Which university is to be " Harvard of East" ?

Lahore: Prof Dr Zafar Moeen Nasir has completed one year of his appointment as Punjab University Vice Chancellor and here is what steps he took to fulfill his goal to make PU- "the Harvard of East”. 

The VC took charge on December 28,2016 in the time of distress and unrest at PU. He introduced many new policies and rules rejecting old tried-and-tested policies which were not working. For the initial stages he had a 7 point agenda to run Punjab University with special focus on merit, academic audit and decentralization of powers.

·        Merit and transparency would be observed in all the decisions and mechanisms.

·        There would responsibility with accountability and those who would be given responsibility would be accountable to their action.

·        To motivate teachers and employees to work harder, performance based incentives would be provided to the teachers and employees

·        Assessment surveys would be conducted at the end of every academic year to audit performance of each academic unit.

·        Incumbent administration would be ensured world-class facilities in order to provide the best opportunities to PU students for excelling in competitions.

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Major Developments for 2017 in PU by new VC:

•   Punjab University Medical College:

          The Vice Chancellor also made efforts for the first time to get PU Medical College approved from Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif.

• Advanced examination management system:

         The Vice Chancellor also refurbished the examination management system for the first time in PU’s history according to the needs of modern age in order to deliver maximum facilities to the learners.

• National and International Memorandums:

              In order to promote industry-academia linkages, the PU signed 13 international and 21 national memorandums of understandings with well-reputed organizations.

• Pakistan’s first-ever Psychological Trauma Centre:

             Dr. Nasir has also inaugurated Pakistan’s first-ever Psychological Trauma Centre at Centre for Clinical Psychology, the first initiative taken by any university for mental treatment of the patients facing psychological problems.

•  48 newly-constructed residential apartments:

             Dr. Nasir inaugurated 48 newly-constructed residential apartments for teachers, administrative officers and other employees at New Campus.

Whether The VC applied new reforms at university campus,he also paid special attention to provide better facilities at boys and girls hostels and for the first time, the quality of food has also improved.seems to be fully detremined to fulfill his mission and is all set to work harder in the new year.