RAWALPINDI: Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi has awarded 93 scholarships amounting to Rs10.2 million to the Ph.D students under Prime Minister’s Tuition Fee Reimbursement Scheme as per the HEC education standards.

The ceremony was arranged by the Directorate of Financial Assistance & University Advancement where vice-chancellor of the university Prof. Dr Qamaruz Zaman participated as a chief guest along with other faculty members.

On the occasion, Dr Qamaruz Zaman said that Prime Minister’s Tuition Fee Reimbursement scheme for the under privileged areas is an excellent step towards promotion of education.

He said despite Covid-19 impact on Pakistan’s economy, the government had made education a priority.

He informed the students that there was no superior degree in this world than a Ph.D and they are amongst them who had got this opportunity.

He advised the recipient of Ph.D scholarship to remain focused on field work and research activities and work hard to achieve their individual as well as collective objectives.

He also said that currently there were enough funding and facilities are available for research activities so the students and their respective supervisors should utilise facilities for innovative research.

While highlighting the steps taken by the university towards quality education Dr Qamar said the senior management of the university was committed to quality education and research opportunities, therefore “we have hired qualified Ph.D faculty and scientific laboratories have been established in every department are being regularly upgraded.

At the end he wished the recipients and thanked HEC for their generous funding.

Published in Dawn, September 15th, 2021