Govt will promote industryacademia linkages: Raja Yasir Humayun

Minister says no nation can progress without excellence in higher education

LAHORE: Punjab Higher Education Minister Raja Yasir Humayun has said the government will promote industry-academia linkages and provide all resources to researchers to improve the ranking of universities.

He was addressing the 352nd meeting of Punjab University's Senate at Senate Hall, Old Campus on Thursday. The minister said that no nation could make progress without excellence in higher education.

Therefore, the government was focusing to improve academic standards in institutions in Punjab. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that there was a lot of potential in our youth, but they needed direction. He said that the results of the education policies of the Punjab government would bring fruit soon.

The courses of all universities were being made relevant to the demands of industry, he said. The minister added Pakistan had made rapid progress in impact factor research which reflected in our overall potential.



The government would extend full support to the Punjab University for improving its international ranking, he added.

Presenting the 8-month report of the administration, Punjab University Vice Chancellor Dr Niaz Ahmed Akhtar said that the meetings of all statutory bodies were being organised for appropriate functioning of the university. He said that incentives were being given to the teachers and students for the first time to encourage research productivity of the university.

The vice chancellor said that the teachers who would get admission in the top 50 universities of the world would be given scholarships. The administration has announced that the students of bachelors who will publish one research paper in impact factor journal will be given waiver in tuition fee while the students having 2 impact factor research papers will be given admission in MS and PhD programmes without any fee.

Members of the syndicate, deans, professors, heads of departments and elected members of the Senate were present on the occasion.

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