Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha appointed VC of University of Education
The Governor Punjab/Chancellor appointed Meritorious Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha as ViceChancellor of the University of Education (UoE) Lahore for a period of four years. The Secretary, Department of Higher Education Punjab, notified his appointment.
Prof Pasha is presently working as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore for the second consecutive term. He is also holding the additional charge of Vice-Chancellor of the Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, since April 2018.
Under the leadership of
Prof Pasha as ViceChancellor, the UVAS attained its position among the top world universities of Asia in The Times Higher Education and QS World University rankings. Nationally, the UVAS has achieved3rdposition in Higher Education Commission Sports Ranking of Public Sector Universities and is also among top 10 universities of the country according to the HEC overall ranking of Pakistani higher education institutions.
Prof Pasha secured over a dozen development projects from Federal and Punjab governments worth Rs. 10.9 billion. Under his tenure, the UVAS also won three international projects, one funded by Australia and two by the American government. Prof
Pasha enhanced liaison with the industry, promoted community services, developed policy frameworks for the Punjab Livestock Department and established a Veterinary Academy for providing inservice training facility of advance veterinary education and professional development for veterinary professionals. The university also introduced 23 new degree programmes during Prof Pahsa's tenure. Whereas the value of ongoing research projects is Rs 1.6 billion.
Prof Pahsa was also focal person for establishment of Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur.
Prof Pasha has been conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz civil award by the President of Pakistan in 2016 for his out