SARGODHA: University of Sargodha (UoS) Vice Chancellor(VC),Prof.Dr.Tasawwar Hayat has pledged to introduce administrative and academic reforms, strengthen research activities and improve faculty performance,saying all decisions would be made in the institution’s best interest and strictly on merit.
He was speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the Sargodha Press Club on Friday,led by its General Secretary Muhammad Kamran Malik, which congratulated him on his appointment for a four-year term and expressed good wishes for the university’s development and academic progress.
The vice chancellor said several administrative issues remained unresolved, while information gathered during his first three weeks in office had highlighted various challenges.
He said addressing these issues and putting the university on the path of progress remained his top priority.
Identifying favouritism, weak research activities and administrative irregularities as major challenges, Dr Tasawwar Hayat stressed the need to improve faculty performance, strengthen teaching and research, and revive inactive departments and projects to raise academic standards.
He said steps would be taken to make the Nursing College and University Medical Centre functional, enabling students to benefit from improved facilities and ensuring effective utilisation of university resources.
The VC said the university’s role extended beyond classroom teaching to the intellectual,moral and professional development of students.
Emphasizing financial transparency, he said plans were being developed to install tracking devices in university vehicles and introduce a digital card system for fuel provision to replace the traditional paper-based mechanism.
He said additional charges and administrative responsibilities would also be reviewed,while permanent appointments would be made against regular positions to improve institutional efficiency.
Dr.Tasawwar Hayat said all decisions would be based on documented records and facts,adding that unnecessary expenditure and misuse of university resources would not be tolerated.
He also announced the abolition of the 25 per cent residential accommodation quota previously falling under the vice chancellor’s discretionary authority,saying accommodation would now be allocated strictly on merit.
He stressed the need to review university campuses,recruitment procedures and other administrative policies to ensure transparency and align institutional operations with actual requirements.
The VC said he was continuing his teaching responsibilities alongside administrative duties,describing education as an integral part of his role.
The Sargodha Press Club delegation expressed hope that his leadership would promote merit,transparency and quality education while strengthening the university’s academic and research standing.
The delegation included former General Secretary Sargodha Press Club Rana Sajid Iqbal and senior journalists Salahuddin Nadeem,Amjad Parvez,Chaudhry Abdul Samad Shaheen, Ziauddin Lali, Qamar Javed, Imtiaz Chaudhry, Muhammad Ashraf Qureshi,Sheikh Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Bilal Moon and cameraman Sagar Arif.