Lahore, December 12, 2022 (PPI-OT):The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore organised an orientation programme for newly-admitted students of various undergraduate degree classes here in City Campus Lahore while other campuses of UVAS including Ravi Campus Pattoki, CVAS Jhang and KBCMA-CVAS Narowal attended this ceremony through video link on Monday.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad presided over the orientation programme while Convener Admission Committee/Dean Faculty of Bio Sciences Prof Dr Habib-ur-Rehman, Dean Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management Prof Dr Muhammad Azam, Chairman Department of Parasitology/Principal Students Affairs Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf and a large number of newly-admitted students with their parents and senior faculty members and administrative officers of UVAS were present.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad congratulated the students on their admissions after competing tuff criteria purely on merit and welcomed them in the UVAS a historic/prestigious institution of Pakistan. He said seventy percent of UVAS faculty members are PhD holders and many of them completed their degrees from abroad. He said every year UVAS providing scholarships to large number of talented students on merit. He said UVAS producing a large number of trained graduates every year.
He said UVAS imparting practical knowledge and skills to their students and after completion of degrees these students serve in livestock, poultry and dairy industries and play their vital role in the socio economy development of country by utilizing their knowledge and skills. He said UVAS also set an example of community services especially in the odd circumstances of covid-19 by providing free testing service to public and even in flood 2022 UVAS provided relief items along with veterinary services to flood victim /livestock farming community in the worst flood hit areas of Pakistan. He said UVAS ranked among the top ten universities of Pakistan due to its quality of education and research. He also mentioned that UVAS got 4th position among public sector universities of Pakistan in national sports ranking.
Prof Dr Habib-ur Rehman also congratulated the newly admitted students and said all the students must be proud to be part of this historical alma mater. He said UVAS will provide conducive intellectual environment of learning to students and trained them for their practical life. He said this year over fifteen thousand applications had been received for admission and only fifteen hundred students are able to get admission in UVAS on merit after competing tuff criteria.
Earlier, Principal Students Affairs Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Hostel Warden Prof Dr Aftab Anjum, Convener Discipline Advisory Committee Prof Dr Asim Aslam, Director Students Affairs Prof Dr Muhammad Ovais Omer and Senior Tutor Dr Ali Raza Awan also spoke on the occasion and talked about their responsibilities for the facilitating of students.
They spoke about the rules and regulations, discipline of the university and role of different student societies to explore hidden talent in students to polish them, curricular and extra-curricular activities like sports and residential hostel facilities etc. Director Information Technology Centre Mr Rizwan Saleem spoke about the state of the art available IT facilities for students like computer labs, fast internet service to attending online seminar and national and international conference etc.
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