Developments at Punjab University

The Punjab University (PU) Scholarship Committee meeting held on Thursday decided to award 5,000 scholarships on merit and to needy students.

According to a press statement, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran chaired the meeting while deans of faculties, PU treasurer and additional treasurer and members of the committee attended the meeting.

As many as 303 students of Faculty of Behavioural & Social Sciences, 643 of Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, 250 of Faculty of Arts & Humanities, 1,030 of Faculty of Commerce, 428 of Faculty of Law, 114 of Faculty of Oriental Learning, 74 of Islamic Studies, 312 of Faculty of Engineering & Technology, 405 of Faculty of Life Sciences, 1118 of Faculty of Sciences, 272 of Pharmacy and 31 students of Faculty of Education will be offered scholarships on open merit and needy basis.

Addressing the meeting, PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran directed the officials concerned to make the whole process transparent and adopt strict merit to award scholarships to the students. He directed all the deans to instruct the heads of departments to send the names of students keeping in view strict merit so that no student could be deprived of due right.

It was also decided in the meeting that a notice be sent to all the heads of teaching departments to send the lists of eligible students to the Scholarship Committee within 30 days for the award of merit and needy scholarships. It is noteworthy that under the PU annual scholarship
scheme, Rs 12,000 each would be given to 2,500 students on merit and 2,500 needy students.


30,000 rare books donated to PU library: Renowned Pakistani journalist Maqbool Ahmad Dehlvi has donated a collection of over 30,000 rare journals and books to Punjab University Library.
According to a PU press statement issued on Thursday, the donation included 20,000 journals in Urdu, English and Gurmukhi languages and 12,000 rare books in Urdu and English. After retirement from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Maqbool Dehlvi spent most of his time in his personal library.

He was associated with Daily Jang and served for many years as a reporter.

Thousands of his articles have been published in Daily Mashraq and Daily Jang’s Sunday editions. He has also performed the duties of Editor in Ayena, Bano and Hina Lahore.
Moreover, many of his writings have been published in journal Tehzeeb, Zaib-un-Nisa, Hoor, Haram, Bano, Shama, Ayena, Muamma, Director, Shuja and Jaiza Naqsh.

It is to be mentioned that Maqbool Dehlvi is close relative of late Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi, a renowned literary personality of the great sub-continent.


PU signs MoU with US varsity: The Punjab University and Youngstown State University, Ohio, United States of America, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which both the varsities would collaborate in academic and research activities and exchange of students and teachers would be made possible.

PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran and Youngstown State University Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs Dr Ikram Khawja signed the memorandum documents at New Campus on Thursday. PU External Linkages Director Prof Dr Najma Najam, Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Naeem Khan and deans of all faculties were also present.
Dr Mujahid Kamran briefed Dr Ikram about the departments and faculties of the varsity and hoped that the collaboration would be very beneficial for faculty members and students of both the varsities. He said research on very important topics was being carried out at various science departments of Punjab University. He said there were vast opportunities of collaboration in the field of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Information Technology, Islamic studies and other disciplines.

Youngstown University Vice-President Dr Ikram Khawaja said he wished that the scientists and researchers of both the universities should collaborate in various fields.

He said there were vast opportunities of collaboration in the areas of Islamic Studies, various science departments, cyber technology, ethic studies and chemical technology. He said both the varsities could provide opportunities of post doctoral to researchers as well.

Source: Daily The NEWS