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Bahria University

2000 establishments in PakistanBahria UniversityEducational institutions established in 2000Islamabad Capital TerritoryPakistan Navy
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Bahria University (BU; Urdu: جامعہ بحریہ) is a public-sector university established in 2000 by the Pakistan Navy at Shangrilla Road, Sector E-8/1 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The university maintains campuses in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. Established by the Pakistan Navy in 2000, its status is semi-government. It offers programs in undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral studies. Its research is directed towards the development of engineering, philosophy, natural, social, and medical sciences. Bahria University has multidisciplinary programs that include Health Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Computer Sciences, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Psychology and Maritime Studies. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. The university research institutes offer scientific research in the development of medical, environmental, natural sciences as well as in engineering and philosophy. Bahria University is a founder member of the Education Futures Collaboration charity, an international network of educators working on strategies to bridge the research/practise/policy-making divide.

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