Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University is a women's university in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. It was established in 2004.[1][2]

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University
Mottoرَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً
Motto in English
O' God, Increase my Knowledge
TypePublic university
Established2004 (2004)
ChancellorGovernor of Balochistan
Students8000
Location
Quetta
,
Balochistan
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
200 acres (0.81 km2)
ColoursBlue, Amber, White
   
NicknameSBKians
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission of Pakistan
Websitewww.sbkwu.edu.pk

The university offers degree programs in Arts and Sciences. It is named for the former agent to the Governor General of Pakistan and Chief Commissioner of Balochistan, Sardar Bahadur Khan who was also brother of former President of Pakistan, Muhammad Ayub Khan.

History

It was inaugurated on 18 March 2004 and Masters degree programs were started by May 2004. The Bachelor of Science program for sciences was started in 2005. The first convocation was held in the middle of 2006.

The campus area is about 40 acres (160,000 m2), including a hostel facility and a library.

Convocation speech

Women education occupies great significance for the development of our society, because women are 51 percent of our population; they cannot be ignored in the development of the country.

This was stated by Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi while addressing 5th convocation of Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University.

Bomb attack

As part of the June 2013 Quetta attacks carried out by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a bus carrying students from the university was attacked with an explosive device. The resulting explosion killed 14 women and injured 19 others.[3]

Academics
  • Faculty of Life Sciences
  • Faculty of Basic Sciences
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Management & Computer Sciences

References
  1. "Recognized Universities by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (see this university listed under Public Sector Universities: Chartered by Government of Balochistan - serial no. 4)". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. Saher Baloch (12 September 2013). "Pakistan's heart of darkness: Quetta". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. "Pakistan mourns after deadly Quetta blasts". Al Jazeera English (newspaper). 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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