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Contact Person Name and Position:

Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
Associate Professor,
Department of Geography

E-mail:atta-ur-rehman@uop.edu.pk

Name of Institute:

University of Peshawar-Pakistan

Address:

Department

ofGeography,

University

Peshawar-Pakistan
Telephone No.:+92-91-9221033

Fax No:+92-91-9222199

Institute e-mail:atta-ur-rehman@uop.edu.pk

Institute webpage URL:

www.uop.edu.pk Administration Block, Rahat Abad,
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Outline

The University of Peshawar, as a mother educational institution of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is an
outcome of the dream of the father of the nation and was created as the first ever University
after independence. It is vigorously working with its full zeal and spirit, truly serving and sacredcause of education altogether.
The University of Peshawar founded in 1950, is the fulfillment of a dream, which had longremained unrealized. The first seeds of the University may be said to have been sown by Sir
Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan, who boldly conceived the idea and founded Islamia College –(The Dar-ul-ulum Islamia) in 1913 at the first out-post of civilization, almost at the mouth of thehistoric Khyber Pass. The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, whoperhaps saw the strategic role of Peshawar in his mind, on April the 12th, 1948, while
addressing the students and teachers of the Islamia Collage Peshawar
The University of Peshawar, being a mother Institution of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is not only
catering for the academic needs of Peshawar but also of the whole province and Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The highly qualified and trained faculty, student friendly andsupportive administration, modern curricula, conductive academic environment and excellent
infrastructure are the hallmarks of the University. Its role in political, industrial and government
leadership is recognized. The University has an over whelming contribution in bringing positivechanges in the society.
Vision :To be a prominent public sector university in the region, recognized for its global perspective,
diverse and supportive learning environment, having international reputation in research andcreative discovery and emphasis on leadership development
A brief description of Research Interests, Achievements and Challenges:

Pakistan is exposed to wide range of hazards. Looking to the need, the University of Peshawar
has started the Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management (CDPM) and was formallyinaugurated by the worthy Chancellor of the University of Peshawar and the Governor of theKhyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 04, 2009. The CDPM, with the grace of the Almighty Allah, is thefirst ever centre of its kind in the public sector not only in Pakistan but in the whole of South
Asian region. The Centre has been established under the Faculty of Life and Environmental
Sciences of the University of Peshawar. The Centre within a record short span of time has to its
credit the initiation of multifarious programmes including trainings and workshops for students,managers, practitioners, and administrators to equip them with the knowledge and skills in thefield of disaster management. The CDPM has successfully launched the country's first ever One
Year Postgraduate Diploma, BS (4 Years), M.Sc, M.S., M.Phil and Ph.D. degree programmes inDisaster Management in Pakistan.

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