Karakoram International University or Karakoram University (KIU; Urdu: قراقرم انٹرنیشنل یونیورسٹی) 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, is well-constructed; however, 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.
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