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Endowment Fund Voucher, Spring 2021

Lahore, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): Students are informed that the University has issued Endowment Fund voucher to newly admitted students of Spring, 2021 semester, amounting to Rs. 1,000/- for local students and $10 for overseas students with due date July 16, 2021.

You may visit following links for further information about Endowment Fund:

http://handbook.vu.edu.pk/HandBook_Pages/StudentEndowmentFund.htm

http://handbook.vu.edu.pk/HandBook_Pages/EndowmentFAQs.html

For more information, contact:
Virtual University of Pakistan (VU)
M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-880-880
Fax: +92-42-99200604, +92-42-99202174
Website: www.vu.edu.pk

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Government College University Lahore gets Rs. 1.84 billion development projects

Lahore, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): The federal and provincial governments have initiated four development projects worth Rs 1,840.75 million for the uplift of Government College University Lahore. Out of this highest ever development funds allocation for GCU, a budget of Rs. 410 million is allocated for the fiscal year 2021-22 only.

The Federal Ministry of Planning and Development approved Rs. 1158 million for Phase-II of the GCU’s New Campus. The other three projects are reflected in Punjab’s Annual Development Program (ADP) 2021-22. The total costs of Girls’ Hostel, Swimming Pool and Sufism Center are Rs. 440 million, Rs. 143.278 million and Rs. 100 million, respectively.

The most prominent of the projects is the establishment of Sheikh Abul Hasan Ash-Shadhili Sufism, Science and Technology Research Centre. The construction of girls’ hostel at the main campus will also meet a long time demand from GCU’s girls, and the provision of swimming pool will offer great opportunities for GCU to host international standards of swimming competitions.

The Phase-II of the New Campus at Kala Shah Kaku will substantiate the academic and extracurricular activities. The Phase-2 includes construction of academic block for 1200 students, hostel, residence for staff and external development works. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi said GCU is the most prestigious and oldest seat of higher learning in Pakistan but it has been long ignored by the consecutive governments in terms of student facilities and expansion. He said that a campus built for a few thousand students only has now more than 14,000 students studying in more than 30 disciplines.

He said girls students from all over Pakistan comes to GCU for higher studies but unfortunately it has only one girls’ hostel with a capacity of fewer than 200 students, due to which our hundreds of students had to live in female private hostels away from the campus. The Vice-Chancellor said that new four-storey girls’ hostel would be constructed at the University’s Science Block with a capacity for more than three hundred students.

“It would be a surprise for everyone that GCU is a winner of inter-collegiate and inter-university swimming championships, but our students have no facility of swimming pool,” Prof. Zaidi said, adding “we have to request other universities to provide their pool for the training of our teams, which we get for a very short time on their terms and conditions.”

Talking about the Sufism Centre, Prof. Zaidi said the centre is the initiative of the First Lady of Pakistan, Mrs Bushra Imran, and it would conduct research in the fields of Islamic philosophy, Sufism, spirituality, comparative study of religion and mystic traditions besides providing a platform for inter-faith dialogues at national and international level.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

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IPS, UMT sign MoU to bolster joint research

Islamabad, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad and University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore on June 15, 2021 to foster joint efforts in the areas of research, dialogue and publications on policy related affairs; especially IPS’ hallmark Understanding Africa program.

The signing ceremony, which was held via video link, was attended by Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf, senior IPS associate, Naufil Shahrukh, GM Operations, IPS, Dr Mohammad Shoaib Pervaiz, HoD department of political science and IR, UMT Lahore, Dr Abeeda Qureshi, assistant professor, department of political science and IR, UMT Lahore, Shafaq Sarfraz, manager outreach IPS, and Kulsoom Belal, research officer at IPS.

Speaking on the occasion, Shahrukh said that having strong linkages with strategic institutions and policy circles, IPS can serve as a conduit facilitating researchers from UMT to carry out research in a bid to promote policy-oriented research through Pakistani lens on topics which have meaningful contribution in the policy arena.

Commenting on the collaboration, Dr Pervaiz stated that joining hands to bolster genuine research will be in the best interests of both institutions, as the activity will have great value for six HEC recognized programs offered by the University in the domains of political science, international relations, security and strategic studies, and especially PhD IR program, which is not offered by any other private sector university across the country.

Altaf rued that Africa has remained in oblivion in the policy circles of Pakistan despite the fact that the country enjoys substantial goodwill in the African continent owing to its role in peacekeeping missions there and the diplomatic support Pakistan provided to African countries to liberate them from colonial shackles. He stressed on the importance of addressing this deficiency through academic research by identifying new avenues to focus in bilateral relations with each African country and suggesting new ways to capitalize on already existing amity between the two regions in the process.

