Punjab University to Promote Modern Methods of Fish Farming

Prof Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab University (PU), has stated that the university administration is promoting initiatives to introduce modern fish farming, which would aid in the growth of relevant sectors.

He was addressing a meeting of stakeholders from the fisheries and aquaculture industries convened by the PU Institute of Zoology. The meeting was attended by Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr. Saleem Mazhar, Dean Prof Dr. Javed Iqbal Qazi, ORIC Director Prof Dr. Asmatullah, and fish farmers. The meeting established a PU-Industry Fisheries & Aquaculture working group.

Prof Niaz Ahmed stated that the fisheries curriculum was being updated to meet the demands of the fish market so that graduates could easily find jobs and the industry could be provided with staff as needed. He stated that the issue of future academic research in this area should be finalized after consultation with the firms in order to make positive progress in tackling the industry's difficulties.

The working group includes more than 30 professionals from around Pakistan, including fish farmers, feed makers, industry leaders, and members of the Fisheries Department.

The Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers has ended a two-day international conference on Chemical Engineering (ICCE-2022). According to a press release, the UET Department of Chemical Engineering hosted the opening ceremony and the first day of the conference, while the PU Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology hosted the second day of the conference and the closing ceremony.

Speaking at one of the sessions, UET VC Prof Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar emphasized the need of doing research to solve indigenous issues and generate value-added products in order to increase the country's foreign exchange reserves.