6 Women Universities in Pakistan

In a developing country like Pakistan, the need of the hour is to hone and develop women to become ever more capable of contributing to society, scientifically, intellectually and creatively. Here are a few institutions that are leading this impactful movement for the empowerment of women.

Fatima Jinnah Women University

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Ever since its inception in 1998, FJWU has awarded degrees to around 5000 women hailing from every corner of Pakistan. Being a genuine hallmark of equality and progress, it also offers a huge variety of merit scholarships and financial aid to deserving women with the drive to make an impact. It confers degrees in up to 21 diverse disciplines in the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels of education.

FJWU Admissions 2020

The admissions schedule is announced annually on the website and in leading newspapers, following which prospectuses and application forms are made available. Visit the website for more information on the minimum eligibility requirements for admission into the university view details here

Degrees offered at Fatima Jinnah Women University

The university offers several undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across the following disciplines:

Software Engineering	Electronic Engineering
Computer Arts	Physics
Environmental Sciences	Biotechnology
Chemistry	Mathematical Sciences
Computer Science	Fine Arts
Gender Studies	Defense & Diplomatic Studies
Communication & Media Studies	Behavioral Sciences
Business Administration	Economics
Education	English
Public Administration	Islamic Studies
Urdu	Commerce (B.Com)
Law (LLB; 5 years program)	Sociology
Anthropology

E- Counselling offered at FJWU

If you are not sure about what degree is best for you, you can check your career compatibility through an online e-counselling initiative offered by Fatima Jinnah Women University to prospective and current students. Avail this career counselling career counselling for free.

FJWU impact

FJWU engages in the personal and professional development of over 4500 students through its extensive educational guidance and counseling, diverse co-curricular activities, and ample Intra and Inter-University Competitions. The university also follows a healthy culture of intellectual contribution through research. It has produced notable research in several areas including agriculture, nutrition, and hygiene, and garnered millions in research funding from scientific organizations. It also enhances its academic excellence via international linkages with prestigious universities throughout USA, UK, China and Canada.

Scholarships for Students at Fatima Jinnah Women University

The following scholarships are available to women looking to achieve their dreams at all educational levels:

USAID Funded Merit and Need Based Scholarship Program Phase II	Prime Minister's Fee Reimbursement Scheme (PMFRS) for Less Developed Areas for Ph.D Students
Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF)	HEC Need Based Scholarship
NEST (National Endowment Scholarships for Talent)	University Need Based Scholarship
Diya Pakistan Scholarship Program	Pakistan Baitul Mall Scholarship
FULBRIGHT STUDENT (Master's and Ph.D) and Fulbright-HEC phd Program 2018	Scholarship For International Students from International Sister Cities of Chengdu City
Pakistan Scottish Scholarships Scheme 2019-2020	Scholarship Opportunity 50 % Tuition Fee Waiver for PhD (International Economic Relations & Management) in University of Applied Sciences, AUSTRIA for Pakistani Students
EHSAAS Undergraduate Scholarships

Campus life at Fatima Jinnah Women University

Source:fjwu.edu.pk

The university also achieves its aims to facilitate recreation and leisure through its rich campus life offerings. Co- curricular activities and university competitions empower students to hone their personal development skills in a variety of activities. Its Radio VOW is the first FM radio station to be run and managed by a women’s university. To enable students to pursue both their academic and athletic interests, the university is equipped with a library and organizes a wide range of sports activities.

Lahore College for Women University

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Established in 1922, LCWU has a diverse portfolio of BS degrees in 39 disciplines, M.A./M.Sc. in 6 subjects and, MS/MPhil. in 28 subjects and Ph.D. programs in 16 disciplines. Linkages with industry and foreign institutions have allowed it to produce several notable alumni in all professions over the years. The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) at LCWU recently obtained a striking score of 88.23% out of 100. Its widespread impact has extended to over 14000 students and 500 accomplished faculty members.

