University of Sufism and Modern Sciences

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University of Sufism and Modern Sciences
MottoExcellence Integrity Leadership
TypePublic
Established2011 (2011)
ChancellorGovernor of Sindh
Vice-ChancellorParveen Munshi
Academic staff
17
Administrative staff
10
Students300
Undergraduates300
Location
Bhitshah
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Pakistan
Colors  Blue
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission of Pakistan
Websitewww.usms.edu.pk

University of Sufism and Modern Sciences is a public university funded by the Government of Sindh in Bhit Shah, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was founded in 2011 to promote education and research in Sufism and build Sufi studies as an academic subject in Sindh and to connect traditional education of Sufism with modern sciences. The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences (USMS) is situated in Bhitshah Town, Matiari District, home to a Shrine of the Sufi Saint HazratShah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

The Charter of the University of Sufism and Modern Sciences was approved on 21 November 2011 under letter No: PAS/Legis-B-21/2011 dated 21 November 2011 and was initially established as a campus of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. The university later became an independent university and Parveen Munshi has been appointed as the first vice-chancellor of The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhitshah on 11 April 2016.

Academic departments

  • Department of Education and Sufism
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Commerce

Administration

  • Vice-Chancellor Secratrate
  • Registrar Office
  • Controller of Examination
  • Directorate of Finance
  • Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC)
  • Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC)
  • Directorate of IT Services]
  • Students Financial Aid Office
  • Directorate of Sports
  • Central Library
  • Center for Sufi Studies, Research, and Publications (CSSRP)

Research work

  • Dunyae Tassawuf (Urdu Research Journal)
  • Sufiani Sugandh (Sindhi research Journal)
  • Journal of Sufi Research and Practice

References

  1. ^ "Nomenclature: Assembly approves new name for SU". The Express Tribune. March 8, 2015.