Minister of Environment Visits Hazara University

Minister for Environment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa visited Hazara University with the official delegation of the environment department. Vice Chancellor Hazara University Prof. Dr. Syed Sakhawat Shah warmly greeted the delegation and in brief welcome remarks thanked the minister for his kind visit. The Vice Chancellor said that it was the desire of the University to sign a MoU with the Department of Environment of the University and the Department of Environment Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hazara University has a track record of steady development, gaining the prestigious ranking of three among the universities of the province and 16th position among the national universities of the country. The university was located in a unique biodiversity area of the world where two famous civilizations of the World developed and spread its bright culture the world. The Civilizations were Indus valley and Gandhara. There were 32 functional departments in the university and with two sub campuses at Havelian and Haripur with BS, MS, MPhil and PhD programs under the supervision of more than 80 PhD faculty and more than 70 experienced faculty. The PhD scholarships holders pursing their PhDs in the foreign countries have been completing their PhD programs and rejoining Hazara University about 07 have already joined the University. It was good news for the University that most of the foreign qualified PhD on HEC and indigenous scholarships were opting to join Hazara University. The Minister also planted a sapling of Deodar as continuing evergrowing relations between the Department of Environment of the government and the university. Later on, he visited the Pheasantry and various teaching departments of the university. He was impressed with the beauty and unique biodiversity of the region.