The University of Agriculture Faisalabad Academic Council on Saturday approved fees reduction in degree and FSc programmes in order to promote the education at grass-root level and make it accessible to marginalized section of the society. The meeting was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan where Registrar Muhammad Hussain presented the agenda.
Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan directed the teaching staff to ensure the quality education at par with international standards for which all-out efforts are being made. He apprised the council that the UAF was mandated for agricultural development, food security and rural development of the county. He said UAF admits the students on district quota with the special focus on rural background which is the oppressed section of the society.
He said that 40 percent of UAF students were getting need based and other scholarships due to financial difficulties. The council also approved the joint degree undergraduate programme in agriculture with the Canadian Dalhousie University. The Council also approved the establishment of graduate groups in grains, post harvest losses, food preservation, toxicology, nutrition, water and other areas at the US Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security.