The VC’s for 13 – Public universities of Pakistan to be appointed By December: Higher Education Minister Punjab

Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Hamayun told about appointments to the press while he was attending international conference in Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) on Friday. He said that his team was putting a criterion in order for merit upon which the new VC’s would be appointed before the previous VC’s evacuate their seats. The process of selection will be done in expedite manner, he asserted.

The stringent policy making of VC’s appointment has come under process after a series of probe happening against previous VC’s of Sargodha University and Punjab University. The higher education departments of Punjab, Sindh and KPK seem quite actively focusing on weaknesses present in their current system. Media is playing a vital role in pin pointing the disfigured educational system.

And why wouldn’t it be a matter of concern? The future of millions of Pakistani students is dependent on the progression of educational system of Pakistan. CJP and Provincial Govt’s have been taking passive steps ever since the complains of systemic deformities in Varsities emerged. The Vice- Chancellor of a University is an integral administrative officer of University, his/hers role carries out the most important policies of University.

Some of the important duties assigned to VC are: To assemble meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council, the power to make appointments, to visit colleges and other institutions affiliated to the University, to secure the funds of university and manage the expenditures, has power to renew, revise the academic courses and administrative laws of a University. The role of a VC in the University is not less to that of a Prime Minister in a country. His honesty and dishonesty directly affects the entire system.

The international conference in Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) attended by foreign students and faculty members.

The international conference in Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) was organized by LCWU’s departments of zoology and bio-technology. A large number of students, teachers and scholars from Pakistani Universities and foreign Universities attended the international conference such as: University College London, University of Sheffield, UK, and the University of Mississippi, USA and also from several Universities of UAE.

LCWU VC Prof Dr Farkhanda Manzoor, Director Research Dr Shugfta Naz and Registrar Uzma Batool were representing LCWU faculty in the event. Minister of Higher Education Punjab also talked about the establishment of LCWU new medical college campus in Kala Shah Kaku. He assured the VC of LCWU that he will send her recommendations to Chief Minister, He said, “PC 1 has been received and we will use all possible resources for the development of LCWU”.

Dr. Farkhanda Manzoor talked about future projects of LCWU; she said the University is planning to open a research centre to work on finding ways to produce energy through low- budget energy plants. And also a college is to be established for intermediate classes to ensure quality education; the college will have its separate building and faculty.