The meeting was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf while Registrar Tariq Saeed presented the agenda. At the meeting, the syndicate election was also held in which Dr Mahmmod A Randhawa and Dr Farzana Rizvi won the pools and selected as syndicate members for three years. The meeting also okayed the renaming of Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development as Institute of Education, Extension and Rural Development. It also approved the renaming of Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences as Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology. The meeting also approved the statues for the appointment of subject specialists / advisers. Dr Muhamamd Ashfaq was nominated as member Finance and Planning Committee in the meeting. The meeting also okayed reduced budget deficit of Rs 186 million from Rs 596 million due to better financial management. The meeting also gave nod to Annual Report 2017-18. The drivers BPS has been upgraded to BPS 7 from BPS 4. Dr Muhammad Ashraf said that all-out efforts were being made to address problems of campus community. He said that university was making headway to find its space in top 500 universities in the world acclaimed rankings. He said that the UAF was committed to ensure food security in the country. He said that without tangible research work, we can’t compete with the rest of the world. He said that university has produced 98,809 manpower so far.