LAHORE (15-09-26): The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore arranged an orientation programme for newly-admitted students of various undergraduate degree classes here in City Campus Lahore on Tuesday. The students from other campuses of UVAS including Ravi Campus Pattoki, CVAS Jhang and KBCMA-CVAS Narowal attended this ceremony through video link.
UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Rabbani presided over the orientation ceremony while Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science/Principal Officer Students Affairs Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Dean Faculty of Biosciences/Convener Admission Committee Prof Dr Habib-ur-Rehman, Dean Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management Prof Dr Rana Muhammad Ayyub and a large number of newly-admitted students along with their parents and senior faculty members and administrative officers of UVAS were present in the Sports Ground.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Masood Rabbani congratulated the newly admitted students and their parents on taking admission in UVAS on merit. He administered an oath to the newly admitted students, binding them to abide by the UVAS rules and regulations, study with full dedication, enlighten institution name through their knowledge & conduct and abstain from unethical activities. He said that the students chose the UVAS for their bright future, an institution that holds a distinguished status at both national and international levels. He said that the UVAS is paying special attention to fostering field-related professional skills among students, enabling them to play a pivotal role in the progress of the country and the nation after obtaining their degrees. After Orientation ceremony Prof Masood Rabbani along with deans and HoDs also met the newly-admitted students and their parents.
Earlier, deans of different faculties including Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Prof Dr Habib-ur-Rehman and Prof Dr Rana Muhammad Ayyub congratulated the newly admitted students and said UVAS is providing a conducive-intellectual environment of learning to students and train them for their practical life. They said along curricular activities the university is also providing opportunities for extracurricular activities for character building of students. Prof Dr Habib-ur-Rehman said that this year UVAS received approximately 23,800 applications from across the country for new admissions, out of which only 2,200 lucky students secured admissions in this historic institution of Pakistan based on merit.
Senior Tutor Prof Dr Yasin Tipu, Director Students Affairs Dr Muhammad Oneeb and Secretary Harassment Committee Dr Ferhan Jamil also spoke about the role of senior tutor office for the character building of students, anti-narcotics committee working to keep campus smoke free and anti-harassment committee working for the protection of students from harassment.
Later, Hostel Warden Prof Dr Muhammad Avais talked about rules & regulations, discipline of the university hostels and residential facilities for students.
Director Information Technology Centre Mr Rizwan Saleem spoke about the-state-of-the-art IT facilities for students including computer labs, fast internet service to attending online seminars, national & international conferences and cameras for security. Director Sports Rana Amjad Iqbal spoke about the indoor & outdoor sports facilities. He said UVAS stands among top ten universities of Pakistan in sports according to Higher Education Commission Sports Ranking.
