AUST waives fees for disabled students

Two more buses being included in the transport pool of the university

ABBOTTABAD: Abbottabad University of Science and Technology (AUST) has waived off the entire fees including hostel charges of disabled students and it has been decided that special arrangements will be made for the disabled students for their easy movement in the university campus.

The decision was taken at the 4th meeting of AUST Syndicate which was held at the University under the chairmanship of AUST Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iftikhar Ahmed. And attended by all members which include Justice (retd) Abdul Lateef Khan, Representative of HEC Professor Dr Johar Ali, Additional Secretary HEC Kabir Afridi and others attended.



Registrar of AUST also presented the annual budget of the University with the tune of Rs75.146m which was approved and members of the syndicate appreciated the efforts of the vice chancellor for bringing out the university from financial crisis.



It was informed that two floors of the new academic block will be handed over to university before next semester and final drawings and approval are being granted for the two additional academic and one administration block.

It was also disclosed that two more buses are being included in the transport pool of the university which will be further increase after the availability of the funds.



Earlier Vice Chancellor briefed the participants about the ongoing developmental schemes and projects of the University and added that special efforts are being done to improve the educational activities by holding seminars and workshops and number of MoUs’ are being signed with number of foreign universities to enhance the capabilities of the students.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 6^th, 2018.