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HIGHLIGHTS
2020

Government College
University Lahore

QUA VC stresses effective engagment of students on campuses

uaid-i-Azam University contributions in shaping Pakistan. has said that that the Government
Islamabad Vice Chancellor The event was aimed at promoting College (now University) Lahore has
QProf. Dr. Muhammad Ali, informal interaction among delegates played a vital role in promotion of culture
who is also the Chairman of Vice and discussion about the History and and literature of Punjab and overall
Chancellors Committee, remarked Culture, Historiography and Cultural socio-economic development of
that the desired results could not be Mapping, Various perspectives in History Pakistan; its decades-old effective model
achieved in the higher education Writing Historical Evolution of the Punjab of student societies is needed to be
s e c t o r w i t h o u t e f f e c t i v e (from ancient to the present), Indus replicated in other higher education
engagement of students on Valley Civilization , Harrapan Civilization institutes.
campuses and devising student- and the Punjab (Ancient Narratives), Speaking on the occasion, Inter-
centric policies. Archeology and Museology, Mysticism: University Consortium for Promotion of
He also acknowledged that the Sufis and Saints of the Punjab, Social Sciences (IUCPSS) National
Government College University is Cultural/Lingual traditions and diversity, C o o r d i n a t o r M r. M u r t a z a N o o r
PAGE 17 one of most prestigious and and The Punjab's Arts, Crafts and Civil emphasized strengthening collaboration
historical institution of Pakistan and
Society.
across universities in promoting campus-
based student activities.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi
its students have made great
Ravian businessman donates golden scholarship
r Hassan Malik, a Ravian businessman, has donated rupees
one million to the Government College University Lahore
MEndowment Fund Trust (GCU-EFT) for the scholarship of
financially-challenged students.
Mr. Malik called upon Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi, and
handed over the donation cheque to him, while Dean Faculty of Social
Sciences Prof. Dr. Khalid Manzoor Butt was also present.
The donor expressed his wish to the Vice-Chancellor to initiate a
Golden Scholarship from his donation in the name of his late uncle and
former federal minister Mr. Malik Naeem. It was the second golden
scholarship initiated by Mr. Hassan Malik, and it would be given to a
financially-challenged student every year on merit.

Meeting with Director General, NAB
ice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahzad and Additional Registrar Dr.
Asghar Zaidi and National Shaukat Ali. A senior director of NAB was
VAccountability Bureau (NAB) also present. The Vice Chancellor
Lahore Director General Major (r) informed the NAB about the newly-
Shahzad Saleem have held a formed audit committee for inquiry into
meeting to discuss collaboration the report regarding foreign faculty hiring
between the two institutes in programme at the University's Abdus
promoting good governance and Salam School of Mathematical Sciences
transparency at GCU Lahore. (ASSMS). Director General Shahzad
Prof. Zaidi and Mr. Saleem met at the Saleem appreciated the actions and
latter's office alongside GCU faculty assured the Vice Chancellor for their
deans Prof. Dr. Sultan Shah and Prof. cooperation in all internal enquiries by the
Dr. Ahmed Adnan, Treasurer Abid university.