Quaid-i-Azam University is a
public university in
Islamabad,
Pakistan.
One of the best public sector universities in Pakistan, it was founded as the University of Islamabad in 1965.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (the
Foreign Minister at the time, who later served as
Prime Minister) got funding from the US government to establishment the University during the
Ayub Khan era. The university is highly regarded among academic and research circles in Pakistan.
Quaid-i Azam University has established research collaboration with a number of foreign universities in the United States, Europe and South Asia, and is rated as one of the top public institutions of higher education in Pakistan. According to the 2006 ranking of the
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked first in the general category. As per rankings of OIC universities, QAU stood second in ranking among Muslim countries universities. More than 80% of the teachers hold doctoral degrees and have overseas experience.
Quaid-i-Azam University consists of four faculties, namely the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
thumb|left|250px|Dr.Raziuddin Siddiqui Memorial Library, Quaid i Azam Universitythumb|left|250px|Stupa in University campus