Fatima Jinnah Women University
Fatima Jinnah Women University (Urdu: فاطمہ جناح وؤمن یونیورسٹی) or FJWU is a public university in the neighborhood of Mall Road of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Regarded as the first women's university in Pakistan, it is ranked at number 18 in general category of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan rankings.[3]
 Main building and VC office of FJWU | |
| Motto | 'Opening Portals of Excellence through Higher Education' |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1998 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Punjab |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Saima Hamid[1] |
| Dean | Dr. Azra Yasmin |
| Registrar | Prof. Humayaun Iqbal[2] |
| Students | ~5362 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Orange, green, white |
| Nickname | FJWU |
| Affiliations | HEC |
| Website | fjwu |
Students come from all over the country from as far as Balochistan, Southern Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.
Between 1998 to 2008, more than 4362 students were awarded degrees.
Campuses
The main building is Victorian, built as a residence by Sikh brothers Mohan and Sohan Singh. It became the Presidency of Pakistan around the mid-1960s. The rooms are steeped in history; personalities like Benazir Bhutto, Ch. Fazal Elahi and President Habibullah Khan Marwat, President Zia-ul-Haq have walked the corridors. Former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif inaugurated it as a gift for the nation’s daughters and their families on 6 August 1998. The university is unique in the fact that the Punjab Government funds it.
FJWU has a sub-campus at Sialkot, established in 2008. This was built on 200-acre (0.81 km2) land with a cost of Rs 300 million.[4][5]
Academic departments
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Behavioral Sciences
- Business Administration
- Communication and Media Studies
- Commerce
- Computer Arts
- Computer Science
- Defence and Diplomatic Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Electronic Engineering
- English
- Environmental Sciences
- Fine Arts
- Gender Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Law
- Mathematical Sciences
- Public Administration
- Physics
- Software Engineering
- Urdu
Degree programs
Professional degree programs
- Law
- Computer Arts
- Software Engineering
- Psychology
Undergraduate Programs
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Economics
- Islamic Studies
- Behavioral Sciences
- Public Administration
- Communication and Media Studies
- Gender Studies
- Computer Science
- English
- Fine Arts
- Education
- Business Administration
- Environmental Sciences
- Defence and Diplomatic Studies
- Urdu
- Software Engineering
- Physics
- Law
- Commerce
- Electronic Engineering
- Computer Arts
- Mathematical Sciences
Masters Programs
- English
- Fine Arts
- Education
- Defence and Diplomatic Studies
- Public Administration
- Behavioral Sciences
- Gender Studies
- Economics
- Islamic Studies
- Communication and Media Studies
- Business Administration
- Computer Science
- Urdu
Research degree programs
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Behavioral Sciences
- Economics
- Education
- English language and Literature
- Environmental Sciences
- Computer Science
- Gender Studies
Women Research and Resource Center
The Women Research and Resource Centre researches gender and social issues to reflect the academic and professional development of women in general and in the context of Pakistan's society in particular.[6]
FM Radio Services
Fatima Jinnah is host to an FM radio channel that is broadcast during university hours and operated in the department of Mass Communications.
References
- "Office of VC". Office of VC. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "Office of Registrar". Office of Registrar. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- - Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- "Women varsity campus to be set up in Sialkot." Dawn. 25 October 2007.
- "Women varsity assured help in uplift plans." Dawn. 8 August 2007.
- WRRC (Women Research and Resource Centre)