Lahore, The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore hosted a series of competitions including scientific model, photography and videography, and green innovation as part of its Spring Festival 2024 celebrations at the City Campus on Tuesday. These competitions, supervised by the UVAS Senior Tutor Office, showcased the diverse talents and innovative thinking of the students across various disciplines.

According to University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, the scientific model competition saw the team led by Ali Haider from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences clinching the first position, with Noor-ul-Saba’s team from the same institute coming in second. The third position was shared between Mariam Afzal’s team from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Huda Zafar’s team from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In the photography competition, Azwar from Microbiology secured the top spot, followed by Abdullah Kamran from the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program in second place, and Ahmad Zahoor from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in third. The videography competition winners were Asad and Hammad from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, with the second place going to Hamza and Awais also from the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hammad Saeed from DVM securing third place.

The green innovation competition highlighted environmental creativity, where the team led by Tayyaba from Environmental Sciences won the first position. Jawad’s team, also from Environmental Sciences, took the second place, while Momina and Mahrukh’s teams both stood at the third position.

The event was graced by Prof Dr Muhammad Mansha from the University of Education and Dr Mohsin Ahmad Khan from Punjab University as chief guests for the scientific model contest, while Asad Ghafoor and Aun Abbas were the chief guests for the photography and videography contests. They, along with UVAS Registrar Sajjad Hyder and Senior Tutor Prof Dr Ali Raza Awan, presented shields to the winners. The ceremony was attended by a large number of students from various departments, showcasing the wide participation and interest in the festival’s competitions.