Gomal University, the second oldest university of Khyber Pakhtoonkwah province, is located in Dera Ismail Khan, the famous city of KPH. Gomal University was founded in 1974, it is a public research university dwelling a vast campus where quality academics and other services are seamlessly rendered to educate the residents of Khyber-Pakhtoonkwah as well as the remote areas of Pakistan. This Pakhtoonkwah- based university was established as a chartered and co-educational university. Gomal University is offering a wide range of courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as research degree programs in most of the academic fields. The university has two campuses, New (main) and the City Campus.
The Governor of Khyber Pakhtoonkwah Province is the present chancellor of the university and Professor Mohammad Sarwar is serving as the vice chancellor at Gomal University. Currently, 5700 students are enrolled at the university and for them; there are three hundred and thirty five academic employees delivering quality education in five educational faculties:
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Faculty of Science
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Faculty of Arts
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Faculty of Pharmacy
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Faculty of Engineering ND Technology
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Faculty of Agriculture
Distant –Learning Option:
To provide flexible opportunities for seeking degree –level education, Directorate of Distance Education Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, has been set up at the main campus with the objectives:
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To make higher education reach the unreached
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To provide life –long education without any racial or cultural discrimination
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To provide education to every student in affordable cost
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To give another chance to drop-outs and for those who for any reason could not get admission in formal educational system.
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To implement the use of correspondence materials &other modern resources like audio and video-equipment to enable the students to pursue home –based learning.
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To provide HEC recognized degrees to distant students.
History:
According to the HEC's seniority listings, Gomal University is the 12th oldest university of Pakistan. The university was founded by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on 1 May 1974 in respect to pursue his educational policy of highly educated Pakistan .His educational policies were formatted on the objective of encountering modern world challenges in every aspect of life. The funding and land was chiefly provided by Nawaz Allah Nawaz Khan. Nawaz Khan donated 11000 Kn agricultural land for the establishment of Gomal University. Later, he became the first and founding vice-chancellor of Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan.
Moreover, the constitutional establishment of the university worked in accordance with The Act No. X of 1974 to place the institution in the public research university category. In 2013, the university started distance learning programs. However, a special Saraiki Department was established in 2014.
Mission:
The mission of the university is to provide top-quality education through up-to-the date teaching resources. To provide such standards in education to the residents of Khyber Pakhtoonkwah as well as to those who could not reach urban zones to seek their degree, the university has appointed well-qualified educators at Gomal University DI khan. These mentors are not only educating their students yet they are grooming them with ethical features and moral characteristics to craft a perfect personality in every pass-out.
Values:
The university Administration firmly believes in the comprehension and practice of ethical values and is rendering academic jobs along with the promotion of the human values including:
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Honesty
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Discipline
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Integrity
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Commitment and
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Transparency
The Directorate is resolutely determined to follow the mentioned principles in order to complete the personality –development mission.
Vision Statement:
The University intends to provide supportive and encouraging academic environment to the students who live in geographically remote areas or have no adequate opportunities and prompt access to educational facilities.