Bahria University (Urdu: بحریہ یونیورسٹی; BU) is a multi-campus university with headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan. BU has two main campuses, one in Islamabad and the other in Karachi, Pakistan. Other constituent units include the Pakistan Naval Academy Karachi, Pakistan Navy War College Lahore, Bahria Institutes of Management and Computer Sciences at Karachi and Islamabad, the Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Islamabad, the Institute of Psychology at PNS SHIFA Karachi and Bahria Colleges at Karachi and Islamabad. It was established by the Pakistan Navy in February 2000 by Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000. Though the university was planned to run on a self-financing basis without depending on government funds, it has yet to achieve this status. Bahria is a coeducational public university recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Engineering Council. It offers two- and four-year programs for undergraduates and graduates, backed by a research institute. The emphasis of the university is on medicine, engineering and management sciences, though other disciplines are offered.