KU Syndicate approves allocating one acre to SHEC

A Syndicate meeting of the University of Karachi on Thursday approved recommendations of the syndicate’s subcommittee and allowed the Sindh Higher Education Commission to have one acre of the KU’s land.

The SHEC had requested grant of two acres of land, but the subcommittee recommended that one acre of land would be sufficient for the SHEC construction. The members also recommended that land and construction should be in close adherence to the KU’s land master plan.

The Syndicate meeting was chaired by KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi and held at the Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat. The nomination of Prof Dr Zabta Khan Shinwari and Dr Ali Farhan as Men of Eminence of the Selection Board for a period of two years was approved.

The nomination of Member of National Assembly Shahida Rehmani as a Syndicate representative member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Clinical Psychology for a term of three years was also approved.

The minutes of the Financial Planning Committee meetings held on 8 November 2024 and 21 January 2025 were also endorsed. The Syndicate approved the Terms of Reference regarding refer-back cases and directed the committee to prioritize cases of soon-to-retire faculty members. It approved the removal from service of Assistant Prof Faiza Abdul Rab from the Department of Food Science and Technology.