Lahore College for Women University Admissions 2020

The academic session takes place from September to June every year. A list of provisionally selected candidates appears on the university notice board and the university website. Further details about university admission can be found on their website

Degrees offered at Lahore College for Women University

LCWU offes several undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across the following disciplines:

Computer Science	City and regional planning	Electrical engineering
Management sciences	Public Administration	Applied psychology
International relations	Political science	Economics
Mass communications	Social work	History
Pakistan studies	Statistics	Home economics
Philosophy	Islamic studies	Gender and Development studies
Sociology	Education Planning and Development	TESOL
Research and Evaluation	Professional Studies	Physical education
Physical education	Pharmacology	Pharmacy practice
Pharmaceutical chemistry	Pharmacognosy	Research Center of Arts& Design
Visual Arts	Graphic design	Interior deisng
Textile design	Arabic	Punjabi
English	Urdu	French
Persian

LCWU Campus Life

Source:http://www.lcwu.edu.pk/

LCWU boats an enviable campus life with a unique set of facilities. In line with the Clean Green Pakistan initiative, LCWU maintains its campus as a clean and green campus, and also emphasizes environmental awareness. Its Day Care Center was set up as a way for women education to become more accessible and also for women interested in pursuing childcare as a field of interest. Along with hostels for students and visiting faculty, it also has an Independent Living Centre for physically and visually challenged students, in its desire for the pursuit of equality of opportunity to everyone.

Lahore College for Women University Research

LCWU’s research efforts are centered around 8 journals on a variety of subjects, ranging from language and literature to the innovative sciences. Its Directorate of Research is proactively responsible for the development of the intellectual framework and training of the university’s valuable human capital.

Prominent Alumni from Lahore College for Women University

LCWU also takes pride in its cohort of impactful female alumni that have influenced a wide variety of areas. Notable alumni include Bushra Ansari, Samina Khalid Ghurki, Arfa Sayeda Zahra, Saba Hameed, and Salima Hashmi.

Kinnaird College for Women

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KCW ranked as the country’s premier institution for women education with over 3300 students actively enrolled. Offering Bachelors degrees in 27 programs, and MPhil. Degrees in 15 programs, its motto is “Light to guide us, courage to support us and love to unite us”. Bestowed with a number of valuable linkages, its Office of Research aims to promote multidisciplinary research and academia-industry relationships to excel as one of the best research institutions in Pakistan.

Kinnaird College for Women Admissions 2020

KCW sets different minimum requirements for each degree it offers and you can access these details for each of their degrees on their website

Programmes offered at Kinnaird College for Women

B.A Honors in Media StudiesB.Sc Honors in Biochemistry

B.Sc Honors in Accounting & Finance	B.Sc Honors in Computer Science
B.A Honors in Business Administration (BBA)	B.Sc Honors in Economics
B.Sc Honors in Mathematics	B.Sc Honors in Statistics
Bachelor in Fine Arts	Bachelor in Design (Textile Design)

B.Sc Honors in Biotechnology	B.Sc Honors in Botany
B.Sc Honors in Food Sciences & Human Nutrition	B.Sc Honors in Genetics
B.Sc Honors in Environmental Sciences	B.A Honors in Applied Linguistics
B.A Honors in English Literature	B.Ed Honors in Education
B.A Honors in Urdu Literature	B.Sc Honors in Chemistry
B.Sc Honors in Zoology	B.Sc Honors in Geography
B.Sc Honors in Physics	B.Sc Honors in Applied Psychology
B.A Honors in International Relations	B.A Honors in Political Science
Bachelors in Law (5 Years)	M.Phil in Applied Linguistics
M.Phil in Biochemistry	M.Phil in Biotechnology
M.Phil in Business Administration (MBA)	MS in Clinical Psychology
MS in Computer Science	M.Phil in English Language Teaching
M.Phil in English Literature	M.Phil in Environmental Sciences
M.Phil in Food Sciences & Human Nutrition	M.Phil in International Relations
M.Phil in Media Studies	M.Phil in Statistics
M.Phil in Political Science

Campus Life at Kinnaird College for Women

Source:http://www.kinnaird.edu.pk/

The university offers a lively campus life to enhance the student experience. Their multidisciplinary library facilitates study in a multitude to fields along with several other services. It also boasts a collection of 16 different clubs and 12 different student societies to help students discover and develop their talents through extracurricular activities. It also organizes a range of varied sports activities to increase female representation in the sports. Its Community Service program aims to alleviate the social, cultural and economic issues of the community through the Active Citizenship Program.

Research at Kinnaird College for Women

KCW’s Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) aims to promote superior quality research activity to develop a competitive and knowledge-based environment. It provides research funding in a variety of subject areas from both national and international sources ranging from around the world.

Alumni from Kinnaird College for Women

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KCW has also produced an impressive portfolio of alumni who are actively making a mark on the world around us. It includes Vaneeza Ahmad, Asma Jahangir, Hadiqa Kiani, Bano Qudsia and Tahira Syed.

