Bahauddin Zakariya University

 Thus the University of Multan was established in 1975 by an Act of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. To pay homage to the Great Saint, the name was changed from University of Multan to Bahauddin Zakariya University in 1979.

The University offers a wide range of programs: M.A., M.Sc., MBA, M.Com., MCS, M.Phil, and Ph.D. Additionlly, in recent years, the University has taken a lead in introducing 4-Year Undergraduate programs in Science, Commerce, Business, Pharmacy, Engineering, and English Literature and Linguistics. Various short-time courses and diplomas have become popular with the general public and are offered from time to time. The University is widely known as an institution of strong performance and high ambition because it has continued to make excellent progress toward its goals.

To ensure quality in academics and research, Quality Enhancement Cell has been established. A large number of buildings are under construction. These buildings will provide better facilities to the students. The University has implemented semester system in almost all the departments and organizing international conferences and seminars has been a routine academic activity. A significant number of faculty members have been awarded post-doc research fellowships.

Career Development Centre has been established to facilitate students in jobs and internships by developing liaison with public and Private sectors. A new team has been given the responsibility of CDC. Now CDC is fully functional and also working to strengthen the degree programs with the help of non-formal and informal education. CDC has both long term and short term plans for the current and pass-out students of BZU. There will be  a lot more focus on hard and soft skills as long as this team is running CDC.