Page 44 - GCU Quarterly 2020

HIGHLIGHTS
2020

Government College
University Lahore

Academic activities

begin on GCU
new campus

historic day for the Government College
University Lahore as academic activities began
PAGE 43 Aon the University's 400 acres new campus
established at Kala Shah Kaku.
Students from the University's eight departments
including BA/BSc (Hons) Physical Education, Botany
Zoology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Psychology and
Fine Arts studied their first classes in the Academic
Bloc of new campus on Wednesday.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi visited the new
campus, and addressed students and faculty
members, saying “you've become history and future of
this GCU new campus, and students in coming
decades would look at you as the founders of this
campus.”
He said classes would be held on the new campus
from 9:00am to 1:00pm, and shuttle transport service
between both campuses would be provided to all
students daily.
Prof. Zaidi clarified that these six departments
including BSc (Hons) Physical Education, had not
been shifted to the new campus; their classes,
research laboratories and faculty offices were intact on
the main campus and initially they would enjoy all
facilities on both campuses.
He said that Phase-I of new campus was nearing
completion and from next year, about two thousands
students would study on this campus. He also said
GCU had requested funds to the government for the
Phase-II of construction of this campus.
The Vice Chancellor appreciated the efforts of his
team in disinfecting the whole campus and preparing it
for classes in very short period of time.
Prof. Zaidi requested the Punjab Health Department
and the District Management to vacate the remaining
parts of the academic bloc of hostel for further
activities on the news campus.