Partner Universities

The 100-year-old Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), with about 15,000 students and 500 teaching faculty, is one of the most prestigious institutions in Pakistan. LCWU offers a 4-year B.S. degree in 39 disciplines, M.A/M.S. in 6 subjects, and MS/Phil degree in 28 subjects.

The Department of Environmental Science at LCWU was established in 2000 to produce women graduates who will have received a broad and scholarly outlook on problem-solving, whether they work as environmentalists, consultants, or academic scientists. The department has 13 female faculty and has already graduated more than 600 students with BS, MSc, and MS degrees. Now the department also offers Ph.D. degrees.

The mission of the Environmental Science Department is to “impart quality education based on knowledge, training, and skill to produce graduates of international caliber who could contribute to the protection of the environment and sustainable development of the country with broader global perspectives.” The department is planning a significant rebuilding and recruitment effort to meet the new challenges to the global environment.

Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) is the first women’s university in Pakistan. It was established on the premises of the Old Presidency, situated at the Mall, in the heart of Rawalpindi Cantonment. FJWU is an institution with a vision to promote and facilitate studies and research in various fields of Higher Education for women.

Two of the five university goals are to 1) “promote global linkages with academia and industry to achieve excellence in research and innovation” and 2) “empower women for leadership roles. ”Currently, FJWU is offering 65-degree courses in multiple disciplines. Almost 20,000 students have been awarded degrees so far, and around 5000 students are currently enrolled in different degree programs.

The Environmental Sciences Department at FJWU was established in 1999. The department offers bachelor, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The mission of this department is to “train women students to become environmental leaders to create a sustainable society that embodies respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, social and economic justice, democracy, nonviolence, and peace”.

SBK Women University (SBKWU) and other female colleagues from other partner institutions, like the Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences (LUAWMS), will also actively participate in this project for the annual training workshops, forums, and field courses.

Being a partner with NC State, three women universities of LCWU, FJWU, and SBKWU, will form a Pakistani Women University Climate Change Consortium (PWUCCC). Women faculty and students from this consortium will not only actively learn from our curriculum development, field courses, and Climate Change certification programs but also have chances to work together with MEAS faculty and students, and colleagues from the Institute in the fields and labs to exchange knowledge, collect climate and coastal environmental change data, analyze the data, and prepare reports and publications.

Furthermore, this partnership will provide an excellent opportunity for us to develop some more specific climate and environmental change related research projects in the future, e.g., including the impacts of global warming, glacier melting, flooding and water resource management, the impact of the sea-level rise on the Pakistan coasts, etc.