Lahore College for Women University was selected for the Higher Education Support System Activity Program. Under this program, teachers and staff of Lahore College for Women University and other partner universities will be trained for 4 years.

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has selected Lahore College for Women University along with 15 partner universities for Higher Education Support System Activity Program. This was decided by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan at the Higher Education Support System Activity (HESSA) program launching Ceremony.

In this ceremony, Chairman Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Dr Tariq Banuri, Senior Officers of HEC, Prof. Dr Bushra Mirza Vice Chancellor Lahore College for Women University, Chairperson Physics Department Prof. Dr Zohra Nazir Kayani, Chairperson Computer Science Department Dr Saima Farhan Chairperson Statistics Department Dr Asifa Kamal, USAID Mission Director Julie Koenen and Vice Chancellors of other partner universities also participated.

Under this program, five women's universities in Pakistan, including Lahore College for Women University, will be merged to benefit from the successful experience in teaching and research, governance and sustainability. Research opportunities, soft skills training and job counselling support will be provided to university students involved in this project.

On the other hand, the project will prepare talented young people for the skills needed to find jobs and become employed.

On the occasion, USAID Pakistan Mission Director Julie Koenen said that "USAID is proud to cooperate with the Higher Education Commission in this project. Under HESSA, strong universities will be set up in Pakistan to equip students with the best academic and research experience needed for employment in local markets".

HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri said on the occasion that "the HESSA program is an innovative initiative in which the collaboration of American universities with participating higher education institutions will be a precursor to policy level reforms and all of the Pakistani universities will benefit from this effort."

Prof Dr Bushra Mirza VC LCWU said, "This is very good news and we are encouraged that the five Women Universities of Pakistan including Lahore College for Women University will be merged to get benefit from the successful experiences of teaching research and sustainability.