HYDERABAD:The varsity’s Director Finance, on the directives of the Vice Chancellor University of Sindh Jamshoro Prof. Dr. Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro, has opted for automation system and introduced digital banking in collaboration with Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) to facilitate the students who were standing in long queues to deposit their admission fees.
In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the University of Sindh and Habib Bank Limited and the management of Habib Bank Limited to facilitate the students in depositing their admission as well as other fees through HBL mobile app and Konnect account, the university spokesman informed and added no additional charges will be levied for depositing fees in the university account through mobile app or Konnect account.
The MoU signing ceremony was organized by the Director Finance at the Senate Hall of the varsity on Wednesday where the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro on behalf of varsity while Regional Chief Abdul Jabbar Magsi on behalf of HBL signed the MoU.
Speaking on the occasion, the Vice Chancellor said that he wanted to provide the students with facilities, for which an agreement had been signed with HBL which will facilitate as many as 40,000 students studying in the university and approximately one hundred thousand enrolled in affiliated colleges.
The Vice-Chancellor said that the university management has decided to move towards digitalization in a bid to help students get rid of standing in long queues and deposit the fees even from any nook and corner of the country.
Acknowledging the services of the Director Finance Syed Zain-ul-Aabdin, he said that the varsity got a very professional office who is striving to doing something better for the progress of university and welfare of the students.
Speaking on the occasion the director finance said that the students were seen stand in long queues while submitting their admission fees but soon after receiving special instructions from the Vice Chancellor regarding facilitating the students, he opted
for an automation system and the outcome was in front of everybody.
“After the MoU signed with HBL, the students who have a bank account can now download the HBL app and install it in their mobile phones and deposit the fees through it without any hassle”, he said and added that those students who do not have bank accounts can deposit their admission or certificates’ fees from the bank account of their parents and siblings through HBL Konnect.
He said that that move towards digitalization has been made possible with the vision and support of the Vice Chancellor adding that the Director IT Services Center
Dr. Zeeshan Bhatti had also played an important role in this regard.
The Regional Chief of Habib Bank Abdul Jabbar Magsi said that after emergence of COVID-19, the world had moved towards digitalization and University of Sindh had also stepped forward in this regard so that it could take advantage of technology and save precious time of the students.
He said that there was a long-standing relationship between the University of Sindh and Habib Bank Limited therefore the bank will provide maximum facilities to the students studying in the campus.