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Type
  
Public

Registrar
  
Shamim A. Khan

Phone
  
+92 51 9292900

Vice-chancellor
  
Samina Amin Qadir

Established
  
1998 (1998)

Students
  
~4362

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
24,500 PKR (2012)

Fatima Jinnah Women University

Motto
  
Opening Portals of Excellence through Higher Education

Location
  
Rawalpindi, Punjab,  Pakistan

Address
  
Old Presidency, The Mall, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan

Chancellor
  
Governor of Punjab, Pakistan

Similar
  
COMSATS Institute of Informatio, Qayid‑i‑Azam University, International Islamic University, Bahria University, NUST School of Electrical

Fatima jinnah women university rawalpindi pakistan


Fatima Jinnah Women University (Urdu: فاطمہ جناح وؤمن یونیورسٹی‎) or FJWU, is a public university located 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.

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Students come from all over the country-from as far as Balochistan, Southern Punjab and Sindh.

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Overview

The main building is Victorian, built as a residence by Sikh brothers Mohan Singh and Sohan Singh. It became the Presidency of Pakistan around the mid 1960s. The rooms are steeped in history; personalities like Benazir Bhutto, Mr. Ch. Fazal Elahi and President Zia-ul-Haq have walked in the corridors of the building. Current Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif inaugurated it as a gift for the nation’s daughters and their families on August 6, 1998. The University is unique in the fact that the Punjab Government funds it. The Government of Punjab is very supportive of the university thereby furthering the cause of women education and empowerment.

Academic departments

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer Arts
  • Computer Science
  • Defence and Diplomatic Studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Fine Arts
  • Gender Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Public Administration
  • Physics
  • Software Engineering
  • Urdu
  • Degree programs

    Professional Degree programs

  • Computer Arts
  • Software Engineering
  • Psychology
  • Undergraduate and Masters programs

  • 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
  • Research degree programs

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English language and Literature
  • Environmental Sciences
  • 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 within the context of Pakistan's society in particular.

    References

    Fatima Jinnah Women University Wikipedia