Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences
University in Uthal, Pakistan
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Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) is a public university located in Uthal, in Lasbela District, of Pakistan's Balochistan province.[1][2]
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| Type | Public Sector University |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Affiliation | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan |
| Chancellor | Governor of Balochistan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Abdul Malik Tareen |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Main Campus, Wadh Campus, Dera Murad Jamali Campus |
| Website | www.luawms.edu.pk |
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Accreditation
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.[1][3]
History
- 7 March 2005 - Inception of the university. The university was chartered through Ordinance No. 1/2005, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan.
- 30 March 2005 - Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, handed over the premises of the former Lasbela Textile Mills (LTM) to serve as the location of the university's main campus and announced a grant of Rs. 30 million for its expenses.
- 13 June 2005 - Work on building started.
- 21 June 2005 - Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Jam Muhammad Yousuf announced a matching grant of Rs. 30 million. On the same day, the vacant parts of the LTM buildings were taken over from the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation.
- 16 August 2005 to date - The Chancellor constituted the Senate of LUAWMS, which would be the supreme body entrusted with governing the university. Since the establishment of LUAWMS, four Senate meetings have been convened.
- 30 November 2005 - BS Marine Sciences and DVM classes were started.
- 6 March 2006 - First admissions were made to BS Agriculture, Economics, and English.
- Classes in the Faculty of Water Sciences started in September 2007.
Faculties
- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology
- Faculty of Marine Sciences
- Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Languages and Literature
Undergraduate programs
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- BS Marine Science
- BS Geology
- BS Environment Science
- BS Computer Science
- BS Water Resources Management
- BS Agriculture
- BBA / BSBA
- BS Economics
- BS Sociology
- BS International Relations
- BS Political Science
- BS Islamic Studies
- BS English
- B.Ed (Hons)
Graduate programs
- MS Marine Biology
- MS Marine Fisheries
- MS Economics
- MS Agriculture
- MS English (Linguistics)
- MS Political Science
- MS Education
- MS Integrated Water Resource Management
Postgraduate Programs
- PhD Marine Biology
- PhD Economics