Knowledge fronts were moving very fast and the nations legging behind in Science & Technology would not have to meat the global standards without adopting innovative approach. This was stated by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan while addressing the participants of dissemination event under Higher Education Commission (HEC) and British Council JHEL Program II organized by Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics (ABG) UAF at New Senate Hall here on Thursday.

Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan added that UAF was on a way to Internationalization having Scientific and research collaboration with USA, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, China and other Technological advanced countries. He maintained that University researchers were winning research projects on competitive grounds from various funding agencies.

Highlighting the details Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan added that 68 projects were submitted to PARB, 41 to PAK US joint collaboration program and 61 to Higher Education Commission Islamabad for funding. He maintained that HEC has adopted slogan “Universities as Community Builders” which was introduced by UAF as well as the idea of Entrepreneurship in Universities was initiated at our University.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Younas, Dean Faculty of Animal Husbandry highlighted the JHEL program II and said that during three years more than 45 researchers from all around the countries were trained under this program in the field of Animal Breeding, Genetics and Bio-technology. He added that University Scientists had visited University of New Castle UK, for collaborative research.

Prof. Dr. Allah Bukhsh, Director Research, UAF and HEC focal person also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the HEC initiatives which were designed to promote science culture in Universities. Prof. Dr. Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Dept. of Animal Breeding & Genetics conducted the program. Researchers from various organizations and Faculty members of the University also attended the ceremony.