Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir has said that the country can be given a high position at the world level only by converting the workforce into human wealth. In this regard, the role of universities is key, which can transform unskilled people into professional workforce.
Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir expressed these views while addressing a meeting of Deans, Directors and Principal Officers of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur at the Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat in Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus this morning. He said that it is very gratifying that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is making progress in this direction under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Engr Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob and the achievements achieved at the teaching and research forum are worthy of imitation for all universities.
Especially, the establishment of new departments in health, medical allied sciences, engineering and information technology and other issues and providing a large number of admissions for male and female students is a very good initiative. He said that he was very happy to visit the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and visited the historic Abbasia Campus of IUB and also visited the indisputable Solar Park in Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus. He said that he had the pleasure of visiting the College of Nursing, Business Management, Sports Facilities, Health Center and also Pharmacy.
