Leadership Workshop for Newly Appointed Vice Chancellors was held at Kohsar University, Murree. The workshop was organized by the Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences (IUCPSS), a largest network of Pakistani universities, in partnership with American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and Kohsar University Murree. The workshop was attended by 16 newly appointed Vice Chancellors across Pakistan.

 

While sharing his views on the significance of higher education, Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, Vice Chancellor Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur remarked that higher education has key role in the socioeconomic development of any nation. There is need to focus on the key challenges which pertains to higher education i.e. appropriate funding, governance, leadership and collaborative research.

 

On this occasion, the Vice Chancellor commended the dynamic role of IUCPSS for the holding of this workshop for providing a viable platform to interact for the national cause. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto decorated the Sindhi Traditional Ajraks to Prof. Dr. Anita M. Weiss, Professor, International Studies Program, University of Oregon USA, Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal, Vice Chancellor, Women University, Rawalpindi, Dr. Tayyaba Zareef, Vice Chancellor, Govt. College University, Hyderabad and Dr. Mujahid, Rector, Pak Austria University of Applied Sciences Haripur Hazara.