International Islamic University Islamabad to build day-care centre at women campus

Al-Draiweesh administers oath to newly elected members of ASA

ISLAMABAD: A dedicated and expanded day-care centre will be built in IIUI women campus soon to take care of the children of staff and faculty and also the scholars studying in the varsity.

International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) President Dr Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh said this after administering oath to the newly elected members of the Academic Staff Association (ASA) on Wednesday at the male campus, a news release said.

Prof Dr Hafiz Muhammad Bashir took oath as ASA's new president, while the ceremony was also attended by vice presidents, deans, DGs, officers and former office bearers of the ASA as well.



Dr Saeed Badshah joined the ASA as its General Secretary, Syed Afzal Ahmed Kaka Khel as vice president (male), Dr Rukhsana Tariq as vice president (female), Dr Taimiya Sabiha as joint secretary-female, Akhlaq Ahmed as joint secretary-male, Dr. Hafiz Ahmed Hammad as finance secretary, Dr Muhammad Arshad Malik as information secretary and Dr Fozia Saeed joined as information secretary-female.

Dr al-Draiweesh emphasised that teachers had a vital role in disseminating and spreading knowledge in the society.

IIUI president said the university would promote Teaching Research Associates (TRAs) and lecturers who had completed PhDs as Assistant Professors .

Dr Bashir said the new ASA body would keep IIUI’s progress as top priority and support the administration.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 15^th, 2018.