UAF approves new degree programmes

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) Academic Council approved several degree programmes at its 292nd meeting presided over by Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf.

Registrar Umar Saeed Qadri presented the agenda.

The degree programmes which were approved include BS (Honours) in human nutrition and dietetics at UAF Sub Campus Toba Tek Singh; BSc (Hons) food sciences and technology, BS physic and BS botany at Burewala Sub Campus; and BS poultry science; MPhil in mathematics and MSc (Hons) food technology at the main campus.

The programmes approved for Okara Sub Campus include MSc (Hons) agronomy, plant breeding and genetics, horticulture, soil sciences, environmental sciences and agriculture extension; MSc plant pathology; and Mphil in chemistry, botany, mathematics, physics and zoology.

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Addressing the meeting, Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf said the institution has been adopting all parameters to find a place in the world-acclaimed university rankings, including the QS, Times and Shanghai lists.

“To lower down the student-teacher ratio, new faculty would be recruited,” he said. He added that tangible measures were being taken on the part of the university administration and faculty to ensure quality education and research at par with international standards.

He urged the faculty to work to their full capacity so that fruitful research solutions could be provided to the farming community and industry.

He also called for sharpening the skills of the students so that they can excel in their respective fields. He said that knowledge-based economies are proving their mettle in the world.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 17^th, 2020.