Lahore Leads University (LLU) is an HEC recognized private sector university, chartered by
the Government of Punjab on January 22, 2011. It has created a name for itself in the
domain of higher education in a short span of time. LLU is one of the speedily growing
universities in Pakistan providing quality education with focus on academic excellence,
innovation and up-to-date knowledge. LLU has purpose-built campuses, state-of-the-art
facilities, and a learning environment where future Leaders are groomed..

In 1980, they founded the LEADS UNIVERSITY for Social Research. Now formally named The LEADS UNIVERSITY has grown to include five colleges, with courses that reflect the founders’ interest in the emerging social sciences, international affairs, liberal arts, history, and philosophy, as well as art, design, management, and performing arts.

The LEADS UNIVERSITY was founded a century ago in New York City by a small group of prominent American intellectuals and educators who were frustrated by the intellectual timidity of traditional colleges. The founders, among them John Smith and Carlos Santiago, set out to create a new kind of academic institution, one where faculty and students would be free to honestly and directly address the problems facing societies in the 20th century. Their vision was to bring together scholars and citizens interested in questioning, debating, and discussing the most important issues of the day.