Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 9: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Chancellor, Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Atta Hasnain today strongly underscored the need of establishing a robust higher educational system in Kashmir.
“I aspire to see that all the students from Valley receive higher and other technical education from the institutions established in Kashmir only and none of the students shall have to move outside for the same,” CUK Chancellor said while chairing the 7th meeting of the University Court held both in offline and online mode at SK International Convention Centre (SKICC) here.
Vice Chancellor, CUK, Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir, Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir Talat Ahmad, CUK Registrar Prof M Afzal Zargar, Controller of Examinations, Prof Parveen Pandit, Finance Officer Prof Fayaz Ahmad Nikka, Deans of all the Schools, Heads of Departments, Court members from within and outside the valley attended the meeting.
Prominent businessman of Srinagar Mushtaq Chaya and a well known social worker and education entrepreneur Qazi Dil Afroz also attended the meeting.
Hasnain said the people, especially the students’ community were facing difficult times due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, across the country. “The university has to devise new techniques (both online and offline) and come up with novel teaching-learning methods to impart education to the students during these tough times,” CUK Chancellor added.
He asked the university functionaries to expedite the construction process for establishment of the campus at the designated site at Tulmulla and the University town at Watlar.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Vice Chancellor, Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir, gave a detailed account about the university functioning, particularly during the COVID times. He said the university has made a considerable headway and progress vis-à-vis academics and research, but has failed on infrastructure front.
Registrar, Prof M Afzal Zargar apprised the Court members about the hiccups faced by the university on the development of infrastructure while Deans of Schools and other concerned officers made detailed presentations about the functioning of their respective schools and departments.
Participating in the discussion the court members made a fervent appeal to the Ministry of Education and the Central Government to provide adequate financial support to the University for developing the infrastructure.
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