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Government College, Lahore

Government College University (Lahore)
وفاقی کالج جامعہ لاہور
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Former names
Government College (GC)
Motto Educating People for tomorrow
(historical)
Courage to Know
(present)
Type Public
Established 1864 (1864)
Chancellor Governor of Punjab
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Hassan Amir Shah, SI
Academic staff
436
Students 11,500
Location Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus Urban
Colours Blue, goldrod, maroon            
Nickname GCU Lahore
GCU
Affiliations Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC),
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
Website www.gcu.edu.pk

The Government College University (Urdu: وفاقی کالج جامعہ لاہور‎) or GCU is a public research university located in the downtown, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Its alumni network includes Nobel Prize laureate Abdus Salam, philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, World Court President Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, four prime ministers of Pakistan and several Rhodes Scholars.

It was one of the oldest colleges in Pakistan as well as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the Muslim world. It was founded in 1864 as an affiliate college of Calcutta University under the leadership of Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, a professor at King's College London. In 1882 it was affiliated with the University of the Punjab. In 2002, It was granted university status by the Government of Pakistan ; the word college is retained in its title for preserving its historical roots.


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