Air University Pakistan

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The Air University (AU) (Urdu: جامعہ فضایہ Jāmiʿah Fazaiyah) is a federally chartered public-sector research university in Pakistan. Established in 2002, its main campus is located in the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistan. The university has Four other functional campuses: the Aerospace and Aviation Campus at Kamra and a campus in Multan Campus in karian and another campus in Karachi. The university offers undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in artificial intelligence, business management, computer science, cyber security, engineering, medicine, and humanities. It is ranked among the country's top ten universities in the Engineering and Technology category by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Air University is recognized by the HEC and accredited by the Pakistan Engineering Council and Pakistan Medical Commission. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom and International Association of Universities.

The university was established in 2001 with the aim to promote science and technology in Pakistan with Air Marshal Qazi Javed Ahmed appointed as its founding chancellor. In August 2001, a feasibility report regarding the university was submitted to then University Grants Commission (UGC, now HEC) for approval. Later, in November 2001, UGC done a detailed inspection of the proposed premises. In April 2002, the feasibility report was revised based on the feedback provided by the UGC. Meanwhile, construction of the admin block was started. In September 2002, the first batch was admitted and classes began. In October 2002, the university received a charter from the president of Pakistan. In June 2003, the prime minister of Pakistan inaugurated the university formally and made a contribution of Rs 20 million for the expansion of the university. In February 2006, the construction work on the Institute of Avionics and Aeronautics was started. In November 2008, Air Commodore Ijaz A Malik was appointed as the second vice-chancellor of the university. In March 2011, a new sub-campus of the university in Multan was established. In October 2014, Air Vice Marshal Faaiz Amir was appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Air University. In January 2020, Air Marshal Javaid Ahmed succeeded Air Vice Marshal Faaiz Amir as the new vice-chancellor. In February 2020, Air University Aviation & Aerospace Campus Kamra, located on a land of 50 acres in PAC Kamra became functional. In April 2024, Air Marshal Abdul Moeed Khan HI(M) has been appointed as new Vice-Chancellor.

There is one main campus in Islamabad, two other functional campuses are located in Kamra Multan and Kharian, and Another new campus is under construction in Islamabad.

The main campus is situated close to the Margalla foothills in the southeast of sector E-9 (PAF Complex) of Islamabad. The primary entrance is adjacent to the intersection of Agha Shahi Avenue (9th Avenue) and Khayaban-e-Iqbal (Margalla Road), opposite to E/9 Campus of Bahria University, Islamabad. Different departments have different buildings. Faculty of Electrical Engineering Department is the oldest one. The newest edition to the buildings is the faculty of Computer Science, C block functional since 2022.

Air University Aviation & Aerospace Campus Kamra is a 50-acre campus located in PAC Kamra and aims to further research in aviation. The campus is being built in five phases with phase one being complete and functional since February 2020. The facilities of the campus include a separate hostel for boys and girls hostels, a dining area, medical facilities, and sports arenas.

Air University Multan Campus was inaugurated in 2011 by then prime minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gillani. In the first phase, the campus started its operations in a commercial plaza named "Khan Centre" at Abdali Road, Multan Cantt, with a total covered area of about thirty-three thousand square feet, and about 700 enrolled students. Now, the Air University Multan Campus (AUMC) has shifted to a proper built campus on 25.5 acres of land located at Bahawalpur Road, Multan. Phase-1 of the project is completed, in which one academic block and one hostel block have been completed, whereas three more academic blocks, two more residential hostels, an auditorium and a student center are planned in the near future. khariyan campus

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