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The National Defence University (NDU), is a public/military institution of advance and higher education located in Islamabad, Pakistan. The NDU provides comprehensive and critical learning in formulating and developing the defence strategy as well national security understanding to joint military leadership of Pakistani military. Founded in 1970 as the staff college, it gained university status in 2007 and it is jointly funded by HEC and MoD. Chartered by the President of Pakistan as its Chancellor and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, its current president is Lieutenant-General Anwar Ali Hyder. The (university's mission ) is to impart higher education in policy and strategy formulation at various tier with emphasis on national security and defence, and act as a national think tank. ==Location== The NDU is a Pakistani military institution founded in 1963, when the 1st Army War Course started at the Command and Staff College, Quetta. Subsequently, in 1971, a dedicated National Defence College was established at the old building of the National Assembly of Pakistan in Rawalpindi. In 1995, the National Defence College shifted to its present campus at the foothills of Margalla, Islamabad. By a decree of the Government of Pakistan, the National Defence College was upgraded as the National Defence University. An Ordinance to this effect was signed on 27 January 2007, by the President of Pakistan. The management of the National Defence University is vested in a three Star General from the Pakistan Army, who is called the President. He is also the head of the faculty. The university is organized into four constituent colleges/institutes: * National Security College * Armed Forces War College * Faculty of Contemporary Studies (FCS) * Institute of Strategic Studies; Research and Analysis (ISSRA) There are three affiliated colleges: * Command and Staff College, Quetta * Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore * PAF Air War College, Karachi The National Security College, Armed Forces War College and Faculty of Contemporary Studies (FCS) are the instructional colleges for conducting studies in Defence and Social Sciences, whereas the ISSRA acts as a brain and think-tank apart from conducting the National Security & Media Workshops, Capstone Courses and Symposia/Seminars. The Headquarters/Administrative Wing provides administrative and technical support to the entire university. The Wing is headed by a one Star General officer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Defence University, Pakistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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