MISSION AND GOALS

The University of Lahore is culmination of the vision of the trustees of Ibadat Educational Trust. The University is committed to the pursuit of truth, academic excellence, and advancement of knowledge. The mission of the University is to provide value-based education to all students. Doors of the University are open to members of every caste, color and creed. The University culture should be able to encourage the advancement of creative thought among the posterity. The University welcomes and respects those whose lives are influenced by different traditions, recognizing their important contribution to a pluralistic society and to an atmosphere of discourse essential for sharpening the higher faculties of mind. As a community, the University encourages brotherhood, shared decision- making, and academic freedom. Education at the University is holistic and offers opportunities for all intellectual, emotional, social, cultural, and physical development. Students are encouraged to develop knowledge, values, and skills that may enrich their lives and prepare them to provide services to national and international communities. The primary goal of the University is to achieve a level of academic excellence that measures favorably on the touchstone of international standards. The University strives to build up resources necessary for an institution of higher education devoted to teaching and research.

The goal of the University is to strive for promoting values that characterize national higher education and Islamic learning. These values include academic integrity, freedom, and rigorous quest for truth, justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude, and compassion. These commitments of the University permeate in all its academic programs The University continues to promote individual responsibility, respect for each individual, and diversity of views needed for the development of a community. Education at the University addresses the fullest development of a person intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, physically, socially and culturally. The University promotes these objectives by providing reasonable opportunities, suitable Facilities, and appropriate support services for the comprehensive growth of students, faulty and staff.


THE UNIVERSITY: AN OVERVIEW

The University is situated at I-Km Raiwind Road, Lahore. The university has been granted Charter as a degree awarding institute by the Government of the Punjab.
The University is housed in a purpose built campus spread over an area of 40 kanals with all facilities essential for a good working university.

The University strongly emphasizes on the training of youth in modern disciplines at the cutting edge of knowledge. Much more attention is given to the emerging fields of management sciences, health sciences, mathematical sciences, information technology, electronics and communication technology, and social sciences.
Taking into consideration the rise of knowledge based technologies, The University is devoting its resources generously on undergraduate and graduate level programs. A number of programs have been initiated for the studies to M. Phil and Ph. D degrees. Special attention is paid to the laboratory based subjects.

The academic divisions of the University include the following Institutes:

• Department of Computer Science & Information Technology Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of English Language & Literature
• Department of Management Sciences
• Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department of Pharmacy
• University College of Medicine offering MBBS
• University College of Dentistry offering BDS

ACCREDITATION

The University was established after receiving "No Objection Certificate" (NOC) from the department of Education, Government of the Punjab and Higher Education Commission. It is now a chartered University and has been authorized to issue its own degrees in various disciplines.

•Chartered University (Punjab Ordinance No. LXI of 2002.)
• “W” ranking with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan.
• One of the top 500 universities of the World (QS & Times Higher education Supplement 2006)
• Accredited by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
• Accredited by Pakistan Medical & dental Council (PMDC)
• Accredited by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan.
• Accredited by the ICAP
• Accredited by the ACCA

PHYSICAL FACILITIES

Classrooms

The physical facilities include spacious well lighted and air-conditioned classrooms and state of the art laboratories. The classrooms are equipped with overhead projectors, multimedia and other related audio-visual facilities.

Conference Room

Besides regular classroom lectures, the students are encouraged to add to their knowledge from other sources. For this purpose, speakers from various disciplines are invited to deliver lectures and hold seminars. These sessions are conducted in a well designed conference room, which is fully equipped with audio-visual facilities.

Library and Information Resource Centre

The library also serves as a resource centre provided with internet facilities for rapid down loading of information by students with a band-width 128 KB. The University has put up an antenna for receiving direct signals from ISP for the University's internet facilities spread over all blocks of the campus through intranet.

The information Resource Centre comprises of library and cyberary. The spacious library has a substantial stock of current books and periodicals and internet facilities with complete networking.

Computer laboratory

Computer Science laboratories are equipped with state of the art computers with more than 200 monitors. Same is the case in the Institutes of information technology, management sciences, public health and library.

Cafeteria

In order to provide a healthy meeting place for students, an in-house spacious cafeteria is available, where healthy food and snacks are served from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. a faculty lounge is available for utilizing similar facilities.

Transport

Limited transport facilities are available for bringing students from all over the city to the campus.

Hostels

Two hostels, one for the boys and the other for girls accommodating 100 students each, have been provided. The hostels are supervised by full time wardens. Strict discipline is maintained in the hostels for reasons of safety and security.