IUB to establish Saraiki Area Study Centre

The 81st syndicate meeting of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur was held at the Abbasia Campus under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor Prof. Athar Mahboob.

In the meeting, important administrative, academic, financial and developmental issues were discussed and approved.

The Secretary of Higher Education Department of South Punjab, Muhammad Altaf Baloch, and others participated in the meeting.

The meeting approved the establishment of the Cholistan and Saraiki Area Study Centre and Centre for Excellence in Corporate Governance. The amended proposal of China Testing and Institute and Business Centre was approved.

The meeting approved the establishment of a Centre for Performing Arts and Digital Media Production.

The meeting approved establishment of the Institute of Soil Sciences and Water Resources in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

A pilot project for setting up an agro-economic zone in Cholistan through the rains enhancement project was approved.

The participants of the meeting appreciated the food security and other important research projects of national importance at the university.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 13^th, 2023.