For more information, contact:
Outreach and Publications,
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
1, Street 8, F-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-8438391-3 (Ext: 122)
Fax: +92-51-8438390
Website: www.ips.org.pk

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ICCBS-Karachi and Punjab University ink MoU

Karachi, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Punjab, Lahore. The memorandum of understanding intends to establish a mutually beneficial relationship built on academic, scientific, and cultural cooperation. The spokesman of the ICCBS-University of Karachi said that the MoU was signed in a meeting held in the vice chancellor office of the Punjab University, Lahore on Friday.

Prof Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, and COMSTECH Coordinator General on the behalf of the ICCBS and Prof Dr. Niaz Ahmed Akhter, the Vice Chancellor University of Punjab signed the agreement in the meeting. As per the agreement, areas of cooperation between the University of Punjab and International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi include the exchange of faculty professors, researchers, students, publications, academic programs, and research projects.

The MOU aims to establish training of technical personals of the University of Punjab on various sophisticated instruments of the ICCBS institutions. The memorandum also intends to establish joint supervision, research projects, and joint publications including patents. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Iqbal Choudhary said that ICCBS was the only institution in Pakistan that was not only certified by ISO but also became ‘UNESCO, WHO, OIC, and NAM- S and T Centre for Excellence’. This MOU will be effective for a period of five years from the date of final signature of both institutions.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer,
University of Karachi
Tel: +92-21-99261351 (Ext. 2294, 2306)
Fax: +92-21-99261330
Email: pro@uok.edu.pk
Website: www.uok.edu.pk

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UVAS secures highest competitive research funding from PHEC

Lahore, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore faculty members secured the highest research funding in the recent call for proposals announced by the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC). Six faculty members from different departments of UVAS including Prof Dr Habib ur Rehman (Physiology), Prof Dr Aftab Ahmad Anjum (Microbiology), Dr Muhammad Nawaz (Microbiology), Dr Mian Abdul Hafeez (Parasitology), Dr Haroon Akbar (Parasitology) and Dr Muhammad Ijaz (Veterinary Medicine) won the competitive research grants of worth Rs 44.5 million.

While visiting UVAS, Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Prof Dr Fazal Ahmad Khalid cherished the UVAS faculty and committed to increase the research funding for universities in future. The Vice Chancellor UVAS also appreciated the dynamic UVAS faculty and ORIC and wished the faculty for the successful completion of the projects.

Earlier, UVAS held the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore’s 1st meeting of the steering committee of the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC). Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad and Director National Feeds Limited Dr Musaddiq Asif co-chaired the meeting while Vice-Chancellor University of Education Lahore Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, Prof Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik from FC College University, Dr Mustafa Kamal and a number of renowned academicians, industrialists and distinguished professors attended the meeting.

The committee members approved the five year strategic plan of ORIC and endorsed various initiatives like technology transfer support fund, entrepreneurial seed fund and establishment of Science and Innovation Club to promote research, innovation and commercialization activities at UVAS.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

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MoU signed between UMT and City News Network

Lahore, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the University of Management and Technology UMT and City News Network, one of the largest media groups, with 1 international and 4 national news channels. The MoU was signed by Dr Muhammad Aslam, Rector UMT and Salim Bukhari Group Director Digital media, City News Network.

The ceremony was witnessed by Mohsin Naqvi, CEO City News Network, Gohar Ejaz, Patron in Chief, APTMA, Salim Bukhari, Group Director Digital media, City News Network, Khuram Kaleem, Director Programming, City News Network, Mian Tahir, Director News Channel 24, Ibrahim Hasan Murad, President, UMT, Prof Abid HK Shirwani, Director General, UMT, Lt Gen (R) Javed Hassan, Advisor to the President UMT and Dean’s/UMO Heads.

In his address, Ibrahim Hasan Murad, President UMT highlighted the importance of industry-academia linkages and assured maximum support to the media industry through several possible collaborations. Gohar Ejaz, Chief Guest also announced 100 Scholarships for deserving UMT students. The aim of this MoU is to create a strategic alliance and seamless linkage among both the parties to cooperate in areas of learning and development as well as to facilitate training, internships and career development prospects for participants, staff and alumni.

For more information, contact:
Media Coordinator,
University of Management and Technology (UMT)
C-II, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-300-200
Tel: +92-42-35212801-10
Fax: +92-42-35184789
Email: yaqoob@umt.edu.pk
Website: https://www.umt.edu.pk