Beaconhouse National University
Beaconhouse National University is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.
History
BNU was founded in 2003 by its parent company Beaconhouse School System, it is located at Raiwind, a subdivision of Lahore District; the BNU campus is adjacent to the Bahria Town. It was chartered by the Government of Punjab in 2005.Academics
BNU offers study programmes in visual design and arts, architecture, liberal arts, computer information technology, psychology and mass communication. It is a member of the Higher Education Commission and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.The university consists of the following eight schools or institutes:- Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design
- Razia Hassan School of Architecture
- School of Media & Mass Communication
- School of Business
- Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
- School of Computer & Information Technology
- School of Education
- Institute of Psychology
- School of CKG
Notable people
Alumni
- Dost Muhammad Khosa, politician
- Daniyal Raheel, actor
- Eman Suleman, actor and fashion model
- Gohar Rasheed, theatre, television and film actor
- Kubra Khademi, fine artist
- Zara Noor Abbas, actress
- Mooroo, musician, actor, vlogger
- Amar Khan, actress
- Zain Afzal, actor
- Sanam Saeed, theatre, television and film actor
- Haroon Shahid, actor and singer
Faculty
- Nayyar Ali Dada, architect.
- Tariq Rahman, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2017; linguist.
- Asghar Nadeem Syed, Visiting Faculty at department of Theatre, Film and Television; he is a playwright, columnist, and author.
- Rashid Rana, School of Visual Arts and Design, artist.