Jinnah University for Women
جامعہِ جناح برائے خواتین | |
Motto in English | Enter to learn and go to serve |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1986 |
| Founder | Al-Haj Molvi Rayazuddin Ahmed |
| Chancellor | Wajeehuddin Ahmed |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Naeem Farooqui |
Academic staff | 300+ |
Administrative staff | 215 |
| Students | 7000+ |
| Location | , , 24.925144, 67.029912 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Cerulean, Grey |
| Nickname | JUW |
| Affiliations | HEC |
| Website | juw |
The Jinnah University for Women (JUW) (Urdu: جامعہِ جناح برائے خواتین) is a private research university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an all-woman university and is the first women's university in the country.
Established as a post-graduate college, its status as full-fledged university was upgraded in 1998 the Sindh Assembly. Major financial endowment and funding are managed by the Anjuman-e-Islam Trust. 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.