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The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) is a public research facility in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, which is situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan, has taken the name of the former Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute. It was established in 1906 and was the first notable college for advanced agricultural education in the then-undivided Punjab.
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In 2009, the vice chancellor of the institution said:
We are the leaders in this field and have a particular mandate because Faisalabad was chosen by our colonial rulers to establish an agriculture university because it was the first one on the subcontinent. Faisalabad was chosen because it was wedged between two canals.
History
When Pakistan gained independence in 1947, it was mostly an agricultural country. Even with the nation's later development and prosperity, agriculture continues to be a key component of its economy. Pakistan's government created the National Commissions on Food and Education after the country attained independence to overhaul the nation's agrarian system and create strategies for boosting agricultural potential.
The commissioners argued in favor of founding an agricultural university that would conduct both instruction and research. As a result, in 1961, the previous Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute was modernized. This was the first university the British Empire established. After the plans were accepted, Sir Louis Dane, the Punjab's governor at the time, lay the cornerstone. The institution was founded in 1909. From 1923 through 1931, Thomas Brownlie led the school. According to reports, the university had a student body of
The main campus is roughly 2 kilometers from the city's clock tower and center (12 kilometers northeast of the Faisalabad International Airport). The ancient campus is reminiscent of traditional Muslim architecture, whereas the current campus is green and made up of a variety of monolithic blocks built in a modern manner.
University features
The university features a zoology museum, art gallery, and university library.
Male and female dorms are available at the institution, including the Muhammad Ali Jinnah-inspired Jinnah Hostel, Iqbal Hall, Fatima Jinnah Hostel, and Hailey Hall. It can accommodate 12,000-day scholars and about 15,000 full-time students.
Management and organization
faculties and departments
For the social sciences, animal husbandry, food sciences, biotechnology, biochemistry, plant, and animal breeding, veterinary science, doctor of pharmacy, mathematics, statistics, and sciences, UAF is organized into faculties.
Additionally, it contains faculties for food sciences, home economics, animal husbandry, agricultural engineering and technology, and food nutrition. a community college located on the main campus of Faisalabad. Previously associated with the College of Veterinary Sciences in Lahore, the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) is now a separate organization.
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Undergraduate and graduate studies in agriculture and related subjects are offered by these departments. HEC has named the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, as Pakistan's top university for agricultural and veterinary education. Among the top 10 universities in Pakistan, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad was ranked as the fourth-best institution.
Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Entomology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Crop Physiology, Forestry, and Wildlife & Range Management are the six departments that make up this university.
There are three organizations: the Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, the Institute of Horticultural Sciences, and the National Institute of Food Science and Technology.
There are seven linked fields: animal sciences, computer science, mathematics, marketing & agribusiness, agricultural extension, agriculture economics, and statistics in the Center for Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, or the CABB or U.S. Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security in Pakistan,
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Engineering departments for food, farm equipment, irrigation and drainage, structural and environmental engineering, and power and fiber technologies are all part of the faculty. Coursework can be used to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Food Engineering, or Textile Technology. as well as a doctor of philosophy in both agricultural engineering and fiber technology.
Agricultural Engineering and Technology Department was established in 1961. The main objective of the faculty was to train individuals to address the expanding need for mechanized farming in Punjab.
Engineering in the Food Division
The department started taking on new students in 2011–12. The goal of the food engineering department is to train students to become engineers of safe, superior, and reasonably priced food products and processes to prepare them for professions in the food business.
Administration for Agricultural Power
This department, together with other departments, offers a bachelor's program in Agricultural Engineering.
Department of Fiber and Textile Technology
The Department of Fiber Technology was created in the Faculty of Agriculture Engineering & Technology in 1964.
This department's main objective is to give students the scientific knowledge and technological training they need to meet industry demands in the areas of fiber science, textile technology (spinning, knitting, dyeing, finishing, testing & quality control), pulp, paper, and cardboard technology. A master's program in fiber technology is only offered by this department in the entire country.
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Among the departments represented on the faculty are the Department of Anatomy,[9] Institute of Pharmacy Physiology and Pharmacology, Pathology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, and Theriogenology. Graduate admittance in non-clinical professions is given attention to those with biological science degrees.
For the degrees of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. ), Pharm.D., and M.Phil., the institution provides entrance tests. before accepting new students. as well as doctorates. Professor Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qureshi is the dean.
Faculty of Social Sciences
The departments of Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing, Cooperation and Credit, and Rural Sociology made up the original faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, which was established in 1963.
The departments of Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, and Environmental & Resource Economics were brought together to form the Institute of Agricultural & Resource Economics (IARE). Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq has been the founding director of IARE since June 2012.
The Faculty of Social Sciences is made up of the following institutions:
Institute for Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Institute of Business Management Sciences (offers courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels).
The Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development offers courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
Department of Rural Sociology (includes graduate-level coursework and a Ph.D. program)
The Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics offers the following degrees:
BSc (Hons) in Agricultural and Resource Economics (four years)
MSc (Hons) in Agricultural Economics (two years)
MSc in Economics of Development (2 years)
MSc (2 years) in Environmental and Resource Economics
MSc in Economics via distance study (two years)
M.Phil. Economics (two years)
Agriculture Economics Ph.D.
Environmental Resource Economics PhD
Ph.D. in economics.
Office of Humanities
The University Language Center, the Department of Arts, Languages and Cultures, Art History, Classical and Ancient History, Linguistics, Religions, and Theology are all included in this.
Faculty of Animal Husbandry
The faculty includes the Department of Animal Nutrition, the Department of Poultry Science, the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, and the Department of Livestock Management. It offers B.Sc.
