FATA University
{{Infobox university
| name =FATA University
| native_name={{hlist|{{lang|ur|{{nq|فاٹا یونیورسٹی}}}}|{{lang|ps|فاټا پوهنتون}}}}
| image = FATA University Logo.png
|image_size =
| established = 2016
| type = Public
| chancellor = Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| vice_chancellor = Alamzeb Aamir{{cite news|newspaper=The News International|place=Karachi, Pakistan|publisher=Jang Group of Newspapers|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/91740-Dr-Tahir-Shah-selected-for-Fata-varsitys-VC-slot|title=Dr Tahir Shah selected for Fata varsity’s VC slot|date=2016-01-17}}
| city = Akhorwal, Tribal Sub-Division Darra Adam Khel, Kohat
| state = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| country = Pakistan
| academic staff =
| students =
| campus area =
| website = [http://www.fu.edu.pk www.fu.edu.pk]
}}
FATA University ({{langx|ur|{{nq|فاٹا یونیورسٹی}}}}; {{langx|ps|فاټا پوهنتون}}) is a public sector university situated in Akhorwal, Tribal Sub-Division Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fu.edu.pk|title=FATA University|website=www.fu.edu.pk|access-date=2016-04-18}} The university is run by the Higher Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
History
The university was approved by Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso in May 2013.{{cite news|title=PM approves FATA University in FR Kohat|url=http://khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=2&key=MzUzNDI=|newspaper=Khyber News|date=2013-05-21|archive-date=2016-03-04|access-date=2018-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082740/http://khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=2&key=MzUzNDI=}} It is the first-ever university in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/788818/fata-university-remains-elusive|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|place=Karachi, Pakistan|newspaper=Dawn|title=Fata University remains elusive|date=2013-02-26|last=Shah|first=Sadia Qasim}} Classes commenced on October 24, 2016, under the direction of Mohammad Tahir Shah, former professor of geology at University of Peshawar.{{cite news|newspaper=Dawn|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=14_10_2016_007_009|title=Classes at Fata University to start on Oct 24|last=Shah|first=Sadia Qasim|date=2016-10-14|access-date=2018-04-11|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|location=Karachi, Pakistan}}
In May 2017, the FATA Students Organization asked the federal government to investigate allegations of corruption and irregularities at FATA university regarding official nepotism.{{cite news|newspaper=Tribal News Network|place=Peshawar, Pakistan|date=2017-05-25|access-date=2018-04-11|url=https://www.tnn.com.pk/fata-students-asks-govt-to-take-notice-of-corruption-in-fata-university/|title=Fata students asks govt to take notice of corruption in Fata University}}
Campus
FATA University is temporarily located within a portion of the Government Degree College Dara Adam Khel on the Indus Valley Highway from Peshawar to Kohat. A new campus is currently under construction in Akhorwal on an area of 58.25 acres.{{cite news|newspaper=Pakistan Forward|publisher=USCENTCOM|date=2017-08-08|access-date=2018-04-11|title=FATA University brings hope for development opportunities|url=http://pakistan.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_pf/features/2017/08/08/feature-05|last=Khan|first=Javed}} The university plans to open sub-campuses at Khar, Miran Shah, and Parachinar in addition to the current Akhorwal campus.{{cite news|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/education/fata-university-to-establish-sub-campus-at-ba-166686.html|date=2017-07-25|newspaper=UrduPoint|title=FATA University To Establish Sub Campus At Bajaur Agency|last=Mir|first=Rukhshan|access-date=2018-04-11}}
Academics
See also
References
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