The University of Peshawar (UOP) was established in October 1950 by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The University of Peshawar is an institution where educational facilities exist from nursery to Ph.D. Located in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, it operates as a residential campus spread over approximately 1,000 acres (4 km). The University of Peshawar is ranked as one of the Best General Purpose University by Higher Education Commis...
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The University of Peshawar (UOP) was established in October 1950 by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The University of Peshawar is an institution where educational facilities exist from nursery to Ph.D. Located in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, it operates as a residential campus spread over approximately 1,000 acres (4 km). The University of Peshawar is ranked as one of the Best General Purpose University by Higher Education Commission (HEC).
The University comprises six faculties with forty postgraduate departments, four centres, two centres of excellence, four colleges and three high schools. Student population on campus is over 20,000.
In its inaugural year it had an enrollment of 129, of whom one was a female. Although the university was established in 1950 it was initially Islamia College. There were many requests to establish a University; however, the British were reluctant to do so. It was only after Pakistan's Independence in 1947 that the request could be...
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