Government College Women University Faisalabad

The Government College Women University Faisalabad (GCWUF) (Urdu: گورنمنٹ کالج وؤمن یونیورسٹی فیصل آباد) is a university located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3]

For other uses, see Government College University.

Government College Women University Faisalabad
گورنمنٹ کالج وؤمن یونیورسٹی فیصل آباد
Other name
GCWUF
MottoKnowledge is Empowerment
TypePublic college university
Established2013
AccreditationHigher Education Commission[1]
ChancellorGovernor of the Punjab
Vice-ChancellorRobina Farooq Qureshi
Location
Faisalabad, Punjab
,
Pakistan

Recognised university

It is an officially recognized university by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.[1]

History

The university started its journey as an intermediate college in 1934. It was promoted as a degree college in 1944. The postgraduate disciplines were introduced in 1985. The long journey that starting with the humble beginning reached the uppermost part of its peak when it was granted the status of a university on the 3 January 2013. The university is situated near Jaranwala Road; not very far from the historical clock tower. The university is seeking to fulfill the needs of more than six million people of the city and of equal number from the surrounding districts.[1]

The university is offering various educational degrees in condition of various disciplines. The university is a hub of educational, social and cultural activities having a close relation with business and industrial communities. Including the new campus, the university will have two campuses; the main and the new campus. More than eight thousand students are presently enrolled at GCWUF and this number is expected to be largely increased.

The standard of the university's educational power is the reconstruction of human thought in all its roads on the foundation of social, moral and religious values. University's aim is that they would be grounded in the welfare of both the students and faculty.

Mission

The GCWUF mission is to provide students a free environment where dialogue is encouraged and ideas are imagined. It will provide the intelligence and physical interaction between the students and staff that is applied to students to push them towards the highest moral and ethical values. This university will achieve these goals with the cooperation of public and private organization's and sectors as well as the facility and students of the Government College Women University, Faisalabad.

Programs

The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the following disciplines:

Arts and humanities
  • English
  • Urdu and Persian[1]
  • Education
  • Mass Communication
  • Statistics
  • Applied Psychology
  • Geography
  • Home Economics and Fine arts
  • History

Business and social sciences
  • Commerce[1]
  • Economics

Science and technology
  • Mathematics[1]
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Bio-Chemistry[1]
  • Physics
  • Information Technology[1]

See also

References
  1. University Overview on UniRank.org website Retrieved 18 November 2021
  2. Government College Women University Faisalabad The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 5 June 2018, Retrieved 18 November 2021
  3. Punjab govt lauded for passing eight bills The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 3 January 2013, Retrieved 18 November 2021

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