51°45′40″N 1°15′12″W / 51.7611°N 1.2534°W / 51.7611; -1.2534

Edwardes College Peshawar
ایڈورڈز کالج پشاور
Edwardes College Peshawar
Other name
ECP
MottoLatin: Ad majorem Dei gloriam
Motto in English
To the greater glory of God
Established1900
FounderChurch Mission Society
AffiliationBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar, University of Peshawar , Edexcel, UK and EDSML
PrincipalProfessor Shujat Ali
Academic staff
109
Students3000
Location
Peshawar
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
,
25000
,
Pakistan

34°00′23″N 71°33′05″E / 34.006466°N 71.551522°E / 34.006466; 71.551522
CampusUrban
Colors
Websitewww.edwardes.edu.pk

Edwardes College Peshawar (Urdu: ایڈورڈز کالج پشاور, Pashto: اېډوارډز کالج پېښور) is a semi-government degree college which is the oldest higher education institution in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The college, affiliated with the University of Peshawar, has about 3,000 students in Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Higher National Diploma, and Computer Sciences.

The college's undergraduate and graduate degree programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), 4 year BS Programme in English and Computer Science, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and 5 years LLB degrees awarded through the University of Peshawar Edwardes also offers an A-Level program and the Faculty of Arts (F.A.) and Faculty of Science (F.Sc.) certificates through the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Higher National Diploma (H.N.D.) BS English program in business and information technology offers the option of a third year in an institution in the U.K., U.S.A. or Australia.

Originally a co-educational college, it became a boys-only college in 1930s. Edwardes has become co-educational again since 2000 with about 200 female students and 15 women among its faculty members, with numbers of women anticipated to increase. The college has a vital community life, which includes freedom of worship for all faiths, sporting events, a debating society, drama productions, and student publications. Up to 1974 it was running up by as organisation affiliated with the Church Mission Society however following Nationalisation Reforms of 1974 it was handed over to the Board of Governors headed by NWFP Governor. A ruling of the Peshawar High Court dated 14 Nov 2019 dismissed the plea of the Principal challenging the nationalisation of the college.[1]

History

Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes after whom college was named.
Edwardes College, Peshawar

The Church Missionary Society established the Church Mission College in 1900 as an outgrowth of Edwardes High School, which had been founded in 1855 by the society as the first institution of western-style schooling in the northwest frontier region of what was British India. For many years the college was the only institution of higher education in the northwest frontier. Sir Herbert Edwardes was a British colonial administrator and commander whose name the college later adopted.

The first major college building, now known as the Old Hall, was built in 1910 in a Moghul style that was replicated in a number of the college's later buildings. Edwardes College was visited three times by the founder of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, by Mahatma Gandhi, and the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. In its early years Edwardes awarded degrees through the University of Punjab; since 1952 its degrees have been awarded through the University of Peshawar.[2]

Hostel

Edwardes has hostel accommodation for about 200 male students.

The main hostel is composed of four halls;

1. Edmonds Hall (1st Year Students)

2. Woolmer Hall (2nd Year Students)

3. B-Block Hall (2nd Year Students)

4. Founder's Hall ( Degree Students)

Centenary Celebrations Postal stamp of Edwardes College by Pakistan Post, 24 April 2000

Principals

Key Programs

Intermediate Courses

4 Years Degree Programs

Prospective Courses

Professional and Management Studies

A-Level Courses

Special Courses

Language Classes Offered At HOARE CENTER OF MODERN LANGUAGES

Connections

Cambridge University , UK

Liverpool Hope University , UK

PASCH-Goethe Institute FDR , Germany

Colleges and Universities of Anglican Communion (CUAC)

Awards


Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Report, Bureau (15 November 2019). "PHC rejects Edwardes College principal's review plea". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Centenary Celebrations of Edwardes College, Peshawar". www.pakpost.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2001.
  3. ^ Khalilur Rehman (governor)
  4. ^ Pandya, Haresh (1 September 2008). "Ahmed Faraz, Outspoken Urdu Poet, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "A Brief Profile Of Ameer Haider Khan Hoti". Awami National Party. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor". The New Indian Express. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Dr Khan Sahib | Former Chief Minister of West Pakistan". Story Of Pakistan. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Aftab Sherpao survives three bids on his life in eight years". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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