The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, stated that the recent wave of inflation had forced the UAF to raise its fees.
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, stated that the recent wave of inflation had forced the UAF to raise its fees, but that a portion of the increase would be reimbursed once the country’s financial situation had improved.
Speaking on Monday at a “Gur mela” organised by the Directorate of Farms at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), he claimed that some students were protesting the increase in tuition fees.
He added that because of the effective counselling provided by the teaching community, 100% of students had paid their fees. “These are our students who need to be counselled so that they can ensure a bright future,” he said.
He also thanked the parents who paid the fees and understood the financial situation. Every citizen has a fundamental right to peaceful protest within the bounds of the law, he claimed, but if the protestors crossed those lines, action was inevitable.
He claimed that the CPO in Faisalabad had recommended the creation of a committee to negotiate with the protestors in order to maintain peace and the best environment possible for learning and research at UAF.
As a result, negotiations will take place within the next few days. He claimed that because the university had not raised tuition in the previous three years, the institution’s financial burden had been steadily rising.
The UAF continued to charge its students lower tuition than other public universities in the city. Festivals, according to him, were crucial in promoting rural and eastern cultures. As the first agricultural university on the subcontinent and the guardian of rural culture, the UAF regularly organized melas and festivals.
This allowed the nations to advance to new levels of development while maintaining their distinct identities in the world. He claimed that the farmer convention would be organised in the first week of March and that all preparations for it were moving along quickly.
Additionally speaking at the event were the Principal Officer PRP Dr. Jalal Arif, Director Farm Dr. Haroon Zaman, Chairman Agronomy Dr. Abdul Khaliq, Senior Tutor Dr. Shoukat Ali, and others.