Funding for Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) faculty approved
Multan: The government has approved Rs880 million funding for the faculty development programme under which teachers will be offered financial assistance for PhD studies, says Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Zafarullah Khan.
At a press conference at the BZU committee room on Thursday, Prof Khan said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had approved Rs880 million against university's demand for Rs1 billion for faculty development. He praised the prime minister for approving the funding despite financial constraints. He said that recession had forced the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to slash funding and abandon many projects which were in the pipeline.
He said any teacher who would opt for PhD studies would be provided Rs8 million financial assistance under this programme. The prime minister had promised to allocate Rs1 billion in the 2009-10 budget for the upgradation of Gilani Law College, Agriculture Engineering College and veterinary science, telecommunications and biotechnology departments of the university. Prof Khan said that work had begun on distance learning programme of the university and registration for the postgraduate programme would begin in March. App
