Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences explained

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]}

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

External links

• • Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences official website archived

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ranking of Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (ranked no.6 in Pakistan in Agriculture category). dead. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. 24 March 2023. 25 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130525073744/http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx.
2. https://www.4icu.org/reviews/7561.htm University Overview of Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science
3. News: (Higher Education Commission) HEC announces university rankings. Riazul Haq. The Express tribune (newspaper). 23 February 2016. 24 March 2023.