University of Lakki Marwat

University of Lakki Marwat is a public sector university located at Lakki Marwat town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.

University of Lakki Marwat
TypePublic
Established2017 (2017)
ChancellorGovernor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Aurangzeb Khan
Location
Lakki Marwat
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
Colours   Purple and Gold
NicknameULM
WebsiteOfficial Website

Overview and history

University of Lakki Marwat is established by Government of Khyber Pakhtunwa in October 2017.[1] It was originally a sub campus of University of Science and Technology Bannu and was established in 2014. The sub campus in Lakki Marwat was created by constant effort by the people of Lakki Marwat to have university in the district.[2] The sub campus was created in Government Post Graduate College Lakki Marwat Campus. The campus initially offered research in 2 disciplines: Education & Research (IER) and Political Science.[3][4][5] The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has upgraded the sub campus into full-fledged university in October 2017.[1][6] Currently, different departments are temporarily operated from various branch campuses. The construction work on the main campus is underway at the location of Dalo Khel.

Departments

University of Lakki Marwat has currently the following departments.[7]

  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Education and Research
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of English literature
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Physics

The University of Lakki Marwat offers PhD programmes in different science subjects as well.

See also

References
  1. "K-P govt plans to set up three universities - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2013-10-20). "Govt asked to set up university in Lakki". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  3. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2014-10-01). "Bannu university campus opens in Lakki". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2014-05-15). "HEC to set up varsity campus in Lakki". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. "KP unveils Rs.505 billion budget - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. "KP cabinet approves three new universities". fp.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. "Campus of Lakki Marwat". www.ustb.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-03.

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