University of Agriculture (Faisalabad)

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad(UAF)
جامعہ زرعيه فيصل آباد
Latin: studio rusticarum Faisalabad
Motto University brings out all abilities and capabilities
Type Education and research
Established 1906; upgraded in 1961[1]
Chancellor Governor of Punjab
Students 16,000+ {date=September 2014}
Location Faisalabad, Punjab,  Pakistan
Campus 1,950 acres (7.9 km2)
Affiliations Higher Education Commission, University Grants Commission (Pakistan), Pakistan Engineering Council
Website http://www.uaf.edu.pk/

The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (or UAF)(Urdu: جامعہ زرعيه فيصل آباد‎), (Formally: Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute), is a university in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.It was established in 1906 [1] as the first major institution of higher agricultural education in the undivided Punjab.

At independence in 1947, Pakistan was a predominantly agricultural country. In spite of subsequent industrialization and development, agriculture remains central to its economy. After independence, the Government of Pakistan appointed National Commissions on Food and Education to reform the existing agrarian system in Pakistan and to formulate measures for developing better agricultural potential. The commissions made a plea for the establishment of an agricultural university for research and education in agriculture. It was established by upgrading the former Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute in 1961.

The 1,950 acre university campus represents both history and the present era. The new campus is lush green with a conglomeration of monolithic blocks built in modern style. The old campus is reminiscent of traditional Muslim architecture. The campus is located in the centre of the city at a distance of 12 km north east of the Faisalabad International Airport, about 2 km.

The university's faculty comprises more than 500 teachers. The university has several boys hostels, a couple of girls hostels. It accommodates over 5,000 students and approximately 3,000 day scholars. Premier hostels are Jinnah hostel (named after the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah), Iqbal Hall and Fatima Jinnah Hostel.

Faculties

The university is organised into faculties of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Food Nutrition and Home Economics, Social sciences, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science and Sciences. A community college is also located on the main campus in Faisalabad. The College of Veterinary Sciences at Lahore was affiliated and is now a distinct entity known as the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (UVAS).

These units offer programmes leading to B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering, D.V.M., B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Phil, and Ph.D. degrees in agriculture and allied fields. HEC ranks the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad as the best university in the agriculture/veterinary field in Pakistan. The University of Agriculture- Faisalabad ranked number 4 among the top 10 universities in Pakistan.[2]

Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture comprises six departments e.g. Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Crop Physiology and Forestry, Wildlife & Range Management; two institutes, e.g. Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences and Institute of Horticultural Sciences and five allied disciplines e.g. Agricultural Economics, Marketing & Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, Animal Sciences and Institute of Food Science & Technology.

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

The faculty includes the departments of Structural and Environmental Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage, Food Technology, Farm Machinery, and Power and Fibre Technology. Courses of study lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Food Engineering, Textile Technology,; M.Sc. in Food Technology, Fibre Technology, Agricultural Engineering; and Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology and Agricultural Engineering.

The Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology was established in 1961 when the Punjab Agriculture College, Lyallpur was given the status of University of Agriculture, Lyallpur. The main objective of the Faculty was to train manpower to cater to the growing needs of mechanized farming in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. This faculty is one of the pioneer faculties in the field of agriculture in Pakistan.

Department of Farm Machinery and Power

The department is one of the prime departments of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

This Department, in collaboration with other departments offers a baccalaureate program in Agri. Engineering.

Department of Structures & Environmental Engineering

The department provides facilities like updated research laboratories, lecture rooms for under graduate and postgraduate students, and computer laboratory as well. A wide range of state of the art equipment has been provided to facilitate high tech research work.

Department of Fibre and Textile Technology

This department of Fibre Technology was established in the Faculty of Agriculture Engineering & Technology in 1964. It is the sole department in the country which offers master's degree programme in Fibre Technology. The main objective of this department is to impart scientific knowledge and technological training to the students in the field of Fibre science, Textile Technology (spinning, knitting, dyeing, finishing, testing & quality control), pulp, paper and cardboard technology to meet the demand of the fast growing industry .

Faculty of Veterinary Science

The faculty includes the department of Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery, and Animal Reproduction. Candidates who hold degrees in biological sciences are considered for graduate admission in non-clinical subjects. The students are enrolled for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) and for M.Sc(Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees.

Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, established in 1963, with its constituent departments of Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing, Cooperation and Credit and Rural Sociology, has now been functioning for over 51 years in the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. We have endeavored to keep ourselves abreast with the requirements in terms of academic programmes/activities over these years. However, looking at the likely shape of agricultural development, the direction and quality of research and the make-up of trained manpower output in the discipline of agricultural social sciences, the future trends need to be looked into seriously so as to be able to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

A perusal of the functioning of the various constituent departments of the faculty showed that over the years, the programmes of some of the departments had become less demanding in terms of academic and research output in line with the present day requirements. Especially under WTO set up, where we are shifting from subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture putting further pressure to shift our emphasis to resource management strategy. Therefore, there was a strong need for a meaningful restructuring and fine tuning of the faculty to meet the challenges of the emerging requirements of the economy in the coming years.

