University of Swat
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Former names
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Islamic University of Swat |
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| Motto | مطابقت کے ساتھ معیاری تعلیم کے لئے خواہشمند |
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Motto in English
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Aspiring for Quality Education with Relevance |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 7th of July 2010 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Provost | Hazrat Bilal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Jehan Bakht |
| Registrar | Mr. Mahboob Ur Rahman |
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Academic staff
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Mr. Imtiaz Ali |
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Administrative staff
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Mr. Khurshid Alam |
| Students | 4000+ |
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Other students
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15000+ (private) |
| Location |
Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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| Campus |
Dr. M Farooq Khan Shaheed Administration Block Saidu Sharif Wadudia Hall Campus Baligram Campus Kanju Township Campus |
| Colours | Antique Ruby, British Racing Green |
| Sports | Racing games |
| Nickname | UoS, Swat University |
| Affiliations | HEC, PEC |
| Website | https://www.uswat.edu.pk |
Dr. M Farooq Khan Shaheed Administration Block Saidu Sharif Wadudia Hall Campus Baligram Campus
The University of Swat (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف سوات) is a public sector university. The main campus of the university is situated in Saidu Sharif, 2 km away from main city Mingora, Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
On May 29, 2010 the establishment of the University of Swat was announced by the Prime minister of Pakistan during his visit to Swat valley. The university came into formal existence in July 2010 by the order of Honorable Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Awais Ahmad Ghani with the prior approval of the President of Pakistan. Its first Vice Chancellor Dr. Muhammad Farooq Khan (Shaheed) was appointed in August 2010. The Higher Education Department handed over two buildings to the university located at Saidu sharif swat. Land Acquisition for the university's own campus has been carried out and construction on the project is ongoing.
In its first academic session 2010-11 the university opened seven departments [1]
The athletics team represented the university at the Higher Education Commission Pakistan Intervarsity Championship 2014 held on April 22–24, 2014 at the Pakistan Sport Complex, Islamabad.
The University Athletics team consisted of 12 players.
Allama Iqbal declamation contest are yearly held in the University of Swat to promote new talent in regarding Debates, Declamations. Most raging debtors of University are Riaz Ali (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Izhar Ahmad (Dept. of Economics), Fahad Khan (Dept. of commerce and management sciences), Kabir (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Arshad Ali (Dept. of Law and Sharia), Rahseed Ahmad Faizi (Dept. of Law and Sharia).
The university shortlisted top students based on merit from the most senior batches of all Bachelor and Master degree Programs and communicated. The ten students were interviewed by the directorate of sports and youth affairs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two students (Biotechnology 7th semester student Mr.Ashfaq Ahmad and one female student of zoology Department ) were finalized to represent University of Swat during Inter Provincial Youth Exchange program (IPYEP) 2016. They were part of delegation which represented KPK in Karachi and Islamabad/AJK one week trip.
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