Honors in Animal Sciences and a B.Sc. Poultry Science (B.Sc.) (Hons.) at Toba Tek Singh, one of the sub-campuses, and Dairy Science (Hons) at the main campus. Additionally, it offers D.V.M. and B.Sc. students taking additional classes. with honors in agriculture and food sciences.
It provides research facilities on livestock, poultry, and their products to university departments as well as consultancy services to producers of livestock and poultry. programs for postgraduates leading to the M.Sc. Each of the four departments within the faculty grants master's and doctoral degrees. Prof. Dr. M. Sajjad Khan is the dean.
Science School
Among the departments represented in the faculty are 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 graduate programs in botany, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, statistics, computer science, business management, commerce, and undergraduate programs in the physical, biological, and social sciences.
Admission to programs leading to the M.Sc. is granted to pure science graduates from other institutions. also an M.Phil. degrees. as well as doctorates. Graduates who hold the required bachelor's degree may also apply for admission to the M.Com. and MBA programs. diploma courses. Munir Ahmad Sheikh, dean of the faculty, is in charge.
Rural Development and Agricultural Extension Institute
Most of the previous Division of Education & Extension is now part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Currently serving as the director of the Faculty of Social Sciences' Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development is Tanvir Ali, a former member of the Graduate Studies and Division of Education and Extension.
Rural sociology, population science, gender studies, agricultural extension, agricultural education, agricultural information (mass communication), and rural development are some of the subjects covered by the institute. There are both graduate-level and B.Sc.-level courses available. M.Sc., M.Sc.(Hons.), and Ph.D. degrees in agriculture with an emphasis on agricultural extension.
A quarterly agricultural newspaper is published for farmers. To inform, educate, and entertain the general public as well as propagate agricultural developments throughout farming communities, the group started broadcasting on FM Radio 100.4 on August 14, 2012.
Research
As of 2017, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad was Pakistan's largest agricultural research university, making it a key center for research. Billion dollars are given to it for research and development.
It has incorporated cutting-edge agriculture practices. The institution features two state-of-the-art laboratories for scientific research. It works in conjunction with the University of California, Davis on research and exchange initiatives. Studies have been carried out since at least 1925 when studies on cotton plants began.
The college was the only institution of any kind operating in Pakistan at the time that was pursuing agricultural research.
The University of Agriculture Press
This is the college's academic publishing house. The majority of the scholarly books, journals, and textbooks it publishes are written by academics and students at universities.
Sub-campuses
A campus offshoot called Burewala Vehari
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad developed a satellite campus in Burewala District Vehari to increase agricultural research across the country, notably in the south of Punjab.
A campus offshoot called Toba Tek Singh
To study the chicken industry, the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad opened a branch campus in Toba Tek Singh on June 5, 2005.[12] A four-year B.Sc. The study of poultry is taught on this site. The institute's director is Prof. Dr. Nisar Ahmed from the Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB).
Educational initiatives
The following degree programs are offered:
This effort was started in 2009. F.Sc. (Pre-Agriculture) The two-year program at UAF Community College, which is situated on PARS Campus, Jhang Road, adjacent to the Faisalabad International Airport. After earning this two-year degree, students are eligible to apply to any degree program offered by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Students are selected for Punjab from across the province.
Agriculture B.Sc. (Hons)
Veterinary medicine doctor, or DVM
Food Science and Technology Bachelor of Science
Science in Microbiology, B.Sc. (Hons)
BS (Hons.) in Animal Sciences
BS (Hons.) in Dairy Sciences
Engineering in Agriculture B.Sc. (Hons)[
BSc in environmental engineering.
B.Sc. with Honors in Energy System Engineering
BSc in honors in food engineering
Textile Technology B.Sc. (Hons)
Home Economics B.Sc. Having Honor
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BS in computer science
BS in Software Engineering
A BS in Bioinformatics
B.S. inside chemistry
B.S. in biochemistry
Botany BS
Physics BS
Zoology BS
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Doctor of Pharmacy (D.Pharm
Dietetics and Human Nutrition B.Sc.
Economics of Agriculture and Resources, B.Sc.
BS in agricultural biotechnology
Graduate degree-granting programs
M.Sc./M.Sc. There are four semesters of (Hons.) coursework available in 35 topics following the completion of a first-degree study.
M.Phil. Four semesters of pure science are available in five subjects after receiving an M.Sc. in the relevant region.
Following completion of an M.Sc., a Ph.D. is available in 28 subjects across four semesters. in the relevant region.
The institution offers evening courses in M.B.A. (Regular and Executive) and M.Com. & M.Sc. Physics, fiber technology, botany, zoology, chemistry, biochemistry, statistics, computer science, and home economics (food and nutrition).
Diploma and certificate programs
The university provides training facilities in these and allied fields for in-service, pre-service, and self-employed professionals as well as farmers and other individuals with an interest in agriculture. The division offers 124 courses that can be taken for certifications and certificates, with courses specifically designed for women that focus on the disciplines and abilities that are specific to them. These courses frequently emphasize real-world applications.
The following diploma programs are available:
C.T. Agriculture, boys
Girls' Diploma in Rural Home Economics
Arabic degree
Mali Class (need explanation)
Veterinary Assistant Diploma
Diploma in Grain Storage Management
A postgraduate food science diploma program is open to army members.
Agriculture Business Management
Science of Computing
Pre-release training for army soldiers.
Ranking
Regional - General
QS Asia 214 in 2022
The institution is ranked first in the category of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences and fourth overall in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) Ranking for 2015.