bahria Town.[3]
BNU offers study programmes in visual design and arts, architecture, liberal arts, computer information technology, psychology and mass communication. It is a member of the Higher Education Commission and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4][1]
Schools
[edit]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
Faculty
[edit]BNU has a 88 full-time and 92 adjunct faculty members including:
- Nayyar Ali Dada, architect.[5]
- Tariq Rahman, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.[6][7]
- Asghar Nadeem Syed, Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.[8][9]
- Rashid Rana, School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2018) |
- 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
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
- ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities members". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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".
External links
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