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HIGHLIGHTS
2020
Government College
University Lahore
GCU opens admissions to 11 language courses
irst time in its history, the took a gap year and spent a whole year skills,” Prof. Zaidi said.
G o v e r n m e n t C o l l e g e engaging in a mixture of language Prof. Zaidi said that classes were
FUniversity Lahore has offered lessons and cultural courses so as to scheduled in the evening, so that regular
admissions to students in eleven improve their life skills. university students and professionals
foreign and national language “So, we have decided to open admissions from different fields could also join.
courses which include Hindi, in the Language Communication Skills According to the notification, the GCU
French, Russian, Turkish and Courses which were specially designed Lahore has opened admission to the
German. to focus on refining the students' Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi,
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zaidi said communicative ability with emphasis on Persian, Punjabi, Turkish, Russian and
that in European countries students listening, speaking, reading and writing the Urdu languages.
PAGE 15 Mader-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah GCU Student Represent
Girls' Hostel named after
Pakistan in China
he Girls' Hostel of r. Haris Ali Virk, Former President GCU Debating
Government College Society and an Honours Final Year student at the
TUniversity Lahore has MDepartment of English, was selected by the Federal
been named after Mader-e- government to represent Pakistan in China. The delegation,
Millat Fatima Jinnah. A hosted by All China Youth Federation, comprised of 100 young
notification in this regard has leaders from all across Pakistan who've been doing amazing
been issued with the approval work in their respective fields. It included Sana Mir, former
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr captain of Pakistan's Women Cricket Team, Samina Baig, the
Asghar Zaidi. A boys' hostel brave young woman from Hunza who is the first and only
of GCU Lahore was already Pakistani woman to climb Everest and the seven summits, Zoe
Viccaji, singer and musician. The delegation had four major
named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Old agendas including education, poverty alleviation, small and
Ravians and the female students highly appreciated the medium enterprises, and special economic zones. The
decision. meetings, discussions, and visits focused on urban planning,
Vice Chancellor Prof. Zaidi said that Fatima Jinnah was a public transport, quality of education, resource and waste
beacon of light for the Muslim women; she was an management, economic reforms, conservation of environment
inspiration for them to stand and work shoulder-to-shoulder through developing techniques of renewable energy, and the
with men. Belt and Road Initiative.
Farewell to Dr. G Murtaza
farewell ceremony was held here at but his affiliation with GCU and with his
the GCU Lahore to pay glowing research students would continue,” the VC
Atribute to the services of 81-year-old said.
eminent plasma physicist Prof. Dr. G. Prof. Zaidi paid glowing tribute to 19 year
Murtaza for the Government College services of Prof. Murtaza for GCU, saying that
University Lahore. “the entire faculty and your students wish to
Prof. Zaidi chaired the farewell and thank you for the untiring zeal you have
graciously offered Dr. Murtaza the position demonstrated towards research and
of Distinguished Professor of Physics. education, and also helped the university in
“Dr. Murtaza is an inspiration for all of us, his various administrative matters through your
tenure as Prof. Salam Chair is concluding wide experience.”