Greenwich University

Three Decades of Excellence

The dynamic journey of Greenwich University began in 1987. Lead with a mission to alleviate illiteracy from Pakistani society, Greenwich is a preeminent Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Media Studies, and Fashion University in Pakistan.

Within 11 years of commencing its journey as an academic institution, Greenwich became an autonomous degree-awarding varsity in 1998 under the Act of Sindh Government. Greenwich is ranked among the top 5 business universities in Pakistan with global outreach, making it an internationally acclaimed university.

Confident in its years-long experience, Greenwich added the faculty of Social Sciences to its bouquet in 2000. Incremental in its approach, Greenwich established the Greenwich Research & Development Department (GRDC) in 2006, before which, in 2004, Greenwich published its first magazine G-Vision. GRDC promotes and produces quality research, maintains ethical concerns, and strengthens the research base through a rigorous mechanism.

Pakistan Campus

By 2007, Greenwich had established Quality Enhancement Cell and published its first research journal. Consequent years witnessed Convocations, adoption of a school, the roadmap towards success.

2011 marks significant recognitions for Greenwich, including memberships of NAFSA, IAU, AASCB, and the publishing of Positive Post. 2012 brought Greenwich’s Silver Jubilee, an international conference on energy and crisis management, and a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award.

2013 spread its charm through greater recognition, memberships of APQN, INQAAHE, and momentous achievement of the Brand of the year award. Greenwich bloomed to incorporate a Sports facility and host its 8th convocation.

The recognition of QEC by the Higher Education Commission – Pakistan (HEC) in 2014 followed the Office of Research Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) foundation, cementing Greenwich's academic excellence.

Reaching above & beyond, Greenwich inaugurated its branch campus in Mauritius, recognized by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in 2015, while proudly producing the first batch of MPhil and PhDs from the Karachi campus. Marching on towards academic excellence, Greenwich’s Karachi campus hosted the Mauritius branch campus President’s visit while proving its mettle in an international conference on Aviation and a seminar on renowned literary figures Iqbal and Rumi in 2016.

Greenwich’s 12th convocation brought increased eminence, memberships in ACU & AMBA were achieved. Going global, Greenwich went to the European Parliament, organized two international conferences on business and globalization, and at home, established a think tank Karachi Research Chair (KRC) to support the government through quality research in 2017 & 2018.

2019:

  • • Special convocation in Sri Lanka
  • • Won National Games Swimming Championship (55th National Men’s Open Swimming Championship)
  • • Vice Chancellor listed among top 100 CEOs of Pakistan

2021:

  • • Became first Pakistani university to provide fully funded scholarship for higher education to transgender persons.
  • • Established Greenwich School of Fashion

2022:

  • • 15th Convocation
  • • Won Prime Minister’s Flood Heroes Award
  • • Inauguration of affiliate college – Greenwich Global Institute (GGI)

2023:

  • • Won National Bilingual Declamation Championship
  • • Recognized by THE as 1st University in Pakistan and 61st globally to champion SDG Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth