Since the Independence a large number of educational and
research institutions have been established in Pakistan. While this represents
a massive achievement, there remains a considerable shortfall in the quality of
tertiary education. Existing institutions are constantly beset with problems,
which have led to rapidly deteriorating standards. As a result it has been
difficult for these institutions to meet Pakistan's need for development of
professional manpower. Needless to say, a country, which cannot develop its
peoples' intellectual and scientific potential, is bound to be left far behind
in today's increasingly competitive world.
The college opted to offer degree courses of the University
of London, International Programmes, FIA and ACCA from ACCA, the UK. This is
the only college entirely devoted to the provision of UK tertiary education in
Islamabad. UCI has Diploma teaching status for the Diploma in Economics and
Social Sciences. Academic direction for these programmes is provided by the
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). UCI also has Diploma
teaching status for the Diploma in Law and the academic direction for this
programme is provided by six University of London Colleges with Law School.
Mature students are welcomed. Access to our courses is
deliberately flexible so that we admit not only the bright school and
college-leavers, but also those with non-traditional qualifications who can
benefit from BSc, LLB and LLM of the University of London and ACCA/FIA qualifications
from ACCA, the UK