The University of Buner (Urdu: جامعۂ بونیر; Pashto: د بونیر پوهنتون) is a public sector university located in the Buner District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1][2]

University of Buner
TypePublic
Established2012
ChancellorGovernor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Vice-ChancellorAmin Badshah
Academic staff
Inayat Khan
Administrative staff
Sardar Ali, Israr Ahmad
Location, ,
34°28′44.1″N 72°29′23.3″E / 34.478917°N 72.489806°E / 34.478917; 72.489806
AffiliationsHEC
Websiteubuner.edu.pk

Overview and history edit

University of Buner was approved by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in November, 2012. Dr Muhammad Farooq was appointed as its project director.[1] The university is being upgraded from the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Buner campus, to a full-fledged university, the University of Buner, by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[3]

Departments edit

The university currently has 7 departments.[4]

  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Management Sciences
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Electronics
  • Department of Political Science.
  • Department of English

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "KP government approves construction of university in Buner". www.radiotnn.com.
  2. ^ "K-P govt geared towards boosting higher education sector". tribune.com.pk.
  3. ^ "University Of Buner To Be Operational By March". www.pakistanpoint.com.
  4. ^ "University in Buner by next month". dailytimes.com.pk.