RECORDER REPORT

FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad's (UAF) Academic Council has approved new degree programmes including four programmes for Burewala sub-campus to face the challenges of modern era and to provide quality education to dwellers at their doorstep.

The meeting was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan where Registrar Muhammad Hussain presented the agenda.

The meeting also approved introducing sports course of three-credit hour in all degree program as optional subject.

The degree programmes approved for Burewala include MSc Economics, MSc Sociology, MSc Chemistry and MSc Botany. Entomology as major course for BSs (Agriculture) will also be launched at Burewala Campus. MSc Zoology for Toba Tek Singh sub-campus is also being launched keeping in the view the need of the area. The Vice Chancellor said such initiatives are meant for providing quality education to the locals at the doorstep.