Keeping in view this need of time, the Faculty was restructured in 2012. The name of faculty was changed to Faculty of Social Sciences and the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, and Environmental & Resource Economics were merged into a new institute, Institute of Agricultural & Resource Economics (IARE). Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq is the first Director of IARE serving from June 2012 till date.

Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics now offers various degree programs serving the needs of society: 1. BSc (Hons) Agricultural & Resource Economics (4 years) 2. MSc (Hons) Agricultural Economics (2 Years) 3. MSc (Hons) Development Economics (2 Years) 4. MSc (Hons) Environmental & Resource Economics (2 Years) 5. MSc Economics (Distance Learning Program) (2 Years) 6. M.Phil Economics (2 Years) 7. PhD Agricultural Economics 8. PhD Environmental & Resource Economics 9. PhD Economics

The Faculty of Social Sciences is now divided in following institutes:

-Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics -Institute of Business Management Sciences (offers programs both at undergraduate and postgraduate level) -Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (offers programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral level)

- Department of Rural Sociology (Offers programs at postgraduate level as well as PhD program)

Professor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.[1]


Faculty of Animal Husbandry

The faculty includes the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, the Department of Livestock Management, the Department of Animal Nutrition and the Department of Poultry Science. It offers the degree of B.Sc. (Hons.) Animal Husbandry and supporting courses for students of D.V.M and B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture. It provides research facilities concerning livestock, poultry and their products to departments in the University and it provides advisory services to livestock and poultry farmers. Postgraduate courses leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees are offered by all the four departments in the faculty. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar (T.I.) is the dean of the faculty.

Faculty of Sciences

The faculty includes the departments of Botany, Zoology and Fisheries, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics, Business Management Sciences, Computer Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Islamic Studies. It offers undergraduate courses in physical, biological and social sciences and postgraduate degree programmes in Botany, Zoology and Fisheries, Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Management and Commerce. Graduates of pure sciences from other institutions are eligible for admission to courses leading to M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. Graduates having a relevant bachelor's degree may also seek admission to MBA and M.Com. degree programmes. Prof. Dr. Munir Ahmad Sheikh is the Dean of the faculty.

Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

The Division of Education & Extension doesn't exist now. Its bigger part has been shifted to the Faculty of Social Sciences. Prof. Dr. Tanvir Ali (Ex. Director, Graduate Studies / Ex. Director, Division of Education and Extension) is now the Director of the Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Social Sciences. The institute deals with disciplines like Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Information (Mass Communication), Rural Sociology, Population Science, Gender Studies, and Rural Development.

It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs like B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Agri. Extension Major); M.Sc., M.Sc.(Hons), and PhD. A quarterly agricultural journal is published for farmers. The Institute has recently (on August 14, 2012) started FM Radio 100.4 for dissemination of agricultural innovations among adjoining farmer community in addition to providing information, education, and entertainment to general public.

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Sub-campuses

Sub Campus Burewala Vehari

A sub campus of University of Agriculture Faisalabad is established in Burewala District Vehari,To spread the agriculture research all across the country specially in southern area of Punjab.

Sub-campus Toba Tek Singh

A sub-campus of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, has been established in Toba Tek Singh[3] on June 5, 2005 to study the poultry industry. B.Sc Poultry Science (4 year degree program) is offered at this campus. Special efforts for establishing this sub-campus were made by Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmed (Ex- Vice Chancellor) and Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq (Ex- district Nazim).

Academic programmes

The following degree courses are offered:

Intermediate(Pre-Agriculture)


This program was started in 2009. F.Sc.(Pre-Agriculture) 2-year program at UAF Community College located in PARS Campus,Jhang Road, near Faisalabad International Airport. After this 2 year degree student can take admission in any degree program offered by University of Agriculture,Faisalabad. Students are selected from all across Punjab district vise.

First degree courses

Postgraduate degree programmes

An evening college has been started in the university where M.B.A. (Regular and Executive), M.Com. and M.Sc. Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Fibre Technology, Home Economics (Food and Nutrition), Statistics and Computer Science is offered. The other programs like M.A. Economics, and M.A. Sociology have been stopped after few years of good experience.

Diploma and certificate courses

The university under the short courses program organises training facilities in agriculture and allied disciplines for in-service, pre-service and self-employed personnel, farmers, and others interested in agriculture. Separate courses are provided for ladies on the subjects and skills peculiar to womenfolk. The division has developed 124 courses leading to diplomas and certificates. Most of these courses have a practical bias.

The following diploma courses are offered:

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://uaf.edu.pk/faculties/agri/agri_history.html, History and Faculties of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Retrieved 15 Aug 2016
  2. ↑ http://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Documents/Ranking_Doc%20(2015).pdf, Ranking 2015- Overall Top 10 Higher Education Institutions, ranking table listings by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC), a Government of Pakistan governing body, Retrieved 15 Aug 2016
  3. ↑ http://www.4icu.org/reviews/3548.htm, Toba Tek Singh sub-campus on 4icu.org website, Retrieved 16 Aug 2016

Coordinates: 31°26′2.18″N 73°3′53.6″E / 31.4339389°N 73.064889°E / 31.4339389; 73.064889

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