The Executive Council University of Sindh has decided to introduce 18 credit hours course work for PhD Degree Programme approved by Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Faculty of Social Sciences from January, 2011.
This was decided in the 5th meeting of Vice Chancellor's Executive Council held on Wednesday. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Nazir A Mughal presided over the meeting. The Vice Chancellor's Executive Council constituted by Dr Nazir A Mughal aims to discuss and implement academic refroms.
The meeting was attended by Pro Vice Chancellors Dr Rafia Ahmed Shaikh, Dr Iqbal Ahmed Panhwar, Deans of the Faculties Dr Anwar Ali Shah, Dr Muhammad Tahir Rajput, Dr, Muhammad Qasim Bughio, Dr Parveen Shah, Dr Sanaullah Bhutto, Dr Abdullah Dayo, Director Students Affairs( DSA) Professor Bashir Ahmed Channer, Provosts Dr Ghulam Sarwar Gachal, Dr Qamar Jahan Mirza, Registrar Muhammad Hussain Shaikh, Consultant to Vice Chancellor on Higher Education Dr M Raees Ahmed, Dr Muhammad Siddiq Kalhoro, Dr Imdad Ali Ismaili, Director Finance Mushtaq Memon, Dr Misbah Bibi, Director Admissions Noor Ahmed Memon and others.
The meeting discussed the ways and means for introducing Ph.D course work in different disciplines under 18 credit hours and also advised other Faculties of Arts, Pharmacy, Commerce and Business Administration to develop proposal for discussion and approval of the executive council meeting.
The council meeting lauded the efforts of the Vice Chancellor and appreciated resolution of old land dispute. The meeting congratulated Professor Dr Muhammad Qasim Bughio, Dean Faculty of Arts on receiving of Presidential Award "Tamgha-i-Imtiaz" in the field of literature and appreciated services of Dr Bughio.