University of Larkano

Public university in Karachi, Pakistan
The University of Larkano
Mottoرَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic)
اے میرے رب میرے علم میں اضافہ فرما (Urdu)
Motto in English
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge
TypePublic
Established20 August 2023; 12 months ago (20 August 2023)
ChancellorGovernor of Sindh
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Dr. Muhammad Usman Kerio
Students41,000 (full time only)
Location
Larkana
,
Sindh
,
Pakistan
Campus1,279 acres (5.18 km2)
NicknameLarkana University
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission (Pakistan)
Pakistan Engineering Council
Pakistan Bar Council
Websiteuolrk.edu.pk

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]

History

The 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

In 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

  1. ^ "University of Larkano". The Express Tribune. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ 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.