Deputy Counsel General of China Peng Zhengwu said that China is extending full support to Pakistan and power plants based on technology being used in Beijing had been installed for resolving energy crisis. He was addressing a seminar organized by Punjab University (PU) Pakistan Study Centre.
Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Hummayun Sarfraz has kicked off anti-polio campaign by giving polio drops to children at Punjab University (PU) Teaching Hospital.
The Institute of Agricultural Sciences at Punjab University on Tuesday inaugurated the PU Climate Change Awareness Centre to promote climate literacy among the public at large. The chief guest at the launch ceremony was Punjab Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development Sardar Hasnain Bahadur Dreshak.
Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador Erik Beishemhiev has called for promoting Pak-Kyrgyz academic ties and trade relations, highlighting that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan were geographically located on important positions in the region and both could benefit from each other.
Special students of Punjab University (PU) Child Welfare Centre (CWC) on Tuesday showcased their talents to tell the world of their special strengths and to call for efforts to polish and utilize their abilities for making them productive members of the society.
The seminar on Breast Cancer Awareness was organized by Punjab University (PU) Academic Staff Association (ASA) at Al Raazi Hall. Governor Punjab’s wife Parveen Sarwar, PU ASA president Professor Dr Mumtaz Anwar Chaudhry, secretary Javed Sami, treasurer Rafia Rafiq, Behavioral and Social Sciences Dean Faculty Prof Dr Umbreen Javed, Life Sciences Dean Faculty Professor Dr Firdous e Barin, Dr Anisa Fatima, faculty members and students from various departments participated in the event.
World Bank representative Dr Graham Harrison said that World Bank would fund those research projects that would bring socio-economic development in the country and achieve sustainable development goals.
Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun on Tuesday said that promotion of industry-academia linkages was key to resolving social problems and uplifting the country’s economy. He was addressing the inaugural session of 7th International Conference on Research in Education (ICORE-19) titled “Teachers Education: 21st Century Challenges” on Tuesday.
A noted education expert has called for decolonizing higher education in Pakistan in order for the country to become a knowledge creator.
Punjab University’s Department of Archaeology organized a special lecture by Dr Dalvir S. Pannu about his recent book “The Sikh Heritage Beyond Borders”. Distinguished professors, scholars and professionals from different departments of archaeological, cultural, artistic, heritage, literary and history of Pakistan participated in the special lecture.