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Varsities urged to find indigenous resources
Lahore, Aug 25: Universities can play a vital role by conducting research and focusing on indigenous
resources towards overcoming the challenges being faced by people in
Pakistan. This was resolved by a focused group meeting on Knowledge
Exchange strategic development in Pakistan and role of academia held at
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Ravi Campus, Patoki on
Wednesday, said a press release issued here on Wednesday. The meeting was
conducted by British Council with the collaboration of UVAS Fisheries
Department. A delegation led by Regional Higher Education Project Manager
central and south Asia Ben Isaac comprised British Council consultant Jo
Chaffer, British Council Manager Higher Education partnerships Sarah Pervez,
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Assistant Manager policy and
planning Hameed Ullah Khan, footwear expert Javed Akhtar Mir, Project
coordinator Inspire Prof Dr Muhammad Sharif Mughal and UVAS registrar Prof Dr
Kamran Ashraf. Earlier, UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz
briefed the delegation about the chronicle of veterinary school that had now
become the country s prestigious university. He said this institution was
imparting quality veterinary education in Lahore for the last 129 years. He said
UVAS was playing its effective role in the leather, poultry, meat and dairy
technology. He said that the university had won research grants worth Rs 571.794
million through competition. He said the university s development budget was Rs
430 million, adding that within a short span indigenous resources were being
increased from 10 to 25 per cent. Prof Nawaz said the university had
developed research collaboration and signed 21 MoUs with many international
institutions to upgrade the standard of education. He said the varsity was
making efforts to provide quality education. The delegation appreciated
the UVAS poverty alleviation model and discussed challenges. Vice
Chancellor Prof Nawaz said the vibrant role of livestock sector was contributing
approximately 55.1 per cent of the agriculture value-added and 11.4 per cent to
national GDP. Despite a plethora of challenges, he said, the livestock industry
was surprisingly growing by 4.1 per cent and cattle population had grown up to
67 million in 2010-11. Vice-Chancellor Dr Nawaz said that it was the
only university in Pakistan which was conducting online examination to maintain
the process of transparency. The participants urged the academia to
produce innovative mindset which would develop techniques for making money to
improve the national economy. But they categorically agreed that the human
resource should be equipped with basic product knowledge and know-how about the
management skills. They also visited the livestock farms, dogs training and
breeding centre and milk processing unit.
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UET teacher awarded
Lahore: Professor Dr. Zahid Ahmed Siddique, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Engineering and Technology, won the Prime Minister Award for conducting research
on Bond strength of Model Steel and other steel . Professor Dr. Zahid
Ahmad Siddique was also given the cash prize for the research work he completed
in a record time. He conducted the study to evaluate the bond performance of
model steel reinforcing bars. The study was carried out according to the
ACI408.2R-92 pullout tests which were conducted on fully automatic strain
controlled universal testing machine of Shimazu, Japan. The data was recorded by
the data acquisition system of a machine at every 50 millisecond. The
pullout samples were prepared with normal strength concrete having compressive
strength of 30 MPa. The recorded slump value was 85 mm. The embedded length was
selected to be 12 d. These pullout samples were put in a specially
designed assembly to grip them in the testing machine. This assembly has the
arrangement to eliminate any eccentricity during casting of the samples. The
tests were conducted after 28 days. State-of-the-art strain controlled
fully computerised universal testing machine was used for the tests. The machine
has its own data acquisition system. It recorded the data at every 50
millisecond time interval. Moreover being servo controlled, it also provided
whole post peak bond behaviour which was not possible with the load controlled
ordinary testing machines.
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LCWU displays 2nd merit list
Lahore: A second merit list for admission to FA/FSc First Year has been displayed at Lahore
College for Women University displayed. A press release here on Wednesday
said successful candidates could deposit their dues today (Thursday) and
tomorrow (Friday) during banking hours. Vice Chancellor Dr Sabiha
Mansoor said that the third merit list would be displayed on August 26, 2011 at
2 pm. The following merit list has been set as per the second list. Pre-Medical
968, Pre-Engineering 941, ICS (Physics) 920, ICS (Economics) 820, ICom 810,
General Science 742 Arts 700, FA (Home Economics) 750. The merit list
for disabled, Hafiz-e-Quran and sports students was also displayed. Entrance
test in fine arts and English Literature for O level candidates will be held
today (Thursday) at 10 am and 2 pm consecutively. The O-Level candidates
are directed to submit their equivalence certificate from Board of Intermediate
and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore till 29th August and their merit list will
be displayed on 6th September 2011. Classes in all categories will start on 12th
September 2011.
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VC visits PU mosque
Lahore: Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran visited the New Campus Jamia
Mosque to discuss the project for construction of new building of the Department
of Mosque. According to a press release here on Wednesday, Chairman
Mosque Department Dr Hafiz Muhammad Abdullah, Principal Oriental College Prof Dr
Mazhar Moeen, Project Director Sheikh Muhammad Ali, Resident Officer-II Malik
Muhammad Zaheer and other administrative officials were also present. Dr
Hafiz Muhammad Abdullah briefed the VC about the proposed site for construction
of new building of the department. The VC issued instructions to the
Project Director in this regard. PU results: Punjab University
Examinations Department has announced the results of MA History (Morning
Programme), Semester System, Session 2009-2011 and MA Pak Studies (Evening
Programme), Semester System, Session 2009-2011. Detailed results are
also available at PU website www.pu.edu.pk, said a press release here on
Wednesday.
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Distinction
Students of Cathedral School, 4 Church Road, Lahore, got
extraordinary marks in the Matric exam. In the school branch for boys, Daniyal
Baig got 975, Amshee Hassan 965 and Khalid Rehman 961marks out of total 1050
marks, getting first, second and third positions , respectively in the school.
In the girls branch, Maryam Sheikh scored 1010, Sana Rehman 952 and Arshia
Tabassum 945 marks, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. The news
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