Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
| Motto | پوهه رنړا ده |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | April, 2009 |
| Chancellor | Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Jamil Ahmad |
| Provost | Abdul Samad Khan Marwat |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Zahir Shah |
Academic staff | 501; 196 PhD's & 138 MPhil |
| Students | ~15,345 |
| Location | Mardan , , Pakistan 34°09′03″N 72°02′51″E / 34.1509°N 72.0474°E |
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| Colours | Green, red, brown |
| Affiliations | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Pakistan Bar Council |
| Website | awkum |
The Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM) (Urdu: جامعہ عبد الولی خان مردان) (Pashto: د عبدالولی خان پوھنتون مردان) is a public university located in the Mardan District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Named after Abdul Wali Khan, the university has forty nine institutions affiliated with it. The university started in the historical postgraduate college of Mardan. It has nine campuses and more than ten thousand students enrolled in thirty one disciplines as of 2015. The campus at Swabi, opened in October 2010 in the Anbar Elementary College building has since then become the University of Swabi. The Palosa campus is home to Bacha Khan University. Currently the university has three constituent colleges and six faculties. Those include the faculties of Arts & Humanities, Agriculture, Chemical and Life Sciences, Physical & Numerical Sciences, Economics & Business and Social Sciences. The Pashtunkhwa College of Art, Womans' College and the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary College are also constituent colleges of the university.