Collaboration with Texas A&M University at Qatar and Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Institute to set new standards of excellence in learning in the region
University to open representative office in Dubai soon
Institute to participate in all major education fairs in the UAE
Intends to offer 40% full and partial scholarships to merit-based need blind students
Dubai, UAE: Habib University Foundation is establishing Habib University, a distinctive liberal arts and sciences university that will provide a well-rounded education to outstanding students from Pakistan and the region. The university intends to open its representative office soon in Dubai to attract regional students and will be participating in all the major education fairs in the UAE. The University has a merit-based need-blind admission policy in place and will be offering 20% full and further 20% partial scholarships to students.
The ambitious project will be completed at the total cost of US $60 million. The university will be formally beginning operations in fall 2014, from a state-of-the-art 7-acre campus in Karachi. Envisaged as a world class center of learning, Habib University has signed formal partnership agreement with Texas A&M University at Qatar and is collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University, USA for reciprocal sharing of institutional experience. Together, its award-winning campus design, international faculty, global partnerships, academic and student life program will offer students a complete higher educational experience. Habib University will be offering four undergraduate degree programs to its first incoming class in Fall 2014: Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science; Social Development & Policy, and Communication Studies & Design, through its two Schools.
The Board of Governors, overseeing the entire academic and institutional affairs of the university, hosted their first meeting in Dubai. Bringing together national and international members who have rich leadership experience in higher education, business and industry, the members attending were: Rafiq M. Habib, Lt General Tariq Waseem Ghazi (Retd), Mr. Ali Suleman Habib, Mohamedali Rafiq Habib, Dr Arvid Nelson, Dr Gohwer Rizvi, Wasif Rizvi, Dr Ron Robin, Dr Chuck Thorpe and Dr Mark Weichold.
Rafiq M. Habib, Chairman of the Board and Chancellor of Habib University, thanked the board for committing their time and expertise to the University. He said, "It is a great privilege to have such distinguished leadership represented here today and is indicative of Habib University's vision of being a global institution. We are well on our way to achieving our goal of building a world class university that will educate promising students irrespective of their backgrounds. We hope that in time Habib University will be the institution of choice in Pakistan."
Wasif Rizvi, President, Habib University said, "Habib University is linked to leading higher education institutions from around the world for collaborative advancement of new knowledge and to ensure we meet the highest international standards from the very onset."
Habib University has hired faculty from the top international academic institutions such as Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and UPENN. Habib University also plans to offer more disciplines in future and build a residential campus as well, aspiring to attract a large number of students from the region. The university's location in a megapolitan city of Karachi is a unique opportunity for global academia to engage in research in one of the most complex, diverse, and geopolitically significant nations of the world.
About Habib University Foundation (H.U.F):
Habib University Foundation (H.U.F.) is a not-for-profit organization which supports educational initiatives, research and innovation. H.U.F. was established in October 2007 by the House of Habib, a leading industrial group in Pakistan, with a long tradition in philanthropy. The Foundation is a conscious efforts of the Habib family to strengthen and institutionalize philanthropy based on its own experiences in social work. The Foundation develops and supports a diverse portfolio of programs which aim at establishing dynamic learning spaces. Some of H.U.F.'s major initiatives include; establishing a world-class Habib University, enhancing marketable skills for the youth (Institute for Advancing Careers and Talents - iACT), and various other philanthropic projects that facilitate in improving access to quality education.
About Habib University:
Habib University is a distinctive, undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university, offering interdisciplinary education in science, engineering, arts, humanities and social sciences. Committed to providing the highest standards of excellence in higher learning, Habib University will be dedicated to creating critically conscious individuals who will positively impact society. The University has formal partnerships with Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M University in Qatar. For further information visit http://habib.edu.pk/
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