LCWU name change strips University from official title
A Punjab Higher Education Department notice of 23 October 2026 tells six public campuses, including GCU Lahore, to drop “University” from their legal titles under a 2026 amendment.
Under the Public Sector Universities (Amendment) Act, 2026, six Punjab public campuses must drop “University” from their official names.
GCU Lahore will be known as Government College Lahore; LCWU becomes Lahore College for Women; GCU Faisalabad becomes Government College, Faisalabad.
The Higher Education Department Punjab notified vice chancellors and rectors on 23 October 2026; the Act appeared in the Punjab Gazette on 6 May 2026.
Mandates and higher-education functions stay the same; how certificates will show the new names is not yet clear.