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Karakoram
International
University
is
an
international
level
university
in
Gilgit
Baltistan,
Pakistan.
It
was
established
in
2002
with
a
charter
from
the
Federal
Government
of
Pakistan,
with
the
goal
of
improving
access
to
higher
education
for
the
deserved
people
of
Gilgit
Baltistan.There
are
two
faculties
-
Sciences,
and
Humanities
and
Social
Sciences.
A
third
faculty
of
Mountain
Area
Development
Studies
is
still
in
the
planning
stage.
The
KIU
has
been
chartered
as
a
multi-campus
institution,
The
campus,
situated
on
University
Road
in
Gilgit,
Skardu
Campus
was
established
in
2011
with
programs
from
four
departments.
The
Skardu
Campus
is
under
construction.
The
core
facilities
are
complete
and
around
2000
students
were
enrolled
in
2007.
A
third
of
them
were
women.
The
KIU
is
the
only
public
university
in
the
Gilgit
Baltistan
region
of
Pakistan,
bordering
China
and
Afghanistan.
It
was
announced
that
Chinese
lessons
would
be
offered
in
order
to
increase
trade
ties
with
China.
The
primary
campus
is
situated
on
University
Road
in
Gilgit.
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