Funding for New Campus

The long term solution to shortage of space is the construction of the new campus. There are three proposed sites. Two sites are on a new development on Kurri Road, while the third is in H11/3. All sites are about 25 acres. A faculty visit to proposed sites has been scheduled for Friday 17^th January. After looking at the sites, and some discussion of merits & demerits, we will select one of the two locations, and proceed with the plans for construction of the new campus.

Although we expect grants from the government to finance the construction, it would be worthwhile to generate additional sources of funding. USAID has expressed interest, and Secretary Finance has suggested that we may approach them with a request for a “commodity grant” – they will construct a building and turn it over to us, saving us the headaches of managing construction. We have appointed a team to discuss these issues with USAID and develop a suitable proposal for funding construction of a building for our new campus. Dr. Hasan Mohsin, Dr. Feriyal Amal Aslam, and Madiha Gauhar Qureshi to contact USAID to develop proposal.

Endowed Chairs

For faculty development, it would be useful to have some endowed chairs, which we could use to attract high profile scholars from outside. We are in process of writing to JICA and KOICA, Japanes and Korean Development agencies to provide us with support and funding for establishing such chairs, and perhaps fund the building of housing for such visiting professors. Dr. Hasan Mohsin, Dr. Feriyal Amal Aslam, and Madiha Gauhar Qureshi to brainstorm and co-opt relevant people for proposals for funding of endowed chairs, as well as buildings and equipments.

The goal of this team is to raise money or get grants for the planned New Campus.

The new campus will take two or three years to actualize. For short term solutions to space problems, we have constituted a committee: Durre-Nayab, Sundus Saleem, and Zaheer Abbas. Look into overcrowding of offices, and suggest solutions by making more efficient use of existing space.