The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) outshone in Higher Education Commission Technology Development Fund projects and stood first across the country by bagging 10 projects out of 31.

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) outshone in Higher Education Commission Technology Development Fund projects and stood first across the country by bagging 10 projects out of 31. HEC on Wednesday awarded 31 projects under Technology Development Fund to PhD scholars returned from abroad. It was meant for developing new technologies to meet the country’s socio-economic needs and address the problem. A ceremony was organized at HEC Islamabad to award these projects with Federal Minister for Planning Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal in the chair whereas HEC Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmad and other notables also attended. As many as 116 scholars submitted their proposals. Out of these, 31 projects were selected for funding after thorough evaluation by HEC’s expert committee. The projects will develop products or services to impact the economy, resolve current problem, utilise local raw material, and to create large scale employment. The 31 selected projects include nine projects in the field of Information Technology, eight in food science and technology, and seven projects in agriculture engineering among others. UAF scholars who won the projects included Faculty of Agri Engineering Dean Dr Allah Buksh, Director Institute of Horticulture Dr Aman Ullah, Department of Physics Chairman Dr Yasir Jamil, Energy System Engineering Department Chairman Dr Anjum Munir, Water Management Research Center Director Dr Hamid Shah, Dr Muhammad Sharif from Department of Animal Sciences, Dr Irfan Afzal from Department of Agronomy, Dr Jahanzeb Masud Cheema from Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Dr Assad Farooq from Department of Fibre and Textile Technology; and Dr Waseem Amjad from the Department of Energy System Engineering. It is worth mentioning here that under the dynamic leadership of Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, UAF has ever-first Pakistani institution ranked among the top 100 universities in the world; National Taiwan University ranks UAF 72nd best university across the globe; 12th in Asia Pacific. It has secures 90th position worldwide in the subject of Agriculture and Forestry as per QS ranking.