University of Agriculture Faisalabad
The University of Agriculture (UAF) in Faisalabad, Pakistan, is a public research university. UAF is South Asia's oldest and most illustrious agricultural institute. In 2019, the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) ranked it 4th in Pakistan and first in the subject of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Urdu: جامعہ زرعيه فيصل آباد ), (formally: Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute), is a university in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad. It was founded in 1906 as the undivided Punjab's first major school of advanced agricultural instruction.
The majority of the Division of Education & Extension's responsibilities have been transferred to the Faculty of Social Sciences. Tanvir Ali (ex-director of Graduate Studies and Division of Education and Extension) is now the director of the Faculty of Social Sciences' Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Information (Mass Communication), Rural Sociology, Population Science, Gender Studies, and Rural Development are among the disciplines covered by the institute.
Faisalabad's University of Agriculture is a prominent research hub. For research and development, it receives billions of dollars. It made a significant contribution to the community by introducing modern agricultural practices. For research reasons, the institution maintains two modern scientific labs where university scientists conduct experiments. The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has a partnership with the University of California, Davis. In research and exchange programs, the two universities work together. Many scientists have graduated from UAF and are now working across the world.
Ceiling fans, electric water pumps, electric water coolers, sui gas geysers for hot water, sui gas heaters in common areas, and a hostel mosque are all standard features. The library is a fantastic resource for meeting the University's purpose of promoting education and research in the field of agriculture and associated fields. In 1973, the new structure was finished. It is practical, straightforward, and contemporary. It has an appealing appearance that combines modern and oriental architecture. Students have access to modern technology like as PCs and the internet in all of the residential halls, which are housed in a gorgeous computer laboratory with 10-15 PCs in each. The honourable Chancellor and Vice Chancellor officially opened these labs. There is only one computer lab.
In Burewala District Vehari, a sub-campus of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad was constructed to extend agriculture research across the country, particularly in Punjab's southern region. On June 5, 2005, a sub-campus of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad opened in Toba Tek Singh to study the chicken sector. This campus offers a B.Sc. in Poultry Science (4-year degree program). Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmed (Ex-Vice Chancellor) and Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq made special efforts to create this sub-campus (Ex- district Nazim). Dr. Nisar Ahmed of the Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology is the institute's current principle (CABB).
Six hockey and five football teams competed in the tournament, which was organized by the Directorate of Sports Board, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. LESCO defeated University of Agriculture Faisalabad Foot Ball Team 3-2 in the final football match, while Gulberg Team defeated Agrarian Hockey Club of UAF in the final hockey match. The hockey team from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad finished third in the competition. The prizes were handed by Hockey Olympians Manzoor ul Hassan Senior and Rao Salem Nazim, as well as Chief Guest Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Khan, to the victors and officials of the competing teams.
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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational Pakistani higher education university nominally linked with the Islamic religion, as approved by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
#6 in Best Universities in Pakistan
#954 in Best Global Universities
Global score: 40.1
Location: Jail Road، near Al-Khidmat Police Markaz، Police Lines, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan
Website: www.uaf.edu.pk
