Engineering exhibition: HEC’s efforts in promoting higher education lauded

UAF VC says engineers should develop new technology to benefit people

FAISALABAD: An engineering exhibition in connection with the 15-year celebrations of Higher Education Commission (HEC) was organised by the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).

The event was held to appreciate the role of HEC in provision of huge funds under technology development fund programme.

UAF Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar was the chief guest on the occasion.

He emphasised the need to design new technology with limited resources and easy to operate with multiple advantages. He urged the young engineers to come up with cheap and smart technology thereby to facilitate the small businessmen and entrepreneurs.

The vice-chancellor was of the view that technology always played a pivotal role in transforming the societies as a new idea could change the whole lifestyle of the society.

Iqbal Zafar said, “We have plenty of knowledge but there is a need to translate it in goods and services and make the lives of people easier.”



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He said, “The engineers should work hard and come up with a technology that could put a long lasting impact on the society and the industry as well.” He felicitated the leadership of the HEC and vowed to make the education and technology relevant to the society.

Later, the vice-chancellor, faculty members and students led a walk to pay thanks to HEC for its enormous contributions for putting the higher education sector of the country on the world radar that helped the universities get rankings all over the world.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 27^th, 2017.