University Of Agriculture Faisalabad Tops In HEC Technology Development Fund Projects

University of Agriculture Faisalabad tops in HEC Technology Development fund projects

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has topped in the Higher Education Commission's Technology Development Fund projects for second consecutive year.

FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Dec, 2018 ) :The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has topped in the Higher education Commission's Technology Development Fund projects for second consecutive year.

In 2018,it bagged 12 projects out of 35 whereas winning projects worth was Rs 107 million.

UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa distributed certificates among the winners of these projects at a ceremony arranged by Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization UAF at New Senate Hall on Wednesday.

ORIC Director Zahir Ahmad Zahir gave the briefing on the occasion whereas Dean Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi and Dr Abdul Rasheed also spoke.

Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir said that besides the TDF, the UAF has won 32 projects in the National Research Programme for university and it worth 117.3 million this year.

He said that Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Programme's Agriculture Linkages Programme, the UAF had bagged 16 projects worth 77 million. He added that besides it, the PCST's Research Productivity Award, the university had got as many as 18 awards.

UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa while congratulating staff, stressed upon the need to further pace up their efforts to flourish the agriculture sector in thecountry.