Beaconhouse National University

Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.^[1][2]

Beaconhouse National University (BNU)

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Type	Private
Established	2003
Accreditation	HEC
Academic affiliations	ACU, SARC
Vice-Chancellor	Moeed Yusuf
Students	1,540
Undergraduates	1,300 total
Postgraduates	240
Location	Lahore, Punjab , Pakistan 31.36477°N 74.21613°E / 31.36477; 74.21613
Campus	Urban, (Tarogil, main campus)
Newspaper	The BNU Gazette
Website	bnu.edu.pk
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BNU was founded in 2003 by its parent company Beaconhouse School System, it is located at Raiwind, a subdivision of Lahore District; the BNU campus is adjacent to the Bahria Town.^[3] It was chartered by the Government of Punjab in 2005.

BNU offers study programmes in visual design and arts, architecture, liberal arts, computer information technology, psychology and mass communication. It is a member of the Higher Education Commission and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.^[4][1]

Schools

The university consists of the following eight schools or institutes:

Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts at BNU, Lahore

• Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design (MDSVAD)
• Razia Hassan School of Architecture
• School of Media & Mass Communication (SMC)
• School of Business
• Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS)
• School of Computer & Information Technology (SCIT)
• School of Education
• Institute of Psychology
• School of CKG

Faculty

BNU has a 88 full-time and 92 adjunct faculty members including:

• Nayyar Ali Dada, architect.^[5]
• Tariq Rahman, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.^[6][7]
• Asghar Nadeem Syed, Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.^[8][9]
• Rashid Rana, School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.

Notable alumni

• Dost Muhammad Khosa, politician
• Daniyal Raheel, actor
• Eman Suleman, actor and fashion model
• Gohar Rasheed, theatre, television and film actor
• Kubra Khademi, fine artist
• Zara Noor Abbas, actress
• Mooroo, musician, actor, vlogger
• Amar Khan, actress
• Zain Afzal, actor
• Sanam Saeed, theatre, television and film actor
• Haroon Shahid, actor and singer