BU has new rector

Islamabad: Vice Admiral (r) Tanveer Faiz HI(M) has been appointed as rector of Bahria University (BU).
He has meritorious 40 years service and was a distinguished professional of Pakistan Navy. He has held important appointments which provided him tremendous exposure in operations, staff, training and education. He is a graduate of PN Staff College and after qualifying National Defence course, he earned Master Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from NDU/Quaid-i-Azam University. During his career he has undergone number of courses both inland and abroad.
In his welcome address, Bahria University Rector Vice Admiral (r) Tanveer Faiz HI(M) said that we would like to open all the doors for promoting the research potential of the students, which will enable them to use their academic knowledge for practical projects. “To this end we have to build bridges between the university and the corporate sector, opening the way for research, and making students apply their academic skills to practical projects. We aim for all this to take place in a university environment that is safe and friendly, and at the same time disciplined, as envisaged by the Quaid-i-Azam. Because we feel that along with studies it is equally important to develop the good old values of character, decency, honesty and consideration for one another,” he said.