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Awantipora, June 12: The
Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) on Thursday convened its
12th Executive Council (EC) meeting under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor
Prof. Shakil A. Romshoo.
The meeting was attended by
distinguished members from academia to deliberate on key academic,
administrative and policy matters concerning the University’s growth and
development.
Among the prominent
Executive Council members were Prof. Umesh Rai Vice Chancellor University of
Jammu, Prof. Nilofer Khan Vice Chancellor
University of Kashmir, Prof. Rama
Shanker Dubey Vice Chancellor Central University of Gujarat, Prof. Jawaid Iqbal
Vice Chancellor Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), and Prof. Anjana
Vyas from CEPT University Ahmedabad.
The Executive Council meeting was also attended by Prof. Abdul Wahid Makhdoomi Registrar and Member Secretary of the EC, Prof. A.H. Moon (Dean Academic Affairs), Prof. Parvez Ahmad Mir (Dean, School of Business Studies), Prof. Zamrooda Akhter (Principal, Alamdar Memorial College of Nursing), Dr. Asifa Mehraj Baba (Dean of Students), and Dean Research, Finance officer, Controller of Examinations, and Dean Outreach of the IUST.
Prof. Romshoo presented
IUST’s recent achievements and outlined the University’s strategic roadmap for
future growth in academics, research, outreach, innovations and infrastructure.
He acknowledged the continuous support extended by the government, in enabling
progress across various domains.
The Council deliberated
upon and approved key recommendations of various statutory bodies including
Academic Council, Library Committee, University Finance Committee, Library Committee
and Building Committee.
Among the key decisions, the
approval for the establishment of new academic and policy-oriented centres such
as the Centre for Good Governance and Policy Analysis, the Institute of Allied
Health Sciences, and Centre for Cyber Security were taken during the meeting.
The Vice Chancellor members
of the Executive Council from sister universities of Jammu and Kashmir
emphasized the importance of fostering collaborative frameworks and proposed
joint initiatives for resource optimization and strengthening knowledge
partnerships across the Jammu and Kashmir.
The Council members also commended IUST’s strides in research, teaching, innovations, infrastructure development and institutional growth.
The Executive Council
appreciated the dedicated efforts of its faculty and staff in transforming the
university into a vibrant hub of teaching, research and innovation.