The University of Agriculture, Peshawar

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Since its establishment in 1981, this University has been playing a vital role in imparting Agricultural Education and conducting basic and applied agricultural research throughout the Province, and disseminating the results of agricultural research among the farmers and general public through its outreach/public service activities.
Being one of the leading institutions in the country, th...e University has been enjoying the prestige of providing high quality agricultural education and research to its students. The graduates of this University are serving in public-private sectors organizations on key positions within Pakistan and abroad. They are ambassadors of this University and have been bringing in laurels to the name and prestige of this University.
This University, since its inception, has been providing the best available facilities to its students. Currently the University is one of the focal points of agricultural and management education and research in the country. With more than one hundred thousand books and journals, the spacious library is one of the best in this part of the world. The University has more than 12 computer laboratories; students have free access to internet to approach research material and journals. The science laboratories in each department and more than 400 acres of farm land is devoted to students and faculty research. The University has the highest qualified and experienced faculty in the country.
With all these facilities, the University offers the best environment for enthusiastic students; for the students who are eager to excel in their studies, outclass in their career and outshine in their lives.
Most of our graduates are currently serving the nation in the government, non governmental and international organizations. Many have opted for further higher education in European and American Universities. They have excelled because they have worked hard.
During the present convocation 750 students are being awarded Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees. Outstanding students will be decorated with Presidential Awards, Gold Medals, Silver Medals and Bronze Medals.
The university is a corporate body. It has powers, inter-alia, to provide instructions, trainings, research and outreach; in agriculture, animal husbandry and other such disciplines of learning. The mission of the University of Agriculture, Peshawar is:

• To produce quality graduates in agriculture and related disciplines.
• To conduct problem-solving farmer-oriented research to make the country self sufficient in food commodities.
• To provide educational and research linkages to rural communities and the public in order to alleviate poverty in rural areas.

The University imparts its educational and research programme through 5 Faculties, 26 departments and 3 institutes. The University offers Bachelor, Master, M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees in all disciplines of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Rural Development, Rural Sociology and Bio-technology; and Bachelor and Master degrees in Management Sciences, Information Technology and Computer Sciences. Since the start of the Ph.D. programme in 1997 more than 50 Ph.D. scholars have graduated and about 250 are currently enrolled, pursuing their Ph.D. studies. All these academic programmes are run under the supervision of 185 highly qualified faculty, out of which 104 hold Ph.D degrees from leading Universities of international repute.
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar being the prime institute for agricultural education and research has the obligation to provide trained manpower to all sectors of agriculture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Being a high seat of learning it is also expected to engage in basic and applied research.
Other than degree programmes, the University has been playing a vital role in training scientists and students of the allied institutions through short term trainings in different areas of agriculture and relevant disciplines. Similarly, international trainings have been a regular feature of this University manpower production programme where hundreds of Afghan nationals have been trained so far.
The students of this University have got 3 top positions in the entry test for M.Phil admissions at the National Institute of Bio-Technology and Genetic Engineering. Under an agreement signed between the USAID and HEC, the University offers need based scholarships to the talented students who are incapable of meeting the cost of their education. Under this programme the University awards scholarships to 75 students at the B.Sc. and 55 scholarships at the Master level from 2005 to 2009.
Besides curricular and co-curricular pursuits, the University has also been in the forefront in social work activities. During the recent earthquake massive disaster in part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar provided financial, material, physical and moral help to the earthquake affectees. More than 60 faculty, officers and staff alongwith 400 students of the University worked in the field. The University established six camps in Abbottabad and Mansehra as focal points for relief activities.
The management, faculty, researchers and students of The University of Agriculture, Peshawar are committed to further excellence in agricultural education and research, which will ultimately help in the development of the province in particular and the country at large.