Fatima Jinnah Medical University

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Just after Pakistan gained independence, FJMU was established to tackle the problem of a really poor nurse-patient ratio by training women to come up to the task. From then, it has flourished to produce over 8500 medical professionals not only from Pakistan, but also internationally.

FJMU Departments

The following academia and clinical departments are currently present at FJMU:

● Department of community medicine
● Department of pathology
● Department of biochemistry
● Department of forensic medicine
● Department of radiology
● Department of gynecology
● Department of medicine
● Department of surgery

You can look up information on their admission procedure here

Fatima Jinnah Medical University Scholarships for Students

Not only does FJMU have a relatively affordable fee structure but its generous financial commitment to ensuring a quality education to all deserving students includes the following programs :

● Zakat Scholarship from Scholarship Committee AFJOG, The Esar Trust and Professional Education Foundation (PEF).
● Loan/Qarz-e-Hasna From National Bank of Pakistan/Ali Garh old boys association
● Scholarships by financial assistance for medical graduates (FAMS) UK
● Merit scholarship by Punjab Education Endowment Fund (PEEF)
● Scholarships by Higher Education Commission (HEC)
● Scholarships for students admitted on FATA, AJK and Balochistan seats by Govt. of KPK, Kashmir Council & Bolan Medical College respectively.
● Scholarships to foreign students by Economic Affairs Islamabad (EAI)
● Tuition fee remission to 48 students by FJMU

Jinnah University for Women

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JUW is the first Women’s University of Pakistan. Currently teaching up to 5000 students, JUW offers B.Sc., MPhil., Ph.D., and M.Sc. degrees in around 18 diverse disciplines. It was also awarded the ISO 9000:2015 quality certification for its commitment to superior quality. JUW also ensures a holistic personal development for students by complementing academics with extracurriculars by way of various campus facilities and student societies.

Admissions in Jinnah University for Women 2020

Firstly, you have to create an account on the JUW website. You have to submit the online application form, and send the required documents along with the application fee receipt to the admissions department. For further details about the admissions process and minimum eligibility requirements, visit their website

Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees offered at Jinnah University for Women

Economics	BS
Education	BS
English	BS
International Relations	BS
Islamic Studies Media Studies	BS
Political Science	BS
Urdu	BS
Computer Science & Information Technology	BS(CS), BS(SE), MS(CS), MS(SE)
Business Administration	BBA,MBA
Pharmacy	Pharm-D, M.Phil, Ph D
Commerce	BS, ADP, M.Com
Education	BS, M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D
English	BS, M.A M.Phil, Ph.D
Islamic Learning	BS, M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D
Biochemistry	BS, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph. D
Botany	BS, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph. D
Chemistry	BS, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph. D
Mathematics	BS, M.Sc
Microbiology	BS, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph. D
Zoology	BS, M.Sc.
Education (Teachers Training)	B.Ed, BS, ADE M.Ed. M.Phil, Ph. D
Visual Studies	BS
Biotechnology	BS, M.Phil, Ph.D
Food Science & Technology	BS

Research at Jinnah University for Women

JUW publishes three research journals in the fields of biology, business and pharmaceutical sciences. As of 2013-14, its faculty published a massive 114 research papres in various national and international research journals. To ensure equity and diversity amongst its student body through equality of opportunity regardless of financial background, it also offers up to five types of scholarships and financial aid covering conditions of academic performance, need and overall merit.

Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Source:wuajk.edu.pk

Located in the heart of AJK, the institution was recently established in 2014. Presently it runs 35-degree programs in over 13 different disciplines. The university aims to enable students to develop their academic, normal, physical, professional, and spiritual potential by way of superior academic and research performance.

Admissions process 2020 at Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

The prospectus and application form can be obtained from Habib Bank and ABL in Azad Kashmir, and is also available on the university website, but the bank challan will have to be attached with it for it to be accepted. The online admission form can be accessed here

WUAJK degrees offered

These are the programs that are offered at WUAJK:

Faculty of Sciences (Based on BS/MA/MSc)	Faculty of Sciences (Based on BA/BSc)
Biotechnology	Information Technology
Mathematics	Mathematics
Botany	Botany
Zoology	Zoology
Chemistry	Chemistry
Physics	Physics
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences	Economics
Islamic Studies	Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Urdu	English
Education	Urdu
	Education

Conclusion

Women empowerment is a crucial factor in the economic development of Pakistan and we could not be prouder of these institutions for the amazing work that they continue to do.