Government College University Faisalabad

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The Government College University Faisalabad is a general university in the industrial and agricultural hub of Pakistan, Faisalabad.

It started in 1897 as a Municipal Middle School. In September 1905 it was upgraded to the level of a High School. In May 1924, it attained the status of Intermediate College and in October 1933 it was upgraded to Degree Level.

The government of the Punjab declared Government College, Faisalabad as an autonomous institution on 1 July 1990. The College was given the status of University on 23 October 2002. The university has been building up by adding some large new buildings recently. Yousaf Block is one of them where all the professional studies are held currently. GCUF also trying to extend its area so another campus is concerned near Sahiwala, Dist. Faisalabad.

One of the brilliant departments of GCUF is Department Of Environmental Sciences which has a central importance in industrial areas such as Faisalabad and will soon be in full swing.