PU to revise curriculum

LAHORE

Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir has directed the relevant authorities to revise curriculum of each academic programme in all faculties of the university on modern lines. 

He issued these instructions while chairing a meeting of Deans Committee on Tuesday. He asked all the deans to provide hard and soft copies of the curriculum of the academic programmes within one week and instructed Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) Director Tahir Jamil to examine the curriculum as per requirements of modern era.

Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir said the administration would strengthen QEC and ensure quality education to the students.

In the meeting, Acting Treasurer Rao Muhammad Sharif briefed the meeting that in the follow up of PU VC’s meeting with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the government had issued letters to PU administration seeking PC1 for establishment of Medical College and hostels.

He briefed that the government had also written for provision of 10 buses, Rs 50 million for promotion of research and enhancing PEEF scholarship quota and formalities were being fulfilled in this regard.

He informed that PU had been exempted from withholding tax and hence millions of rupees would be saved. The deans congratulated PU VC Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir on this achievement and lauded him for working for the benefit of the university. 

knowledge: Founder Director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford University Prof Dr Farhan Nizami has urged the Muslims to seek both religious and worldly knowledge. 

Addressing the students at the Punjab University’s Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre on Tuesday, he said there was need to avoid the culture of self-righteousness and to move forward in collaboration with people having different point of view.

PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir, PHEC Chairman Dr Nizam-ud-Din, Dean Faculty of Islamic Studies Prof Dr Tahira Basharat, senior faculty members and a large number of students were present. 

Dr Farhan Nizami said Islam and Arabic language were being taught at Oxford University since 300 years however most of the teachers were non-Muslims. Later, he added, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies was established in order to talk to them in their own way and language. He said many Islamic concepts had been distorted and we were making collective efforts to present true image of Islam. He said it was the basic purpose of the universities to generate new ideas and work with each other. He said Sir Syed Ahmed Khan wanted a generation which had Islamic roots and aware of modern knowledge as well. He said the Muslims while finding answers to the modern challenges must consider the reasons behind those challenges.

Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir stressed the need of collaboration between institutions so that teachers and students could benefit from each other. 

course: A course, Advance Life Support for Obstetrics (ALSO), has started at CPSP Regional Centre, Lahore.

According to a press release issued here on Tuesday, Prof Zafar Ullah Chaudhry, CPSP president, said that CPSP was providing training of international standard to its trainee doctors through advanced skills courses.

These courses are mandatory for all doctors in American, Australia and other developed countries. The compulsory implementation of these courses will enhance the standards of medical education.