History
The university was granted a charter by the Government of Pakistan in March 1985. The LUMS Board of Trustees comprises leading members of the domestic business community, academics, and government representatives. The principal functions of the board are to set policy guidelines and to review the operations of the university. The Board of Governors, as the sponsor of LUMS, raises funds necessary for the university's operation and maintenance. Many board members are representatives of the business community and form a crucial link between the university and the Pakistani business worlds.
In 1986, a business school by the name of Lahore Business School was established for MBA Programme. Later the school was renamed and is known as Suleman Dawood Business School, SDSB. After the construction of current campus, LUMS started undergraduate programmes in Economics and Computer Sciences in 1994. In 1996, School of Arts and Science was introduced to oversee the undergraduate programmes. Master Programmes in Economics, Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering were introduced later on, followed by doctoral programmes in the disciplines of Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering and Mathematics. A five-year BA-LL.B degree was also added in 2005 in the list of programmes offered by school. Keeping in view the diversity of programmes offered by school, LUMS established School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, SHSSL, to oversee Social Sciences, Economics and Law departments. Other disciplines of Mathematics, Computer Science and Computer Engineering were to be the part of School of Sciences and Engineering, which was established in 2008.
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