Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences

Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences
لسبیلہ ءِ کشت ءُ کشاری، آپ ءُ دریائی زانتانی دانشگاه
Type	Public Sector University
Established	2005
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Chancellor	Governor of Balochistan
Vice-Chancellor	Abdul Malik Tareen
Location	Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan
Campus	Main Campus, Wadh Campus, Dera Murad Jamali Campus;
Website	www.luawms.edu.pk

Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) is a public university located in Uthal, in Lasbela District, of Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Accreditation

Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

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.

Universities and colleges in Balochistan, Pakistan
Public	Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Science Balochistan Agriculture College Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences Command and Staff College Mir Chakar Khan Rind University Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University University of Balochistan University of Gwadar University of Loralai University of Makran University of Turbat
Private	Al-Hamd Islamic University
These universities are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.