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Beaconhouse National University

Non profit university in Lahore, Pakistan


Summary

Non profit university in Lahore, Pakistan

FieldValue
nameBeaconhouse National University
imageBeaconhouse National University logo.png
image_size200
captionSeal of BNU
other_nameBNU
established2003
typePrivate
vice_chancellorMoeed Yusuf
locationBeacon House Society, Lahore, 53700, Pakistan
campusUrban
coordinates
free_labelNewspaper
freeThe BNU Gazette
accreditation
affiliation
website

Beaconhouse National University is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.

History

BNU was 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. It was chartered by the Government of Punjab in 2005.

Academics

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.[[File:Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts.jpg|thumb|250px|Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts at BNU, Lahore]]The university consists of the following eight schools or institutes:

  • Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design (MDSVAD)
  • Razia Hassan School of Architecture
  • School of Media & Mass Communication (SMC)
  • School of Business
  • Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS)
  • School of Computer & Information Technology (SCIT)
  • School of Education
  • Institute of Psychology
  • School of CKG

Notable people

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
  • Zara Noor Abbas, actress
  • Mooroo, musician, actor, vlogger
  • Amar Khan, actress
  • Zain Afzal, actor
  • Sanam Saeed, theatre, television and film actor
  • Haroon Shahid, actor and singer

Faculty

  • Nayyar Ali Dada, architect.
  • Tariq Rahman, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.
  • Asghar Nadeem Syed, Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.
  • Rashid Rana, School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.

References

References

  1. [http://www.4icu.org/reviews/7568.htm Overview and rank of Beaconhouse National University on UniRank international website], Retrieved 28 September 2017
  2. [https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/beaconhouse-national-university/undergrad Beaconhouse National University on topuniversities.com website], Retrieved 28 September 2017
  3. [https://tribune.com.pk/story/1083272/heres-why-students-at-lahores-bnu-covered-campus-walls-with-sanitary-pads/ Here's why students at Lahore's BNU covered campus walls with sanitary padss], The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 April 2016, Retrieved 28 September 2017
  4. "Association of Commonwealth Universities members".
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070115145239/http://www.opf.org.pk/almanac/P/peronprof.htm Profile of Nayyar Ali Dada on Overseas Pakistanis Foundation website], Retrieved 28 September 2017
  6. (26 August 2017). "70 years of writing in Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper).
  7. [https://www.qau.edu.pk/Downloads/drtariq.pdf Tariq Rahman on the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad website], Retrieved 27 September 2017
  8. "Asghar Nadeem Syed".
  9. "Urdu Books of Asghar Nadeem Sayed".
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