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The heart of Pakistan Textile Industry -- Faisalabad suffered educational deprivation for decades.  Visualizing this state of affairs Madina Foundation a philanthropic organisation  took the challenge of facilitating common man and pave the path of success through educational enlightenment. On March 17, 2002, Madina Foundation, known for extending services in the social sector, launched a visionary colossal project of The University of Faisalabad  to cater to the educational and technological need emerging in the progressive scenario of the country in general and Faisalabad and surrounding areas in particular, in line with the Government’s policies and priorities, The University aspires for an appropriate balance between the emerging disciplines of science and technology maintaing and prevalent fields of humanities and social sciences.
The University of Faisalabad is chartered under Ordinance LX of 2002 promulgated by Government of the Punjab and recognized by Higher Education Commission as a degree awarding University. Currently the university has the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Health Sciences, Management Studies and Arts and Social Sciences comprising  of the Departments of Textile Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Pharmacy, Management Studies, Islamic Studies and Arabic. University Medical College Affiliates with U.H.S is also a project of Madina Foundation. The University campus is located on Sargodha Road, 4 km from the city centre. In View of the growing no of students a separate campus has been established on the canal road to house the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Textile Engineering and Management Studies.
The University of Faisalabad not only focuses on intellectual growth, professional competence and technical excellence of the students, but also on development of higher ethics, zest for community service and preservation of our cultural values. The management of the University as a team puts in diligent efforts to make learning experience at the University not only challenging but also enjoyable.

Both the Campuses i-e Main Campus on Sargodha Road and Canal Campus on West Canal Road, have excellent infrastructure and state of the Art lab facilities. Libraries have rich collection of books in the relevant areas and provide access to HEC digital Library resources.

The University lays equal emphasis an extra circular and sports activities and students are encouraged to participate  actively in events of their choiuce