HYDERABAD: A 14-member delegation of students of the University of Arid Agriculture,
Rawalpindi, led by the dean of student affairs, Dr M. A. Naeem, visited the University
of Sindh on Monday.
The visit was arranged under interaction programme among university students initiated
by the Higher Education Commission.
Vice-chancellor Mazhar-ul-Haq Siddiqi said that Sindh University always felt proud
to welcome students and scholars from other universities of the country.
He said that students were valuable asset of the nation and they should work hard
to acquire higher education.
He said the University of Sindh would spend Rs2.5 billion during the next seven
years to improve faculty and research facilities.
The vice chancellor said the university would provide scholarships with the help
of the HEC during the next five years to 100 scholars to get PhD degrees from
abroad.
He said that the university had increased 70 per cent seats during the last four
years to admit more students.
Mr Siddiqi emphasized the need for introducing a four years bachelors degree programme
and said that the SU was the first public sector university that had introduced
this programme in the faculties of natural and social sciences.
The delegation leader, Dr M.A. Naeem, thanked the vice chancellor for his cooperation
with the visiting students.
HYDERABAD: A 14-member delegation of students of the University of Arid Agriculture,
Rawalpindi, led by the dean of student affairs, Dr M. A. Naeem, visited the University
of Sindh on Monday.
The visit was arranged under interaction programme among university students initiated
by the Higher Education Commission.
Vice-chancellor Mazhar-ul-Haq Siddiqi said that Sindh University always felt proud
to welcome students and scholars from other universities of the country.
He said that students were valuable asset of the nation and they should work hard
to acquire higher education.
He said the University of Sindh would spend Rs2.5 billion during the next seven
years to improve faculty and research facilities.
The vice chancellor said the university would provide scholarships with the help
of the HEC during the next five years to 100 scholars to get PhD degrees from
abroad.
He said that the university had increased 70 per cent seats during the last four
years to admit more students.
Mr Siddiqi emphasized the need for introducing a four years bachelors degree programme
and said that the SU was the first public sector university that had introduced
this programme in the faculties of natural and social sciences.
The delegation leader, Dr M.A. Naeem, thanked the vice chancellor for his cooperation
with the visiting students.