Nov 15, 2010

Higher / Technical education at Chakwal

At the government level, University Of Engineering, Taxila established a temporary campus in the city and work is underway for the construction of a Campus building.

A new Government College for Women is also being established in Balkassar.

In the private sector, a polytechnic college called the Swedish Institute of Technology has been established by a nationwide educational chain.

Two commerce colleges affiliated with University of The Punjab have also been started in the private sector called CSC College of Commerce and Myer's College of Commerce.

A campus affiliated with a virtual university called the Global Institute has also been established in Chakwal.

Allama Iqbal Open University,Islamabad (AIOU) has started its regional campus in Chakwal City in 2007.This campus is situated in the MOhalla Basti Allah Wali, NearGirls College, Chakwal.Since then it has been functioning very efficiently and catering the thousands of distance education student of the district.The students are now facilitated here in this centre and they don't have any need to go to Islamabad. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Mughal who is a renowned educationist of the district, is presently working as the Regional Director of AIOU Chkawl Region.

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