ISLAMABAD: Comsats University Islamabad (CUI) Senate on Wednesday took several important decisions including demotion of those employees of the university, who were promoted in violations of rules and regulations.

Chaired by President Dr Arif Alvi, the Senate also decided to fix the responsibility for making such promotions in violation of rules.

“The meeting approved the recommendations made by the Senate sub-committee with regard to promotions. It agreed to fix the responsibility for making promotions in violation of rules,” read an official press release, issued after the Senate meeting.

A sub-committee of the Senate while probing the promotions made in controversial 29th and 30th selection boards of the university held in 2017-18, had recommended demotion of all those, who were promoted in violations of rules and also recommended that responsibility should be fixed for making promotions against the rules.

The report of the sub-committee was taken up by Senate, which after holding discussion approved the report and directed the Comsats University to implement it.

Sources said that 68 employees will face demotion in the light of the sub-committee recommendations.

The senate, according to the press release, also accorded approval to the recommendations made by the search committee regarding the appointment of director campuses and controller of examinations.

Acting Registrar Prof Dr Shamsul Qamar speaking to Dawn also confirmed that report of the sub-committee regarding promotions has been approved by the Senate.

The university registrar told Dawn that Senate had also approved names for new deans.

Sources said that appointments of new deans for Computer Sciences, Architecture, Engineering, Sciences and Business Administration have been approved. Dr Sohail Ghani has been made new controller examination.

Sources said that Senate also appointed director campuses of all sub campuses and approved the names finalized by the search committee.

The university’s campuses which will have new director are Wah Campus, Sahiwal Campus, Lahore, Campus Attock Campus and Abbottabad Campus. The Senate decided that post of pro-rector Comsat should be re-advertised.

President Dr Arif Alvi, who is chancellor of the university, asked the management of CUI to establish and enhance collaboration with industrial and agriculture sectors aimed at generating employment opportunities in the country.

He emphasised the need to strengthen industry-academia linkages and introduce market-driven programmes aiming to produce employable graduates.

The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Senator Engineer Rukhsana Zuberi, MNA Andleeb Abbas, Secretary Science and Technology, Captain (R) Nasim Nawaz, Executive Director Comsats, Dr S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Rector CUI, Professor Dr Muhammad Tabassum Afzal, and other members of the Senate.

Published in Dawn, January 21st, 2021