KMU HoDs meet at IHS Mardan

The 12th  meeting of the HODs of Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar was held at IHS Mardan Campus under the chairmanship of vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq, in which the Registrar Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Gandapur and heads of various  institutions and departments have also attended the meeting. During the meeting, participants presented performance reports and future action plans of their respective institutions and departments.

Addressing the meeting, vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq said that after the establishment of new campuses in eight districts of the province, including Islamabad, the University is working on its administrative and financial stability during the last two and a half years. The approval of Matta Medical College from PDWP is a big success, similarly, the issue of the Islamabad campus building will also be achieved soon.

He said that due to the government getting ready buildings in Lower Dir, Swabi, Lakki Marwat and Kurram, these campuses are turning into profit instead of loss, which is good for the financial stability of the university. He said that the feasibility has been sent to HEC for the approval of the Kabul campus, with the approval of which work will be started on establishing the first international campus of the university.

Welcoming the paperless examination at IHS Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq expressed the expectation that it is an important step towards the complete digitization of the university, which will yield encouraging results. He said that our priority is to make all the exams transparent and digitized which is being worked on. He said that with the approval of the academic calendar and proctorial board by the academic section, if the educational problems of different levels will be solved on the one hand, then on the other hand there will be further improvement in the discipline in all the constituent institutions including the main campus. In the meeting, it was also decided to hold the HOD's monthly meeting on all the new campuses alternately, which was appreciated by all the participants.