University of Gujrat

Region: Gujrat Country: Pakistan

A world class university
University should be one of the best times of your life, whether it is learning from lectures that are at the cutting edge of their fields or enjoying a lively social life. The University of Gujrat (UOG) offers a fantastic student experience. It offers degree programmes ranging from BS (Honours) and MA/MSc to MPhil in various disciplines. The University has also established a law college and a medical college on its premises. The Nawaz Sharif Medical College has just started functioning; the first batch of students has been admitted and the academic session has begun.

We believe in learning through life. We understand your learning needs and we have developed courses to meet these needs. So, join this innovative and modern university; a world class university in the real sense of the word. Studying at UOG means you will be at place that cares for your academic achievements, enterprise and level of satisfaction. In short, the University has many attributes that make it different from others. For example, most current disciplines offered in a research-based environment.

The academic programmes being offered at UOG aim at meetings the needs of modern age, by using research tools and following an analytical approach. The theoretical and practical knowledge gained at the University will give confidence to the students to compete at the international level. Importantly, study plans are focussed on industry-oriented programmes in different disciplines.

Variety of Choices
We understand your need to learn, and for that learning to be relevant to the work you do or the work you want to do. We have developed our courses to meet this need. No matter what your educational background is, our career counsellor will assist you at all steps to define your career line.

Research Oriented Approach
The University currently conducts research in the following major areas:

Ageing
Climate Change
Demography
Intelligence and Robotics
Next Generation Network
Product Design
Social Services
Total Quality Management

IT Friendly Environment

Network of more than 1,000 computers.
Two general purpose laboratories, equipped with latest computer.
Classroom equipped with multimedia facility.
Free wireless internet access all over the campus.
Computer laboratories in hostels for both boys and girls

History
The town of Gujrat is of modern origin, but it occupies the site of an ancient city the foundation of which is attributed to Raja Bachan Pal, a Surajbansi Rajput, who emigrated from the lower Gangetic Doab. The ancient name of the city was Udanagri (the everlasting or sweet-smelling city).

According to General Cunningham and Captain H Mackenzie, the construction of present walled city of Gujrat on the ruins of Udanagri is attributed to Ali Khan, a Gujjar, whose name is strangely like that of Alahana, the Raja of Gujara, who was defeated by Sangkara Varmma between AD 883 and AD 901. Captain Mackenzie is of the view that the city was rebuilt by Rani Gujran, the wife of Badr Sen, who was the son of Raja Rasalu of Sialkot. Gujrat was again restored as a market and simultaneously as a military base in the reign of Mughal king Akbar the Great. During the British rule, Gujrat was made the district headquarters (in those days it also included the present district of Mandi Bahauddin).

The educational history of Gujrat is marvellous. The Zamindar Educational Association established a high school in 1921 and Zamindar College in 1937. The college attracted the students from the districts of Attock, Jhelum, Mianwali and Sargodha, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). For this reason, Gujrat was declared as the Khita-e-Yunan ((part of Greece) of Punjab.

In 2003, the Punjab government, led by then-Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, established UOG on the vacant land adjoining the shrine of saint Hafiz Muhamad Hayat, who lived in the Mughal period.

The Legend of Hafiz Hayat
Little is known about the life and history of Hafiz Muhammad Hayat, who came to Wazirabad from Delhi during the Mughal rule. Here, he met a saint Hazrat Baqi Shah, who asked him to cross the river and settle near the fort of Raja Kaladhvi. The mound on which be settled belonged to the Raja and was surrounded by a dense forest. Hafiz Muhammad Hayat helped the local people with his spiritual powers and soon became famous.

The Mughal administrators of that time granted him several bighas (acres) of land. Emperor Jahangir abolished tax on this land at the request of his wife Nur Jahan. The saint donated the entire land to state authorities for the cause of education. The main campus of UOG has been constructed on that very land donated by Hafiz Muhammad Hayat more than three centuries ago