ISLAMABAD – The Senate has approved a bill seeking the establishment of theUniversity of Islamabad to provide better educational opportunities to thelocals from Islamabad, Rawalpindi and their adjoining areas.
The Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, hadtabled the bill called ‘the University of Islamabad Bill, 2019.’——————————
It would be a private sector university run by the Board of Directors ofFoundation for the Advancement of Innovation, Research and Education(FAIRE).
The authority would have the prerogative to nominate a chancellor for thevarsity for a renewable period of five years.
The directors of the foundation will have the power to reduce thechancellor’s office term through a joint resolution for several reasons,such as availability, health conditions, resignation etc.——————————
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FAIRE intends to offer programs in Management Science, Computer Science,International Relations and Mathematics in the varsity. Research andscholarship opportunities will also be made available with the passage oftime.
The university shall equally welcome all persons regardless of theirgender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile.
