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The University of Karachi (; or KU) is a public research university located in the neighborhood of Gulshan-e-Iqbal of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and ranked among the top ten universities of the country in terms of the international standard, according to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in 2013. In 2009, the university successfully entered its name in the THE-QS World University Rankings for the top 500 universities in the world.〔(THE – QS World University Rankings 2009 – top universities )〕 World-renowned and notable scholars have been associated and affiliated with the university as faculty, researchers, or alumni since its establishment.〔 The university offers wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and more than 19 world-class research institutes are under the university in all over Karachi.〔 With an approximated of more than 80,000 students currently attending the university. .〔 The university is also a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. The Karachi University holds a unique position in the country's educational system and is distinguished reputation for conducting multi-disciplinary research in science and technology, medical research, and social sciences.〔 As a respected research and reaching institution, the university is committed to intellectual leadership, and to excellence in both developing knowledge and conveying that knowledge to its students. The University of Karachi meets the commitments to preserve knowledge through its instructional and research programs for higher level education.〔 == History == (詳細はestablishment of Pakistan as a sovereign state in 1947, the means for higher education and research were negligible and diminished in the country.〔 Responding to the impending requirement of higher learning, Pakistan Government started establishing relevant educational institutions of higher learning and research and thus underwent rapid modernization under a policy guided by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. After a heavy political lobbying backed by the residents of Karachi, the University of Karachi was established through parliamentary authorization as a "Federal University" in 1951.〔 On 23 October 1950, the Karachi University Act was authorized and after an amendment in 1951, it was enacted by the Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. Its first Vice-chancellor was Muslim League activist and political scientist, dr. Ahmad Haleem.〔 In 1953 it started its teaching and research activities at two faculties: the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science.〔 For the first two years, the University of Karachi remained as an examination university for the affiliated colleges. Over the years, the enrollment expanded so rapidly that the its status was redefined by the government as a "federal research university" of Sindh, which was officially attained in 1962.〔 Opened with an intake of 50 students, the university now has 53 Departments and 20 Research Centers and Institutes, under faculties of Social Sciences, Science, Islamic Studies, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Management and Administrative Sciences and Medicines. The enrollment of regular students at the campus is around 28,000.〔 There are about 1,000 faculty members and more than 3,000 supporting staff. On 18 January 1960, the university was shifted to the new campus on a plot of located on the Country Club Road (now University Road, passing through the Gulistan-e-Jauhar),〔http://www.uok.edu.pk/aboutku.php History〕 under the vice-chancellorship of Prof. Dr. Basheer Ahmad Hashmi on 22 June 1961. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Karachi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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