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YOHSIN

Habib University’s guiding philosophy is encapsulated in the motto “ Yohsin”. Yohsin encourages individuals to strive for constant self-cultivation in five key areas – Beauty, Passion, Respect, Service and Excellence – throughout their life and career.

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Our Mission

Habib University is committed to educating socially responsible students from diverse social, cultural, religious and economic backgrounds and engaging them with outstanding scholars from around the world in order to shape inclusive discourse while promoting creativity, academic freedom, and exchange of ideas in an intellectually stimulating environment.

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Higher Education in Pakistan Institutions of higher education are responsible for laying the foundations of just, democratic societies. Unfortunately, Pakistan’s limited resources have been allocated largely to primary and vocational education, with the result that deep-rooted problems in the nation’s higher education system have so far gone largely unaddressed.

The challenges – which include shortage of world-class faculty, lack of creativity in educational practices and research, and widespread use of passive methods of learning and teaching – have hindered the country’s progress and limited its development potential. Compared to countries in the region, which spend much larger proportions of their GDP on higher education (like India and China), Pakistan lags considerably on indicators of both human development and higher education quality.

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Data sources: HEC 2014, UNICEF 2012, World Bank 2015 & UNDP 2013

PAKITAN’S DIRE POSITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION:

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The Inspiration for Habib University Habib University was founded on the conviction that private investment in higher education can have a transformational impact on Pakistan’s human and institutional capacities.

We are the first of its kind liberal arts and sciences university in Pakistan, with programs designed specifically to address the myriad development challenges faced by the nation. Through an interdisciplinary core curriculum bringing together science, engineering, arts, humanities and social sciences, we enable students to develop critical understanding necessary to solve contemporary societal and scientific challenges.

Academics: The programs in both schools integrate theory and practice, in classrooms, labs, as well as through field-based practice. All students take 11 classes in the Habib Core component based on 7 forms of thought to cultivate their critical, thoughtful and wellarticulated understanding of the world.

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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

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The Campaign for Habib University

Shaping Futures is Habib University’s campaign to bring together like-minded individuals to make a significant difference in the lives of students and faculty, allowing them to reach their full potential as skilled and educated citizens in local, regional and international communities.

We invite you to become a part of our community and leave an imprint on the future of South Asian societies.

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“Pakistan is at a critical juncture in its history. While it is necessary to evolve out of the postcolonial heritage, there is a large untapped opportunity to engage our youth with broader knowledge and experiences for self-cultivation, respect for both heritage and future, and a commitment to service and excellence.

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Habib University is the first dedicated liberal arts university in Pakistan with its academic programs, governance and faculty expertise comparable to the best in the world. Our vision is to have a transformative impact for higher education in the country. To fulfill this vision we have made a firm commitment to a needs-blind admissions policy and I am proud to say that the HU community represents a vast cross-section of Pakistan.

I invite you to join us as friends, supporters and ambassadors in this endeavor, which envisions an enterprising and flourishing Pakistan.� – Rafiq M. Habib, Chancellor, Habib University

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Campus Facts

• 6.3 acres of land • 450.000 sq.ft covered area • 300 seat auditorium • 3 lecture halls • 14 laboratories • Multiple classrooms • Open-air amphitheater • Student center, cafeteria, 2 gymnasiums, a swimming pool and other recreational areas

Facilities Recognized in 2010 with the ‘SCUP Excellence in Planning for a New Campus’ award, Habib University’s purpose-built campus features strategically interconnected courtyards, laboratories, studios and recreational spaces. A complex of intersecting physical spaces, it encourages knowledge to flow out of classroom doors and be enriched with multiple perspectives and experiences. It is an embodiment of the University’s philosophy – a place which encourages students and faculty to take an active role in learning from each other.

We invite you to join a group of 16 existing donors who have sponsored various learning and recreational spaces on the campus. You too can leave an imprint on the experiences of Habib students for generations to come by becoming a pioneering partner of the University as it continues to grow.

With a donation of $150,000 or more, you can fund a laboratory, studio, classroom or recreational facility and name it after yourself or a loved one; or you can choose to sponsor a marquee space like the Library or Auditorium and leave a lasting legacy for the Karachi community at large.

Speak to our Donor Relations Officers for a detailed list of spaces available for naming and how you can give.

Yohsin Hall in HU Library

Physics Lab

View of HU campus at night

HU Auditorium

Tariq Rafi Lecture Theatre

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Students

At Habib University, all talented students are guaranteed access to an outstanding education. Our admissions policy is needs-blind, thus we provide a range of scholarships and financial aid options to put world-class education within each admitted student’s reach. With support from our donors, more than 90% of our students currently receive some form of financial assistance.

Our student body represents a rich diversity of cultural, social, religious, and economic backgrounds, and we empower each student to reach their full potential through a range of academic support and student life programs.

