‘IUB-PITB association reaps dividends’

The Adviser to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Sports, Wahab Riaz, appreciated the curricular and co-curricular activities, research and development projects at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB).

Talking to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, during his visit to the IUB on Wednesday, Wahab Riaz said that the university’s exceptional performance in all fields was commendable.

The vice chancellor told him that under the E-Rozgar programme, 10 batches had graduated so far, and foreign exchange worth millions of rupees earned.

The IUB was associated with various projects of the Punjab Information Technology Board, and the university students as well as the youth of the area were acquiring skills through “freelancing courses”, he added.

During his visit to the Sadiq Computing and Research Centre, the adviser also visited the E-Rozgar and Plan 9 laboratories and met the students there. He also visited the newly-constructed cricket ground at the university.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 30^th, 2023.