UVAS Convocation: Khosa wants more funds for education
Says elections will be held on time and in a transparent manner.
LAHORE:
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said on Monday that the provinces should allocate more funds for education. He said elections would be held on time and in a transparent manner.
Talking to the media after attending the fourth convocation of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Khosa, who is also the UVAS chancellor, said education had become a provincial subject after the 18th Amendment. He urged the provinces to allocate more funds for education. He said when the PPP government took over, inflation was 25 per cent, while now it was down to single digit.
Earlier, addressing the convocation, Khosa urged the universities in the Punjab to share their expertise in order to enhance research standards. He praised the UVAS for producing graduates qualified to work in the livestock sector and allied industries, and for making linkages with other universities and the private sector. “I have been impressed by the university’s progress in recent years,” he said.
“You have a responsibility to use your talent for the benefit of the society which helped to educate you and develop your talent,” he said, addressing the students.
“Your obligation is to pursue learning and serve the nation. No nation can grow without education and deal with the gigantic challenges of this modern era.” Education meant change and the youth should adopt to modern-day needs and help build the nation, he said.
Presenting the welcome address, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha said the UVAS was proud to play a pivotal role in fulfilling the needs of the fast-growing livestock sector in terms of human resource, research and technological development. The contribution of the livestock sector to the GDP had increased from 39% to over 55% in the last decade. He said the UVAS had done an outstanding job in sharing its knowledge and resources with allied industries and farmers.
He said the UVAS recently established the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC) and the Business Incubation Centre (BIC) to serve new businesses. In less than one year, the BIC won professional consultancies worth over Rs200 million in both the private and public sectors. He said the university’s research success was reflected by the Higher Education Commission ranking which put it twelfth among 82 national universities and third among agricultural universities.
He said the value of the ongoing competitive research projects of the university was over Rs350 million. He said the performance of the Quality Enhancement Cell had been outstanding. The university had been trying to provide clinical services and consultation to poultry and livestock farmers. The mobile ambulatory and outreach clinics of the UVAS were serving animal owners at their doorsteps. “The UVAS has also launched 24/7 extension services to provide emergency care to animals on the doorsteps of farmers,” he said.
He said the university also encouraged students to engage in activities outside the classroom.
A total of 1,072 PhD, MPhil scholars and undergraduate students received degrees and medals from Khosa and Pasha.
Livestock and Dairy Development Secretary Irfan Elahi was also present.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2012.
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said on Monday that the provinces should allocate more funds for education. He said elections would be held on time and in a transparent manner.
Talking to the media after attending the fourth convocation of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Khosa, who is also the UVAS chancellor, said education had become a provincial subject after the 18th Amendment. He urged the provinces to allocate more funds for education. He said when the PPP government took over, inflation was 25 per cent, while now it was down to single digit.
Earlier, addressing the convocation, Khosa urged the universities in the Punjab to share their expertise in order to enhance research standards. He praised the UVAS for producing graduates qualified to work in the livestock sector and allied industries, and for making linkages with other universities and the private sector. “I have been impressed by the university’s progress in recent years,” he said.
“You have a responsibility to use your talent for the benefit of the society which helped to educate you and develop your talent,” he said, addressing the students.
“Your obligation is to pursue learning and serve the nation. No nation can grow without education and deal with the gigantic challenges of this modern era.” Education meant change and the youth should adopt to modern-day needs and help build the nation, he said.
Presenting the welcome address, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha said the UVAS was proud to play a pivotal role in fulfilling the needs of the fast-growing livestock sector in terms of human resource, research and technological development. The contribution of the livestock sector to the GDP had increased from 39% to over 55% in the last decade. He said the UVAS had done an outstanding job in sharing its knowledge and resources with allied industries and farmers.
He said the UVAS recently established the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC) and the Business Incubation Centre (BIC) to serve new businesses. In less than one year, the BIC won professional consultancies worth over Rs200 million in both the private and public sectors. He said the university’s research success was reflected by the Higher Education Commission ranking which put it twelfth among 82 national universities and third among agricultural universities.
He said the value of the ongoing competitive research projects of the university was over Rs350 million. He said the performance of the Quality Enhancement Cell had been outstanding. The university had been trying to provide clinical services and consultation to poultry and livestock farmers. The mobile ambulatory and outreach clinics of the UVAS were serving animal owners at their doorsteps. “The UVAS has also launched 24/7 extension services to provide emergency care to animals on the doorsteps of farmers,” he said.
He said the university also encouraged students to engage in activities outside the classroom.
A total of 1,072 PhD, MPhil scholars and undergraduate students received degrees and medals from Khosa and Pasha.
Livestock and Dairy Development Secretary Irfan Elahi was also present.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2012.