Punjab University Academic Staff Association Election 2015 scheduled on February 10

Lahore: Punjab University Teachers Front (PUTF) general body meeting Wednesday discussed the names of its candidates for the Academic Staff Association Election 2015 scheduled  on February 10, 2015 besides discussed it’s the ASA contributions for the promotion of research and academic activities during the year 2014.

The meeting held under the chairmanship of Dr Aamer Ijaz, Dr Shahid Munir, Dr Faheem Aftab, Dr Mehboob Hussain and Farhan chaudhry. Hundreds of teachers representing all cadres of university teachers attended the meeting. During the meeting the house proposed names of candidates for the election and it was decided with consensus that a committee for senior teachers will finalize the names of all candidates.

Earlier, while giving a briefing Dr Mehboob Hussain to the house that the Teachers Front completed its Election Manifesto 2014 and even more contribution was made for the welfare of teachers of the university with the help of PU vice chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran. The meeting was bried that during the years as many as 15 professors, 15 associate professors, 64 assistant professors and 11 lectures were promoted/appointed. Rs 7 million additional research grant was got sanctioned from the vice chancellor to facilities teacher participation in internal conferences and present research papers there. The meeting appreciated the vice chancellor’s education and research friendly policies and expressed the resolve to work with more devotion during the year 2015.