Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University
Motto	رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً
Motto in English	O' God, Increase my Knowledge
Type	Public university
Established	2004
Chancellor	Governor of Balochistan
Students	8000
Location	Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Campus	Urban; 200 acres (0.81 km2)
Colours	Blue, Amber, White ;
Nickname	SBKians
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Website	www.sbkwu.edu.pk

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University is a women's university in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. It was established in 2004.^[1]^[2]

The university offers degree programs in Arts and Sciences. It is named for the former agent to the Governor General of Pakistan and Chief Commissioner of Balochistan, Sardar Bahadur Khan who was also brother of former President of Pakistan, Muhammad Ayub Khan.

History

It was inaugurated on 18 March 2004 and Masters degree programs were started by May 2004. The Bachelor of Science program for sciences was started in 2005. The first convocation was held in the middle of 2006.

The campus area is about 40 acres (160,000 m²), including a hostel facility and a library.

Convocation speech

Women education occupies great significance for the development of our society, because women are 51 percent of our population; they cannot be ignored in the development of the country.

This was stated by Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi while addressing 5th convocation of Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University.

Bomb attack

As part of the June 2013 Quetta attacks carried out by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a bus carrying students from the university was attacked with an explosive device. The resulting explosion killed 14 women and injured 19 others.^[3]

Academics

Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Basic Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Management & Computer Sciences

References

^ "Recognized Universities by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (see this university listed under Public Sector Universities: Chartered by Government of Balochistan - serial no. 4)". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Saher Baloch (12 September 2013). "Pakistan's heart of darkness: Quetta". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Pakistan mourns after deadly Quetta blasts". Al Jazeera English (newspaper). 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Recognized Universities by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (see this university listed under Public Sector Universities: Chartered by Government of Balochistan - serial no. 4)". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[2] Saher Baloch (12 September 2013). "Pakistan's heart of darkness: Quetta". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[Al_Jazeera-3] "Pakistan mourns after deadly Quetta blasts". Al Jazeera English (newspaper). 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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Public	Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Science Balochistan Agriculture College Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences Command and Staff College Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University University of Balochistan University of Loralai University of Turbat Mir Chakar Khan Rind University
Private	Al-Hamd Islamic University
These universities are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

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