GUJRANWALA, July 17: The Punjab governor on Thursday upgraded the status of Rachna College of Engineering and Technology, Joura Sian (Wazirabad), to university level and issued a notification to the effect.

University Principal Prof Dr Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan and deputy registrar (administration) Muhammad Tufail thanked the prime minister, the governor and vice-chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore for upgradation of the Rachna college and providing better facilities to students and staff.

They said 32 acre land had already been acquired at Joura Sian for expanding the university.

Students of Rachna College had been demanding establishment of the university for the last one year.