The University of Larkano (Urdu: جامعہ لاڑکانہ; Sindhi لاڙڪاڻو يونيورسٽي informally Larkana University or UoLrk) is a public research university located in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, established on 20 August 2023. The University of Larkano Bill, 2023 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 24th July, 2023 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 20th August, 2023 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh. [1]
| Motto | رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic) اے میرے رب میرے علم میں اضافہ فرما (Urdu) |
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Motto in English | O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 20 August 2023 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Sindh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Muhammad Usman Kerio |
| Students | 41,000 (full time only) |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | 1,279 acres (5.18 km2) |
| Nickname | Larkana University |
| Affiliations | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) Pakistan Engineering Council Pakistan Bar Council |
| Website | uolrk |
History
editThe University of Larkano was created by the merger of several educational institutions, which now form its faculties:
- The Larkana campus of the University of Sindh is now the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.
- The Larkana campus of the Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology is now the Faculty of Engineering.
- The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College Dokri has been restructured as the Faculty of Agriculture.
Academic programs
editIn its inaugural batch of 2024, the University of Larkano is offering various undergraduate programs across its three main faculties:[2]
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Bachelors degrees in Business Administration, English (Language & Literature), and Computer Science
- Faculty of Engineering
- Bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics Engineering
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Bachelors degree in Agriculture.
References
edit- ^ "University of Larkano". The Express Tribune. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ SindhiPoint․com (2024-07-04). THE UNIVERSITY OF LARKANO Admission 2024-25 | Apply for Undergraduate programt At Larkana University. Retrieved 2024-07-05 – via YouTube.