Beaconhouse National University
Non profit university in Lahore, Pakistan
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Beaconhouse National University (Punjab, Pakistan)
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Beaconhouse National University (Pakistan)
Show map of PakistanBeaconhouse National University (BNU) is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
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.[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]
Schools
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
Faculty
BNU has a 88 full-time and 92 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
There are over 4100 students who graduated from BNU. Here are some selected graduates:
- 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[citation needed]
- Sanam Saeed, theatre, television and film actor[citation needed]
- Haroon Shahid, actor and singer
References
- ^ a b 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 padss, 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
- ^ "Asghar Nadeem Syed". IMDb.
- ^ "Urdu Books of Asghar Nadeem Sayed".
External links
- Beaconhouse National University, Lahore - Official website
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These universities are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
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