Karachi University issues schedule of scholarships

Karachi, Karachi University announced on Thursday that applications for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarships can be submitted up to Dec 1.

According to a university statement, Karachi University EMEA Pakistan coordination team organised a seminar on how to submit an online application form for the EMEA scholarship in order to help students and staff avail the Erasmus Mundus Europe Asia (EMEA) fully-funded scholarship to Europe.

Assistant coordinator of EMEA Mariya Khan explained that to start the online application candidates had to select the Target Group, Mobility Group, Academic fields of studies and EU code.

The University of Karachi was established by an act of Pakistan parliament in June, 1951. The present campus, to which the University shifted in 1959, is spread over 1279 acres of land, situated 12 Km away from the city center.

Today University is recognized as a leading center of learning and research in the Subcontinent and in the Third World. A number of scientists and scholars affiliated with the University are working in important positions both within and outside Pakistan and have won gratitude and acclaim.

One of the institutes of the University has got the distinction of being made the Centre of the Third World Academy of Sciences. Students from several foreign countries are also pursuing for the Masters and Doctorate degrees. Because of high academic and research standards of the University a large number of students from Karachi and other parts of the country apply for admission here.

The University has started evening classes in several departments at BS and Masters Levels and a Directorate of Evening Program was established to control and run Evening Program.

At present teaching at the University campus is conducted under six faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Management & Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Pharmacy.

There are over 52 departments and 19 research institutes/ centers, which are imparting education to more than 24,000 students including students from foreign countries. The faculty comprises of more than 700 highly qualified and experienced teachers; many of them have obtained higher degrees from abroad and enjoy a high repute internationally. The non-teaching staff comprises more than 1700 people to help with administrative and other matters.