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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Non profit university in Lahore, Pakistan}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Beaconhouse National University<br />
| image = Beaconhouse National University logo.png<br />
| image_size = 200<br />
| caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of BNU<br />
| other_name = BNU<br />
| established = 2003<br />
| type = [[Private university|Private]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = [[Moeed Yusuf]]<br />
| location = Beacon House Society, [[Lahore]], 53700, [[Pakistan]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|31.3654|N|74.2169|E}}<br />
| free_label = Newspaper<br />
| free = ''The BNU Gazette''<br />
| accreditation = {{hlist|[[Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)|HEC]]}}<br />
| affiliation = {{hlist|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]| SARC}}<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.bnu.edu.pk/|bnu.edu.pk}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Beaconhouse National University''' is a private liberal arts university situated in [[Lahore]], within the province of Punjab, Pakistan.<ref name=UniRank>[https://www.4icu.org/reviews/7568.htm Overview and rank of Beaconhouse National University on UniRank international website], Retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/beaconhouse-national-university/undergrad Beaconhouse National University on topuniversities.com website], Retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><br />
==History==<br />
Established in 2003 by its parent entity, the Beaconhouse School System, the university is located in Raiwind, a subdivision of Lahore District. The university's campus is positioned adjacent to the Bahria Town development.<ref>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1083272/heres-why-students-at-lahores-bnu-covered-campus-walls-with-sanitary-pads/ Here's why students at Lahore's BNU covered campus walls with sanitary padss], The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 April 2016, Retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> In 2005, BNU was officially chartered by the Government of Punjab.<br />
==Academics==<br />
Beaconhouse National University offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes across multiple disciplines. The academic portfolio includes visual design and arts, architecture, liberal arts, computer information technology, psychology, and mass communication. The institution is a recognised member of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.ref name="ACU UK">{{cite web |title=Association of Commonwealth Universities members |url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061217/https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=1 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |accessdate=28 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="UniRank" />[[File:Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts.jpg|thumb|250px|Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts at BNU, Lahore]]The university consists of the following eight schools or institutes:<br />
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* Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design (MDSVAD)<br />
* Razia Hassan School of Architecture<br />
* School of Media & Mass Communication (SMC)<br />
* School of Business<br />
* Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS)<br />
* School of Computer & Information Technology (SCIT)<br />
* School of Education<br />
* Institute of Psychology<br />
* School of CKG<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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=== Alumni ===<br />
*[[Dost Muhammad Khosa]], politician<br />
*[[Daniyal Raheel]], actor<br />
*[[Eman Suleman]], actor and fashion model<br />
*[[Gohar Rasheed]], theatre, television and film actor<br />
*[[Kubra Khademi]], fine artist<br />
*[[Zara Noor Abbas]], actress<br />
*[[Mooroo]], musician, actor, vlogger<br />
*[[Amar Khan]], actress<br />
*[[Zain Afzal]], actor<br />
* [[Sanam Saeed]], theatre, television and film actor<br />
* [[Haroon Shahid]], actor and singer<br />
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=== Faculty ===<br />
* [[Nayyar Ali Dada]], architect.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115145239/http://www.opf.org.pk/almanac/P/peronprof.htm Profile of Nayyar Ali Dada on Overseas Pakistanis Foundation website], Retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><br />
* [[Tariq Rahman]], Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2017 |title=70 years of writing in Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353965 |accessdate=28 September 2017 |publisher=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref><ref name="HEC">[https://www.qau.edu.pk/Downloads/drtariq.pdf Tariq Rahman on the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad website], Retrieved 27 September 2017</ref><br />
* [[Asghar Nadeem Syed]], Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asghar Nadeem Syed |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1442862/ |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urdu Books of Asghar Nadeem Sayed |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks?author=asghar-nadeem-sayed}}</ref><br />
* [[Rashid Rana]], School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.bnu.edu.pk/ Beaconhouse National University]<br />
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