Quaid-i-Azam University (once named Islamabad University) was established in July 1967 under the Act of the National Assembly and started teaching and research programmes for PhD and MPhil degrees. It was, however, gradually and later decided to offer Master’s, graduate, and now undergraduate programmes. The University, for its international repute, faculty and programmes attracts a large number of foreign students although it offers admission to a measured number of students from all regions of the country as it is a federal public sector university.
It has been able to establish its links with some selected universities in Europe, South Asia and the United States. International educational and research institutions including UNESCO, IRSIP, Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion International (Spain) etc. collaborate in their research activities with the Quaid-i-Azam University. Moreover, a reasonable size of the faculty members of the University have been working in international universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Heidelberg etc. earning applause and awards such as International Peace Award from Brussels.
