HYDERABAD: Two-day Dawn Sindh Education Fair 2018 which opened at a local hotel here on Saturday attracted a large number of students, their parents, educationists and general public.

Sindh Agriculture Unive­rsity’s Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujeebuddin Sahrai, who was chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the fair, said that he felt proud to see a great many youngsters keenly seeking information about admis­sion to various institutions to pursue higher studies.

He lamented lack of proper forums for student couns­elling and said that most students of Sindh’s interior were probably unaware of the existence of centre of aviation which was offering aircraft mainte­nance engineering progr­amme.

Prof Dr Bhai Khan Shar, director of Centre of Excellence in Arts and Design of Mehran University affiliated with Engineering and Technology, said the fair opened new vistas for students and also helped enhance interaction between public and private institutions.

Salar Ahmed Shaikh, who has just passed intermediate examinations, said that he was eager to seek admission to aircraft maintenance engineering programme and pursue career in aviation industry.

Syed Wahhaj Ahmed and Syeda Rameen, who were waiting for results of their matriculation exam, said that they gathered valuable information about criteria for scholarship and admission to national and international, public and private universities, institutes and centres under one roof.

Most students showed interest in obtaining admi­ssion to bio-medical engine­ering of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre of Exce­llence in Arts and Design and Sindh Agriculture Univer­sity.

A total of 20 stalls were set up which were beautifully decorated to attract visitors and were providing infor­mation through brochures, pamphlets, catalogues etc.

SAU deans of faculties Dr Aijaz Khoonharo, Dr Noor Mohammad Soomro, Dr Qam­a­­r­­u­d­din Chachar, dire­ctor Dr Ismail Kumbhar, director information Zahid Memon, and other edu­cationists were also present at the fair.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2018