LAHORE: Vice chancellors of two universities took charge on Wednesday as per the Lahore High Court’s order.
Economist Prof Dr Zafar Mueen Nasar and Prof Dr Rukhsana Kausar took charge as the Punjab University VC and Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) VC respectively.
Dr Nasar visited the VC’s office and submitted his joining report. He holds a PhD from Kansas State University in economics. He has over 33 years of experience in research, education, teaching and management. He has worked as a visiting scholar at International Monetary Fund. He has also served as the Labour Ministry as director policies and he was chief of Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Recently, Dr Zafar also worked as dean of College of Business Administration at American University, the United Arab Emirates.
Separately, Kausar has 31-year experience in higher education. She is a reviewer of books and has published various articles in journals. Prof Dr Rukhsana Kausar has served as the director of the Punjab University’s Institute of Applied Psychology and Centre for Clinical Psychology. She has done post-doctorate in clinical neuro rehabilitation from School of Human Sciences, University of Surrey and the Wolfson Neuro Rehabilitation Centre, Atkinson Morley Hospital, Wimbledon, St. George’s NHS Trust London, the UK.
She has expressed her determination to promote higher education.
“I would strive to provide quality education and to equip graduates of LCWU with specialized skills in different areas of specialization and research expertise. My aim is to provide students a high level of discipline specific training as well as an orientation towards applying their skills to serve the community. This prestigious varsity is equipped with excellent resources: human; technical; laboratories and library to create a supportive and stimulating environment for teaching and learning,” she added.
