KU Syndicate approves construction of building for HEC

KARACHI: Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi chaired the KU Syndicate meeting held at the VC Conference Hall on Saturday.

The members in principle approved the request of the provincial Higher Education Commission to allow them to construct a Sindh HEC Building on the KU Land.

A committee was formed which will be headed by Engineer Memon Abdul Jabbar and comprised of Prof Dr Solaha Rahman, Shaibzada Moazzam Qureshi, and a nominee of the provincial government. They would submit their recommendations about the SHEC request.

During the meeting, it was clearly mentioned that the proposed building would not be used for a commercial purpose and that the allocated land would always belong to the University of Karachi as and when the SHEC leaves the building, it would be managed and governed by the KU administration.

The SHEC through its letter has requested the allocation of two acres of land for the construction of the SHEC building.

The KU Syndicate also decided to remove two faculty members, Rabia Najam and Ommair Ishaque, both lecturers at the department of physics, from the services in the light of the inquiry reports submitted separately by the inquiry officers.

The members also approved the recommendations of the KU UFM Committee which has proposed a cancellation of the degree and enrollment cards of the candidate(s) who were found in unethical and immoral acts.

The KU Syndicate approved the revised policy on protection against harassment in the higher education institutions of the Higher Education Commission Islamabad.

The members also agreed in principle to constitute a Dr Jamil Jalbi Chair, according to the rules and regulations already defined by the KU Syndicate. Dr Jamil had served as the eighth vice chancellor of the University of Karachi.

The members also approved in principle the document submitted to enhance/increase the revenue for the campus on which KU VC Prof Dr Khalid Iraqi shared that he would send this document to the Finance and Planning Committee for discussion, preparation of working papers for the implementations of the proposed proposals in the documents.

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The members also approved the names of new chairpersons in various departments.