Jinnah University for Women
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Motto in English | Enter to learn and go to serve |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1986 |
| Chancellor | Wajeehuddin Ahmed[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Naeem Farooqui[2] |
Academic staff | 259[3] |
Administrative staff | 215[3] |
| Students | 5500+[3] |
| Location |
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 24.925144, 67.029912 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Cerulean, Grey |
| Nickname | JUW |
| Affiliations | HEC |
| Website |
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The Jinnah University for Women (JUW) (Sindhi: جناح يونيورسٽي فار وومين) is a private research university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[4] It is an all-woman university and is the first women's university in the country.[3]
Established as a post-graduate college, its status as full-fledged university was upgraded in 1998 the Sindh Assembly.[3] Major financial endowment and funding are managed by the Anjuman-e-Islam Trust.[3] The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in science, arts, humanities, and general studies. As of 2010, the university was ranked among top institution of higher learning in "general category" by the HEC.[3]
Campus
The Jinnah University campus is divided into five blocks — Block A, Block B, Block C, Block D, Block E — and Admissions section. These blocks include an auditorium with the capacity of 400 persons, lecture halls, classrooms, laboratories, museums, faculty rooms and seminar libraries. The university is in Nazimabad, Karachi.[5]
References
- ↑ "Chancellor of JUW". Chancellor of JUW. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Vice Chancellor of JUW". Vice Chancellor of JUW. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Introduction of JUW". JUW. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ Staff editor. "Location of the University". JUW Press. JUW Press. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ - Profile of Jinnah University for Women