Beaconhouse National University

Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.

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.

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.

Schools
The university consists of the following eight schools or institutes:
 * Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design (MDSVAD)
 * Razia Hassan School of Architecture
 * School of Media & Mass Communication (SMC)
 * School of Business
 * Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS)
 * School of Computer & Information Technology (SCIT)
 * School of Education
 * Institute of Psychology
 * School of CKG

Faculty
BNU has a 88 full-time and 92 adjunct faculty members including:
 * 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.

Notable 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