Shah Abdul Latif University

Shah Abdul Latif University
شاه عبداللطيف يونيورسٽي
MottoYouth Empowerment
TypePublic
Established1979 (1979)
ChancellorGovernor of Sindh
Vice-ChancellorDr. Yousuf Khushk
Students~8000
Undergraduates~3500
Postgraduates~1500
~500
Location, ,
CampusRural
ColoursGold, Blue, White
   
NicknameSALU
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission of Pakistan
Pakistan Bar Council
Websitewww.salu.edu.pk

Shah Abdul Latif University (Urdu: جامعہ شاہ عبداللطیف, Sindhi: شاه عبداللطيف يونيورسٽي; abbreviated as SALU), is a public research university in Khairpur, Pakistan. The university is named after the mystic poet and spiritualist Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

The university also maintains teaching campuses in Shahdadkot and Ghotki. Founded in 1976 as a single campus, the university has grown in both keeping its reputation and physical enlargement whilst developing a strong and transparent system of higher education in the north of Sindh. The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctorate programmes in various academic disciplines. The university is noted for its academic staff consisting of foreign scholars, and research directed towards the development of humanities, archaeology, Sindh studies, natural and social sciences.

In addition, it is ranked as one of the top institution of high learning by the HEC on "general" category. its ranking as per country rank is 97 in Pakistan and world rank 7968. Nearly ~7000 students currently enrolled in the university, the university's main focus is committed to enabling its graduates to lead and serve the nation apart from their own better well-being.