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Nation’s uplift hinges on trained teachers: Dr Iqrar
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Agriculture University Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan Thursday said well trained and qualified teachers are imperative to the development of a nation because they give a direction to the people to move to prosperity.
Administering the oaths from the newly elected Academic Staff Association (ASA)’s body, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, the VC said the varsity was taking all tangible initiatives to address issues of the campus community.
Assistant Prof/ Deputy Director, Endowment Fund Secretariat Amir Saeed has been elected as President ASA unopposed. Whereas, Muhammad Athar Nadeem, Assistant Prof Department of Agronomy has been elected Vice President, UAF Main Campus. Assistant Prof Dr Sibtain Ahmad and Dr Fakhar-ud-Din have been elected as Vice Presidents for UAF Toba Tek Singh and UAF Burewala-Vehari Sub-campuses, respectively.
Assistant Prof Dr Khurram Zia from Office of Research innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) took oath as new secretary, ASA whereas Lecturer Iqra Shagufta as joint secretary and the NIFSAT Assistant Prof Dr Allah Rakha as treasure. Prof Dr Muhammad Younas was the Election Commissioner ASA 2015.
Dr Iqrar lauded efforts being made on the part of UAF teaching community for entering into top 100 universities of the globe.
He said that the last year, UAF has recruited 130 qualified teachers. He said new 200 recruitments will be made this year to reduce the teachers and students ratio. He said researches should not be piled up in the libraries. It must be reached at the doors of the common man for the uplift of society. Talking about UAF other initiatives, he said that a hostel for 1,000 women funded by the Punjab Government was being set up at the campus. He said new facilities including exhibition centre, lecture theaters, women complex, working women hostel, state-of-the-art housing units for the lower grades employees, new hostels had been added. New ASA President Amir Saeed said that the academia community will work with more dedication for the uplift of the university and agricultural education and research. He said that the ASA will come up with the comprehensive action plan in May for addressing the issues of academia and agriculture sector. ASA former President Prof Dr Amjad Aulakh said that joint efforts of the faculty and ministration were opening up new chapter of progress for the campus. He said that all-out efforts were made to address the issue of campus community.