Beaconhouse National University
Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Shahid Hafeez Kardar |
| Students | 1,540 |
| Undergraduates | 1,300 total |
| Postgraduates | 240 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban 71 acres (29 ha) (Tarogil, main campus) |
| Newspaper | The BNU Gazette |
| Affiliations | HEC, ACU, SARC |
| Website | bnu.edu.pk |
Founded in 2003 by its parent company Beaconhouse School System, it is located at Raiwind, a subdivision of Lahore District; the BNU campus is adjacent to the Bahria Town.[3]
BNU offers study programmes in visual design and arts, architecture, liberal arts, computer information technology, psychology and mass communication. It is a member of the Higher Education Commission and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4][1]
Faculty
BNU has a 92 full-time and 150 adjunct faculty members including:
- Nayyar Ali Dada, architect.[5]
- Tariq Rahman, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.[6][7]
- Asghar Nadeem Syed, Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.[8][9]
- Rashid Rana, School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.
Notable alumni
- Dost Muhammad Khosa, politician
- Daniyal Raheel, actor
- Eman Suleman, actor and fashion model
- Gohar Rasheed, theatre, television and film actor
- Kubra Khademi, fine artist
- Soraya Sikander, artist
- Zara Noor Abbas, actress
- Mooroo, musician, actor, vlogger
- Amar Khan, actress
- Zain Afzal, actor
- Sanam Saeed, theatre, television and film actor
References
- Overview and rank of Beaconhouse National University on UniRank international website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- Beaconhouse National University on topuniversities.com website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- Here's why students at Lahore's BNU covered campus walls with sanitary pads, The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 April 2016, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- "Association of Commonwealth Universities members". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- Profile of Nayyar Ali Dada on Overseas Pakistanis Foundation website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- "70 years of writing in Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- Tariq Rahman on the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad website, Retrieved 27 September 2017
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1442862/
- https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks?author=asghar-nadeem-sayed
External links
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.