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QUETTA, Nov 14 (APP):Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhel on Friday said that a milestone has been crossed in the higher education sector of Balochistan province under one year of close supervision.
He said that the ranking of almost all public sector universities of the province has doubled saying that the score of BUITMS University has increased from 80 percent that of Women’s University from 37 percent to 67percent, while the score of University of Balochistan has enhanced from 44 percent to 76 percent.
The Governor said that it is a matter of pride that for the first time after 25 years, the University of Balochistan has been completely freed from the clutches of all crises, in this regard, Vice Chancellor Dr Zahoor Bazai and his entire team deserved tribute.
The Government of Balochistan, Education Department, Higher Education Commission Islamabad and the Vice Chancellors of the universities have received special support in improving the overall performance, he said.
Jaffar Khan Mandokhel said that the University of Balochistan has managed to save about Rs 25 million by switching from traditional power generation to solar energy.
He said that a bold step towards reforms has been taken with the closure of seven unnecessary departments that were hindering the progress of education.
During this current year alone, two international seminars were organized on the premises of the university. This strategic move has paved the way for a more efficient and credible university, he said.
He said that moreover, all faculty members are now receiving their salaries on time, ensuring stability and security for the academic community.
“Another important achievement is the abolition of all contract and illegal jobs, male and female hostels have been completely allocated to outsiders”, he said.
He said that fiscal responsibility has also been maintained while promoting the trend of transparency and meritocracy, all self-finance accounts have been centralized for the first time in the history of the university.
Thus, for the first time, we have achieved a remarkable success in reducing the annual operation cost by Rs150 million. Petrol expenses have been significantly reduced from Rs. 3.8 million to Rs3.5 million.
In addition, the governance of the University of Balochistan has been strengthened, and the meetings of the Senate and Syndicate are convened at the appointed time, he said and added that our computer science experts have developed DMIS software under which students have been digitized from admission to obtaining the final degree.
He said that as we are entering the final phase of our goals and objectives, we are ready to launch a strong public awareness campaign adding that the aim of this initiative is to revolutionize the perceptions of all relevant institutions, authorities and the public regarding the University of Balochistan, to highlight our fundamental revolutionary reforms and extraordinary performance.
The Governor said that through this effort, we wanted to consolidate the position of the university as a beacon of academic excellence and a symbol of hope for the emerging youth of Balochistan. He said that however, even minor issues of pension, medical bills, and stationery would be overcome soon.