In its 160-year history, GC University Lahore Welcomes Its First Female Vice Chancellor.

In its 160-year history, GC University Lahore Welcomes Its First Female Vice Chancellor.

The university’s dean of the faculty of mathematical and physical sciences, prof. Dr. Shazia Bashir, has been named acting vice-chancellor. This is an important turning point in the history of the organisation. She has been given the extra duty of acting as the Vice Chancellor for a period of four months, or until the appointment of a permanent Vice-Chancellor, by the governor of Punjab.

GCU Lahore alumna Dr. Shazia Bashir offers a plethora of scholarly knowledge to her new position. She graduated with an MPhil from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, and a Master of Science in Physics from Government College, Lahore. She continued her education by earning a PhD from Vienna, Austria’s Technical University. She has been a devoted member of the organisation since 1996.

Prof. Dr. Shazia Bashir has held several distinguished positions during her academic career, including Chairperson of the Department of Physics and Director of the Institute of Physics and Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics. Her contributions to the field’s advancement and research have been admirable.

Prof. Dr. Shazia Bashir’s publication record, which includes more than 150 research articles in esteemed international journals, highlights her academic accomplishments.

The teachers, staff, and students of Government College University Lahore have reacted enthusiastically to the appointment of the first female vice-chancellor. It represents a big advancement in the direction of diversity in the institution’s leadership and gender equality.