Giving in this area always has an outsized impact. For less than the cost of educating one student for four years at a comparable world class university, donors can create a Scholarship Endowment at Habib University for $ 120,000 that lasts up to 16 years and helps at least four students cover their full tuition.

Full-Cycle Scholarships for four years can be set up with a gift of $40,000.

Speak to our Donor Relations Officers for more information on named scholarships and how you can contribute.

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of average tuition and living

in the USA for an international student

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Academic Centers Habib University has already established four independent academic centers with the aim of bridging the disconnect between academic discussion and practical application of knowledge. For example, one center focuses on scholarship in vernacular languages; another promotes research and action on key development challenges facing South Asia. These centers also provide a unique platform in Karachi for discursive engagement, entrepreneurship, and capacity development with a broad range of stakeholders from industry to public decision makers.

You can support our Academic Centers by funding various projects, visiting faculty and research that help create new knowledge and advance technology, art and understanding of our society as well as of global issues.

Speak to our Donor Relations Officers for more information on ongoing projects and how you can make a difference.

Yohsin Lecture by Vali Nasr in the HU Auditorium

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Faculty Habib faculty is composed of men and women who are world-class scholars from around the world. A mixture of local and international professors and teachers, all of the HU faculty hold terminal degrees in their felds from renowned universities across the world, such as Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Cornell University, McGill University, Oxford University, and UniversitĂŠ Pierre et Marie Curie, among others.

Each faculty member contributes to curricula development and helps devise new ways to enhance the pedagogical experience at Habib. They play a fundamental role in capacity building of Pakistani academia, as they bring in global experiences that they share with local academia and practitioners to address contextual problems.

You can invest in Habib’s intellectual capital and help us attract academic leaders and faculty who thrive on teaching, research and innovation. You can establish a Deanship with a gift of $2 million, or a Professorship for $1.25 million to make a catalytic difference to research and teaching in Pakistan.

Speak to our Donor Relations Officers for more information on professorships and deanships and how you can give.

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Outreach

Salient Features:

• Formal partnersips with Texas A&M Qatar & Carnegie Mellon University USA • Annual lecture series at University of California, Berkeley • Global Learning programs including at NUS, Singapore; Stanford Summer Session; Chittagong, Bangladesh; and others • Over 60 public events hosted at HU in 2014-2015 acad. year • Partnerships with industry for research, internships and innovation

Habib University’s impact reaches far beyond its classrooms. From its inception, we have nurtured partnerships with a number of leading US universities, with the result that our students have the opportunity to engage in research, internships and learning programs abroad right from the freshman year onwards.

Habib University also enables critically acclaimed conferences and puts on frequent public events in Karachi.

These events help spark constructive dialogue, host dignitaries from around the world, and provide a needed space for broader public engagement.

You can host an international conference, sponsor a lecture series or fund a study abroad program. Your contributions in this area will help shape public discourse, transfer meaningful knowledge from the cutting edge of global research to Pakistani audiences, and allow young adults to build relationships with the wider world through personal experience.

Speak to our Donor Relations Officers for more information on naming opportunities and how you can play a role in shaping public discourse.

Imdad Hussaini, Arzu Center event

Hour of Code public event at HU

Dr. Gayatri Spivak in conversation with Dr. Nauman Naqvi

Ahmed Rashid at Yohsin lecture

HU student during field trip in Bangladesh

Get in touch with Habib University Foundation U.S. (HUFUS) for information on giving options in the USA: Habib University Foundation U.S., Greeley Square Station #20150 4 East 27th Street, New York N.Y. 10001 Tel: +1 (646) 685-3977 E-mail: habibunivfdnus@gmail.com Habib University Foundation U.S. Inc. (HUFUS) is a public charity registered under the Internal Revenue Code with tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. All contributions to HUFUS are deductible under Section 170 of the Code.

Get in touch with the Habib University Trust for giving options in the UK: The Habib University Trust, Habib House 42 Moorgate London, UK EC2R 6JJ Tel: +44 2074520222 E-mail: trust.habib@gmail.com The Habib University Trust is an approved charity registered under Charities Act 2011.

Get in touch with our development team at Habib University in Karachi for information on giving priorities and the impact you can make: Habib University University Avenue, Off Shahrah-e-Faisal Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, Pakistan Tel: +92 21 11 10 42242 Email: giving@habib.edu.pk Habib University Foundation (HUF) is a not-for-profit organization registered under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984. All donations to HUF are eligible for tax credit under Section 61 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001.

“The message you send by giving is as important as your financial support to Habib University.

You show your care for the development of essential skills to build a prosperous future for Pakistan. You become part of a community of mutual commitment. You help Habib University’s leadership in reaching out to more partners and supporters for realising our mission.”

– Wasif A. Rizvi, President, Habib University

HUFUS www.habib.edu.pk/giving www.facebook.com/HabibUniversity