NED varsity senate approves Rs3,351.138 million budget

The NED University of Engineering and Technology in its 29th Senate meeting held on Saturday approved a budget of Rs3,351.138 million for the fiscal year 2021-22.

The meeting was chaired by Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Universities and Boards Nisar Khuhro and

84 NED senate members participated.

While briefing the members, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sarosh Hashmat Lodi said the budget started with a deficit of Rs167.695 million, but the varsity ended it with a surplus budget of Rs2.207 million.

He said the NED varsity had always given priority to development projects and promotion of research activities. “We have started around 183 research projects. At present, as many as 23 state-of-the-art research centres have been established. The varsity has produced 450 research papers in international publications.”

Khuhro said commencing the civil engineering classes at the varsity’s Thar campus was a commendable task, and now the students of the region would also be able to get quality education. The provincial government had been supporting the NED University and would continue to do so in the future, he added.