President Islamic Development Bank Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali and Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir give away Islamic World Science and Technology Award to UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan in Khartoum, Sudan
President Islamic Development Bank Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali and Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir gave away Islamic World Science and Technology Award to University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan for UAF valuable contribution to the field among 56 countries of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC). The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad has won prestigious award in the category of “institutions having achieved outstanding contribution to a given scientific discipline”. The UAF has earned distinction out of 72 applicant institutions that had claimed to make outstanding contribution to the field. The ceremony was held on the occasion of 37th IDB’s Board of Governors meeting in Khartoum, Sudan in the presence of representatives from all 56 countries. A prize cash award of US$ 100,000, a trophy and a certificate were also presented to the Vice Chancellor. It was fifth award given to a university in Pakistan among all Islamic countries of the world. Earlier, two prizes were won by H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi and one each by Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Punjab University Lahore and Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology. UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan termed the award an outstanding achievement and highest recognition of the faculty, researchers and university community. It is worth mentioning here that Higher Education Commission ranks UAF best university in Q&S across the country. The citation of the university has risen to 3,248 in 2011 while it was 2045 in 2010. It is one of factors to determine ranking of the university. The university had introduced 15 new degree programmes in a span of four years in order to produce manpower in various areas. Besides it, a Centre of Excellence in Advanced Studies will be set up at the campus by USAID.
