The University of Swat (Urdu:یونیورسٹی آف سوات) (Pashto:د سوات پوهنتون) is a public university. The main campus of the university is situated in the Charbagh area of the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is about 20km away from the main city of Mingora.

History

On 29 May, 2010, the Hon'ble Prime Minister of Pakistan, during his visit to the Swat valley, announced to establish the University of Swat. The university came into formal existence in July, 2010 by the order of Honorable Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Awais Ahmad Ghani with the prior approval of the President of Pakistan. Muhammad Farooq Khan (Shaheed) was appointed as its first Vice Chancellor in August 2010. The Higher Education Department handed over two buildings to the university located at Saidu Sharif Swat.

Land acquisition for the university's own campus has been carried out and construction on the project is ongoing. Various buildings have been completed and recently[when?] the two departments have been shifted to the main campus under the supervision of Muhammad Jamal, the Vice Chancellor.

The university opened seven departments in its first academic session (2010–11).

Vice chancellors

Pro Vice chancellors

Teaching Units

Main Campus

Women Campus

Administrative Units

Ranking

In Pakistan the university was ranked 70th according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2023.

Course levels and areas of studies

Certificate Diplomas
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
M.Phil degrees
Doctorate degrees

Books

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