Quaid-e-Azam University shut down due to students’ conflict

ISLAMABAD: Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad administration has closed down the university for an indefinite period due to the conflict between student organizations. A closure notification of the varsity has been issued.

The university administration has closed down the hostels and a notice to the students residing in the hostel to vacate the hostel immediately has also been issued.

It is pertinent to mention here that in the past, student groups clashed on the number of occasions, causing the closure of the university.

Quaid-i-Azam University is an international seat of higher, advance, intellectual learning that illuminates the human minds and broadens the vision bringing back home all kinds of opportunities and development.

Quaid-i-Azam University (once named Islamabad University) was established in July 1967 under the Act of National Assembly and started teaching and research programmes for PhD and MPhil degrees. It was, however, gradually and later decided to offer Master’s, graduate, and now undergraduate programmes. The University, for its international repute, faculty and programmes attracts a large number of foreign students although it offers admission to a measured number of students from all regions of the country as it is a federal public sector university.

It has been able to establish its links with some selected universities in Europe, South Asia and the United States. The international educational and research institutions including UNESCO, IRSIP, Agencia Espanole de Cooperacion International (Spain) etc. collaborate their research activities with the Quaid-i-Azam University. Moreover, a reasonable size of the faculty members of the University have been working in the international universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Heidelberg etc. earning applause and awards such as International Peace Award from Brussels.