Jinnah University for Women

University in Karachi, Pakistan

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The Jinnah University for Women (JUW) (Urdu: جامعہِ جناح برائے خواتین) 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]

The Founder

Al Hāj Moulvi Rayazuddin Ahmed (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), a direct descendant of Sheikh Saleem Uddin Chishty, was born in 1906 in the city of Taj Mahal, the city of intellectuals and poets. His early upbringing through parents and education instilled in him love for education in spite of being enslaved in government service.

In that era of conventional thoughts and traditional values he envisaged that female education was of paramount importance. His revolutionary thoughts clashed with the norms of his day but his commitment and dedication to women literacy did not subside. He was the founder of Anjuman-e-Islamia Trust which heralded the inception of many educational institutions. He was, in a way, pioneer of Muslims female education in this region.

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]

The university comprises four distinct faculties, each offering a range of bachelor's and master's degree programs. The Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts provide four-year bachelor's and two-year master's degrees. The Faculty of Pharmacy features a five-year bachelor's program, with a focus on pharmaceutical sciences. The Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce encompasses business studies, with four-year bachelor's and two-year master's degrees.^[6]

References

^ "Chancellor's Message – JUW".
^ "Vice Chancellor's Message – JUW".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Introduction of JUW". JUW. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
^ Staff editor. "Location of the University". JUW Press. Retrieved 1 April 2014. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "- Profile of Jinnah University for Women". Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
^ "Jinnah University for Women - Edarabia". Retrieved August 8, 2023.